Support for Addictive and Problematic Behaviours
SMART Recovery offers free, peer-led meetings for people seeking change around substance use and other addictive or problem behaviours.
Meetings are guided by trained facilitators and are available online and in person across Canada.
About SMART Recovery Programs
Create change with the SMART Recovery 4-point program
1. Build and maintain motivation
Discover what truly drives you to make a change. Explore your goals, values, and reasons for seeking a healthier life, and learn strategies to strengthen your motivation over time.
2. Cope with urges
Learn practical tools to manage and respond to urges in healthy, effective ways. Develop coping plans and techniques that help you stay grounded and in control.
3. Manage thoughts, feelings and behaviours
Build awareness of unhelpful thinking patterns and emotional triggers. Use SMART tools to shift thinking, regulate emotions, and make choices aligned with your goals.
4. Live a balanced life
Create a lifestyle that supports long-term recovery. Explore ways to build connection, purpose, and wellbeing through healthy habits, relationships, hobbies, and meaningful activities.
SMART Recovery Family & Friends Meetings
SMART Recovery Family & Friends is a secular mutual support program for family and friends of individuals with addictive behaviors. The program is based on the tools of SMART Recovery and Community Reinforcement Approach & Family Training (CRAFT).
Studies have shown that CRAFT results in a significantly higher rate of treatment entry for Loved Ones than Al-Anon or Johnson Intervention. At our meetings, trained volunteer facilitators address specific issues encountered by family and friends of those with addictive behaviors.
Tools consistent with evidence-based motivational and cognitive behavioral theories are also offered and discussed.
Other SMART Recovery Programs
SMART Recovery offers several programs designed for different needs, including meetings for individuals and for friends and family members.
Learn more about the programs we offer and how they differ.
Interested in Facilitating SMART Recovery Meetings?
SMART Recovery facilitators are trained volunteers who guide peer-led meetings using SMART’s evidence-based tools. Facilitators do not provide counselling or advice, but help create a respectful, supportive space for participants.
Facilitator training and ongoing support are available.