Upcoming Events for Families
Find upcoming events, workshops, trainings, and groups for family members who want to learn more about CRAFT and CRAFT-based approaches in this list of events. The events on this page have a start date and an end date, including groups that are limited in time and are closed to enrollment once they have started. A page for ongoing groups that you can join at anytime is available on our Ongoing Groups for Families page.
The event will be removed from the calendar below when the first day of the event has passed, unless noted otherwise. For any questions or to register, please contact the event facilitator directly.
These time-limited events are organized by their start date. Jump to a specific month here:
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Event times are listed in Eastern and Pacific Time Zones. To figure out the group time in your timezone use a timezone converter such as this one from Time and Date. Please keep US Daylight Savings Time in mind when applicable, noting that if you are outside the US your time change may occur on a different day (if at all).
July
CRAFT: Free Support Group for Family Members
Cris Gill
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026 to September 1st, 2026
Register by July 7th, 2026
(Day/Date changed from Thur June 4th to Tues June 23rd as of May 29th)
7:30 pm Eastern | 4:30 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • FREE
Are you concerned about a loved one’s substance use? You're not alone — and you don’t have to navigate it alone either. Our free online support group is designed specifically for family members, partners, and friends of individuals struggling with substance use.
Facilitated by a licensed family therapist and substance use disorder counselor, this group is rooted in the CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) model.
Over the course of 10 weeks, you’ll:
Learn practical tools and communication skills
Understand how to encourage treatment and motivate change
Build a strong foundation of self-care and emotional resilience
Receive support from others who truly understand your experience
FREE CRAFT Program for Parents
Laura Bressler, Mila Long, Heidi Lawrence
Tuesdays, July 7th to September 15th, 2026
Register by July 14th
8:00 pm Eastern | 6:00 pm Mountain | 5:00 pm Pacific • 90 minutes
Online • Free
FREE 12 week CRAFT Program for parents concerned about their child's (of any age) substance misuse and often co-occurring mental health issues. Learn skills to reduce substance use, improve communication and relationships, intervene non-confrontationally, and improve your own coping. Gain peer and professional facilitator support.
FREE CRAFT Program for Parents
Laura Bressler, Mila Long, Heidi Lawrence
Wednesdays, July 8th to September 16th, 2026
Register by July 15th
2:00 pm Eastern | 12:00 pm Mountain | 11:00 am Pacific • 90 minutes
Online • Free
FREE 12 week CRAFT Program for parents concerned about their child's (of any age) substance misuse and often co-occurring mental health issues. Learn skills to reduce substance use, improve communication and relationships, intervene non-confrontationally, and improve your own coping. Gain peer and professional facilitator support.
FREE CRAFT Program for Parents
Laura Bressler, Mila Long, Heidi Lawrence
Wednesdays, July 8th to September 16th, 2026
Register by July 15th
8:00 pm Eastern | 6:00 pm Mountain | 5:00 pm Pacific • 90 minutes
Online • Free
FREE 12 week CRAFT Program for parents concerned about their child's (of any age) substance misuse and often co-occurring mental health issues. Learn skills to reduce substance use, improve communication and relationships, intervene non-confrontationally, and improve your own coping. Gain peer and professional facilitator support.
Helping Without Enabling: 7 Steps to Transform Your Relationship with Your Addicted Adult Child
Michael A. Michnya, MEd, LPC, FCH
Wednesday, July 15th, 2026
12:00 pm Eastern | 9:00 am Pacific • 75-90 minutes
Online • FREE
This free training is for parents who refuse to give up on their child — or on themselves. You’ll learn a proven, research-based approach to support your child, stay connected, encourage positive solutions, and protect your own well‑being — without abandoning your values or your child, even if your loved one refuses treatment.
You’ll leave this session feeling less alone, more informed, and better equipped to handle the next hard conversation with your child.
Stress Reset Foundations: Calm, Clarity & Confidence for Parents
Parent Inner Circle
Thursdays, July 16th to July 30th, 2026
8:00 pm Eastern | 5:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • Free
When your child is struggling, stress can take over fast, leaving you reacting, overthinking, and feeling on edge. This free 3-week live workshop gives you practical skills to calm your nervous system and respond with clarity, so you can show up the way you want to at home and beyond.
Each session builds on the last, covering how to catch stress early by recognizing your body's signals, how to reset in real time by interrupting automatic reactions before they take over, and how to think clearly under pressure so you respond with confidence instead of regret. Participants also receive a Stress Reset Quick Reference Guide; a simple take-home tool you can use anytime stress spikes.
Led by a parent who has been through it, this workshop is grounded in real experience and practical tools. Whether you're in crisis mode or just exhausted from holding it all together, this series is designed to help you feel calmer, think clearer, and respond the way you actually want to.
Online CRAFT Family Group
We the Village
Sundays, exact dates and times to be determined by group members
60 minutes • Online • $249.99 per month for 3 months
We The Village’s Family Group program teaches Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) and is the only online CRAFT program with the following clinically proven outcomes: increased confidence and wellbeing for group participants themselves and for the loved one they are concerned about - reducing substance use, treatment entry, or recovery maintenance.
