WELCOME
Helios Recovery Services ignites and supports leaders to help create healthy, responsible, thriving individuals and communities. We do this through training, consulting, and advocacy that focuses on five core elements: Servant Leadership, Cultural Humility, Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness, and Healing Centered Engagement.
SERVICES
Helios Recovery offers training and consulting services to help individuals and organizations better serve their communities. We are proud to be able to offer all the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery training including the Recovery Coach Academy, Ethical Considerations, Coachervision, and Spirituality.
Our other training offerings: Leadership Development, Intro to Cultural Humility, Healing Centered Engagement, The Foster Experience, and more.
Contracted services plans can be tailored to deliver specific outcomes and consultation as needed on an ongoing basis.
This organization is passionate & energetic about moving the profession of addiction treatment & the recovery continuum forward in a just & effective manner. Instills hope & demands action
Past & Present Clients
Patti Heffernan
Patricia Heffernan is a passionate advocate with lived experience in the foster and juvenile justice systems, bringing a unique perspective to systemic solutions. Patti's experience in community engagement and peer support helps bridge gaps between families and services. As the Executive Director of Helios Recovery Services, she drives systems change, supports CPS-involved families, and advances trauma-informed care to empower communities.
Jesse Heffernan
Jesse Heffernan is passionate about helping individuals access quality recovery services and fostering meaningful collaborations. He is a results-driven Community Outreach Representative and Behavioral Health Strategist with 20+ years of experience in substance use treatment, mental health advocacy, and strategic partnership development.
Helios Recovery Recognizes that the drug war and antiquated, iatrogenic, punitive addiction treatment methods have created disempowered experiences and services. This experience is especially true for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC)/LGBTQQIA+ and other abled people’s bodies, minds, and spirits.
We are committed to developing/providing culturally responsive and effective recovery supports to create a collective path forward to challenge racial/gender/orientation, ability privilege culture, and the devastation it has wrought inside and outside the recovery community.
Helios was the Greek sun god who symbolized the power and vitality of the sun. In Greek mythology, Helios was associated with renewal, growth, and the cyclical nature of life. Today, the image of the sun rising each day is a powerful symbol of hope, especially for those who are seeking Recovery. Support services such as consulting, coaches, and access to multiple pathways to recovery are like the rays of the sun, offering guidance, support, and a path to a new life. Like the sun, recovery is a powerful force that can bring light into the darkest corners of a person's life, providing a new dawn and a fresh start.