Top 12 Platforms to Get Clients for Recovery Coaches in 2026

The best platforms to get clients for recovery coaches do two different jobs, and most tools only do one. The first job is demand: getting in front of a person (or a worried parent or partner) at the moment they search for help staying sober. The second is conversion: turning that late-night visit into a private, booked discovery call, a signed agreement and a paid package. So the deciding question is simple. Which platform puts you in front of people who want recovery support, and which one handles everything after they click?

Our pick is Coachful, because it covers both jobs in one account. A Coachful profile can be listed in its public marketplace, Find a Coach, where people browse by category, take a short quiz, get matched and book a discovery call with a listed coach. The same login runs your website, funnels, lead quiz, email, Instagram automations, booking, payments and the between-session check-ins that early recovery depends on. We make Coachful, so weigh that, and read the eleven alternatives below on their own terms. One plain truth before the list: software cannot manufacture demand, and no platform guarantees clients. Trust, referrals and consistent content do the heavy lifting; the right platform makes sure none of that effort leaks away.

If you coach in a neighbouring niche, our general guide to coaching platforms to get clients covers the wider field, and the CLIMB system for getting more clients covers the outreach habits that no tool replaces.

What do recovery coaches actually need from software?

Recovery coaches need software that respects privacy, makes the first step easy for someone ambivalent about change, and keeps contact going between sessions, because the hours between calls are where relapse risk lives. Everything else is secondary.

Here is what the work looks like in practice, and what each part asks of your tools.

Where recovery coaching clients come from

• Referrals from treatment. Aftercare planners, outpatient programs, sober living houses and therapists refer people leaving structured care. These partners want a professional website, a clear scope statement and an easy way to send someone to your calendar.
• Family members. In this niche, the first contact is often a parent, spouse or sibling, not the person in recovery. Your site needs a page for them and an offer they can understand, such as family coaching or a consultation.
• Search. People type phrases like "sober coach", "recovery coach online" or "how to stay sober after rehab" into Google at odd hours. A blog that answers those questions honestly is slow to build and durable once it works.
• Social content. Sober-curious and recovery content on Instagram, YouTube and podcasts builds trust over months. The conversion step is a comment or DM that needs a fast, kind, automatic reply with a link.
• Directories and marketplaces. Coach directories and lead marketplaces put you in front of people actively shopping. They are useful early, and they work best when your own site carries the trust.

What recovery coaches sell

Typical offers include an early-recovery package (for example, 90 days of weekly calls plus daily check-ins), a monthly accountability retainer, family coaching sessions, a sober-curious group program and, for some, short-term sober companion work. Programs with a daily rhythm suit this niche far better than one-off sessions, so look for software that can deliver habits, morning and evening check-ins and streaks inside a client app.

Scope, privacy and when to refer

Recovery coaching is not addiction treatment, therapy or medical care. A coach supports goals, routines and accountability; a coach does not diagnose, manage withdrawal or treat co-occurring mental health conditions. Withdrawal from some substances can be medically dangerous, so anyone stopping heavy use should talk to a doctor first. Refer out when a client describes withdrawal symptoms, suicidal thoughts, a return to heavy use, or symptoms of a mental health condition. In the US, the free, confidential SAMHSA National Helpline (1-800-662-4357) connects people with treatment, and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline answers calls and texts at 988. Put both on your website and in your welcome sequence. See SAMHSA's helpline page for details.

Privacy matters too. Coachful is not HIPAA-certified and does not sign a BAA, so if you work inside a treatment program or handle clinical records, those records belong in that program's clinical system. Independent coaches can keep their notes non-clinical (goals, routines, wins) for exactly this reason, but check with an attorney about the rules that apply where you work.

Which platforms are best at a glance?

Ranking criteria, in one line: one login for the whole client journey, between-session delivery (check-ins, habits, community), total stack cost once you add the tools you would otherwise need, and setup effort, including whether someone will build it for you free.

How did we choose and rank these platforms?