The group runs for 12 weeks, meeting on Zoom. Group sessions are facilitated by a fantastic Certified CRAFT Clinician, with deep personal and professional experience.
The cost of the group includes: 7-day free trial to review the first lesson and a 20-minute intro call,12 live one-hour group meetings to facilitate learning and provide support, and online CRAFT Course to access lessons between live sessions.
12-Week Group: How to Survive Your Adult Child’s Addiction
Michael Michnya, MEd, LPC
Enrolling now, start date and meeting times to be determined by group members
Online • 60 minutes • $240.30-$672.30/month for three months
In How to Survive Your Adult Child's Addiction, you’ll BUILD on the foundation the 4-phase, 7-step roadmap introduced in the Helping Without Enabling webinar. You'll learn the rest of the Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) approach PLUS get the live coaching, community, and implementation support so that you’re not trying to figure it out alone at 2am.
There are three levels of membership offered:
Mastery: All weekly group coaching sessions plus all handouts, videos, and course materials.
Premium: Everything included in Mastery plus an additional 90-minute group coaching session each week.
Platinum: Everything included in Premium plus 8 additional 45-minute individual coaching sessions over four months.
August
Suggesting Treatment When My Loved One is Ambivalent - Family Mondays (Parent & Family)
CMC:FFC, Dr. Nicole Kosanke, PhD
Monday, August 3rd, 2026
6:00 pm Eastern | 3:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • $15, sliding scale available
Family Mondays are 1-hour learning and support sessions open to anyone who loves someone struggling with substance use. Led by Dr. Nicole Kosanke—one of the authors of Beyond Addiction—each session covers a new topic related to helping your loved one (and yourself) from a place of compassion.
Dr. Kosanke’s approach is based in psychological research and a principle of kindness, in line with all of our work at CMC:Foundation for Change and the Invitation to Change Approach. While this session’s content is tailored to parents and families, anyone is welcome to attend.
Helping Without Enabling: 7 Steps to Transform Your Relationship with Your Addicted Adult Child
Michael A. Michnya, MEd, LPC, FCH
Wednesday, August 19th, 2026
12:00 pm Eastern | 9:00 am Pacific • 75-90 minutes
Online • FREE
This free training is for parents who refuse to give up on their child — or on themselves. You’ll learn a proven, research-based approach to support your child, stay connected, encourage positive solutions, and protect your own well‑being — without abandoning your values or your child, even if your loved one refuses treatment.
You’ll leave this session feeling less alone, more informed, and better equipped to handle the next hard conversation with your child.
September
Supporting Other Members of the Family When A Child is Using Substances - Family Mondays (Parent & Family)
CMC:FFC, Dr. Nicole Kosanke, PhD
Monday, September 14th, 2026
6:00 pm Eastern | 3:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • $15, sliding scale available
Family Mondays are 1-hour learning and support sessions open to anyone who loves someone struggling with substance use. Led by Dr. Nicole Kosanke—one of the authors of Beyond Addiction—each session covers a new topic related to helping your loved one (and yourself) from a place of compassion.
Dr. Kosanke’s approach is based in psychological research and a principle of kindness, in line with all of our work at CMC:Foundation for Change and the Invitation to Change Approach. While this session’s content is tailored to parents and families, anyone is welcome to attend.
Helping Without Enabling: 7 Steps to Transform Your Relationship with Your Addicted Adult Child
Michael A. Michnya, MEd, LPC, FCH
Wednesday, September 16th, 2026
12:00 pm Eastern | 9:00 am Pacific • 75-90 minutes
Online • FREE
This free training is for parents who refuse to give up on their child — or on themselves. You’ll learn a proven, research-based approach to support your child, stay connected, encourage positive solutions, and protect your own well‑being — without abandoning your values or your child, even if your loved one refuses treatment.
You’ll leave this session feeling less alone, more informed, and better equipped to handle the next hard conversation with your child.
Understanding My Sibling's Substance Use Issues and How to Support Them- Family Mondays (Sibling)
CMC:FFC, Dr. Nicole Kosanke, PhD
Monday, September 21st, 2026
6:00 pm Eastern | 3:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • $15, sliding scale available
Family Mondays are 1-hour learning and support sessions open to anyone who loves someone struggling with substance use. Led by Dr. Nicole Kosanke—one of the authors of Beyond Addiction—each session covers a new topic related to helping your loved one (and yourself) from a place of compassion.
Dr. Kosanke’s approach is based in psychological research and a principle of kindness, in line with all of our work at CMC:Foundation for Change and the Invitation to Change Approach. While this session’s content is tailored to parents and families, anyone is welcome to attend.
Beyond
Supporting a Parent Who Struggles - Guidance for Adult Children - Family Mondays (Adult Children)
CMC:FFC, Dr. Nicole Kosanke, PhD
Monday, October 5th, 2026
6:00 pm Eastern | 3:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • $15, sliding scale available
Family Mondays are 1-hour learning and support sessions open to anyone who loves someone struggling with substance use. Led by Dr. Nicole Kosanke—one of the authors of Beyond Addiction—each session covers a new topic related to helping your loved one (and yourself) from a place of compassion.
Dr. Kosanke’s approach is based in psychological research and a principle of kindness, in line with all of our work at CMC:Foundation for Change and the Invitation to Change Approach. While this session’s content is tailored to parents and families, anyone is welcome to attend.
Helping Without Enabling: 7 Steps to Transform Your Relationship with Your Addicted Adult Child
Michael A. Michnya, MEd, LPC, FCH
Wednesday, October 21st, 2026
12:00 pm Eastern | 9:00 am Pacific • 75-90 minutes
Online • FREE
This free training is for parents who refuse to give up on their child — or on themselves. You’ll learn a proven, research-based approach to support your child, stay connected, encourage positive solutions, and protect your own well‑being — without abandoning your values or your child, even if your loved one refuses treatment.
You’ll leave this session feeling less alone, more informed, and better equipped to handle the next hard conversation with your child.
Setting Boundaries While Remaining Supportive (Communication Skills) - Family Mondays (Parent & Family)
CMC:FFC, Dr. Nicole Kosanke, PhD
Monday, November 2nd, 2026
6:00 pm Eastern | 3:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • $15, sliding scale available
Family Mondays are 1-hour learning and support sessions open to anyone who loves someone struggling with substance use. Led by Dr. Nicole Kosanke—one of the authors of Beyond Addiction—each session covers a new topic related to helping your loved one (and yourself) from a place of compassion.
Dr. Kosanke’s approach is based in psychological research and a principle of kindness, in line with all of our work at CMC:Foundation for Change and the Invitation to Change Approach. While this session’s content is tailored to parents and families, anyone is welcome to attend.
Special Considerations for Partners: Setting Boundaries While Remaining Supportive (Communication Skills) - Family Mondays (Spouse & Partner)
CMC:FFC, Dr. Nicole Kosanke, PhD
Monday, November 9th, 2026
6:00 pm Eastern | 3:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • $15, sliding scale available
Family Mondays are 1-hour learning and support sessions open to anyone who loves someone struggling with substance use. Led by Dr. Nicole Kosanke—one of the authors of Beyond Addiction—each session covers a new topic related to helping your loved one (and yourself) from a place of compassion.
Dr. Kosanke’s approach is based in psychological research and a principle of kindness, in line with all of our work at CMC:Foundation for Change and the Invitation to Change Approach. While this session’s content is tailored to parents and families, anyone is welcome to attend.
Helping Without Enabling: 7 Steps to Transform Your Relationship with Your Addicted Adult Child
Michael A. Michnya, MEd, LPC, FCH
Wednesday, November 18th, 2026
12:00 pm Eastern | 9:00 am Pacific • 75-90 minutes
Online • FREE
This free training is for parents who refuse to give up on their child — or on themselves. You’ll learn a proven, research-based approach to support your child, stay connected, encourage positive solutions, and protect your own well‑being — without abandoning your values or your child, even if your loved one refuses treatment.
You’ll leave this session feeling less alone, more informed, and better equipped to handle the next hard conversation with your child.
More Self-Care and Coping Around Holidays/Anniversaries - Family Mondays (Parent & Family)
CMC:FFC, Dr. Nicole Kosanke, PhD
Monday, December 7th, 2026
6:00 pm Eastern | 3:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • $15, sliding scale available
Family Mondays are 1-hour learning and support sessions open to anyone who loves someone struggling with substance use. Led by Dr. Nicole Kosanke—one of the authors of Beyond Addiction—each session covers a new topic related to helping your loved one (and yourself) from a place of compassion.
Dr. Kosanke’s approach is based in psychological research and a principle of kindness, in line with all of our work at CMC:Foundation for Change and the Invitation to Change Approach. While this session’s content is tailored to parents and families, anyone is welcome to attend.
Helping Without Enabling: 7 Steps to Transform Your Relationship with Your Addicted Adult Child
Michael A. Michnya, MEd, LPC, FCH
Wednesday, December 16th, 2026
12:00 pm Eastern | 9:00 am Pacific • 75-90 minutes
Online • FREE
This free training is for parents who refuse to give up on their child — or on themselves. You’ll learn a proven, research-based approach to support your child, stay connected, encourage positive solutions, and protect your own well‑being — without abandoning your values or your child, even if your loved one refuses treatment.
You’ll leave this session feeling less alone, more informed, and better equipped to handle the next hard conversation with your child.
Open Call for Participants
Seeking Concerned Family Members to Receive CRAFT sessions from Professionals in a Training Study
Ongoing recruitment • Free CRAFT-based services • Online
HFHPN Active & First Year Introductory Providers: To list your CRAFT-based event for families on our calendar click here to submit your event information.