We scored each platform against one concrete, illustrative scenario: a solo recovery coach with 15 one-to-one clients on an early-recovery package and one eight-week sober-curious group program, getting most new leads from treatment-centre referrals, family members and Instagram.

For that coach, we asked:

1. Can a stranger find you through it (directory, marketplace, search or social)?
2. Can a referral partner or a worried family member go from your link to a booked discovery call without friction?
3. Does it send an agreement before the first call and take payment for packages?
4. Can it deliver daily check-ins, habits and a group space between calls?
5. What does the full stack cost at 5, 15 and 40 clients once you add the missing pieces?
6. How long does setup take, and will anyone build it for you?

Prices and limits come from each vendor's own pages as listed in October 2026, or, where marked, from older public profiles. We have not run hands-on tests; we describe what vendors document and what public reviewers report. Where we could not verify a price, we say so.

1. Coachful: the best overall platform for recovery coaches

Coachful is a coaching platform where one subscription covers your website, funnels, email, Instagram automations, booking, payments, agreements, programs with daily check-ins, courses and a community, delivered to clients through one branded app. For a recovery coach, that means the person who finds you at 2 a.m. and the person you are checking on at 7 a.m. live in the same record.

How Coachful helps people find you

A Coachful profile can appear in Find a Coach, Coachful's own public marketplace. Visitors browse by category, take a short quiz, get matched and book a discovery call directly with a listed coach. That gives you a demand channel inside the same account that handles everything after the booking. It is not an enterprise procurement network like BetterUp or CoachHub; it is a place where individuals look for a coach.

Beyond the marketplace, the tools for creating your own demand are built in:

• Website with a blog. A section-based builder with 30 designed homepage templates, a custom domain and SEO settings, so you can publish the honest "how to stay sober after rehab" articles that people search for. See the coach website builder.
• Lead quiz and funnels. Booking, application, lead-magnet and checkout funnels with pixels and UTM tracking. A short quiz such as "What does your first sober month need?" fits this niche well.
• Instagram automations. When someone comments a keyword like "PLAN" on a post, replies to a story or sends a DM, Coachful can reply with a DM carrying your booking link or lead-magnet guide, and the person lands in your lead records.
• Social planner. AI help with post ideas and captions, then scheduling to Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Threads and YouTube from one calendar.
• Email. Lists, broadcasts and multi-step sequences with triggers, delays, branching and A/B splits. More on email marketing for coaches.

This short walkthrough shows how a funnel comes together, from the opt-in page to the follow-up:

How Coachful turns a visit into a client

Booking pages handle availability rules, buffers, minimum notice and time-zone detection, with two-way Google, Apple/iCloud and Outlook sync and built-in video or auto-created Zoom, Meet or Teams links. Intake questions on the booking form let you ask, before the call, whether the person has spoken to a doctor about stopping, which helps you screen for scope early. Email reminders go out automatically, plus SMS 24 hours before and WhatsApp one hour before once messaging is enabled.

The Intakes page tracks every discovery call and whether it converted, and the prospects board shows each lead's source and stage, so you can see whether treatment-centre referrals or Instagram are actually producing clients. For the sale itself, payments run through your own Stripe Connect or Razorpay account: one-time packages, subscriptions for a monthly retainer, payment plans for a 90-day package, coupons and refunds, with 0% Coachful platform fee. Coaching agreements with e-signature go out before the first call, which is where your scope statement and referral policy belong.

How Coachful supports clients between sessions

This is where recovery coaching differs from most niches, and where Coachful earns the top spot. Multi-week programs carry weekly goals, daily tasks, habits, morning and evening check-ins, goals with progress bars and streaks. A client can log a morning intention and an evening reflection from the app, and you see the pattern before the next call. Each client record shows a status of thriving, active, quiet or at risk, so a client who goes quiet after a hard weekend stands out without you scrolling through messages.

Group work is covered too. Cohort groups are created automatically when someone enrols in a program, with a community feed, group chat, direct messages and video events; see group coaching software. Michelle, the built-in AI assistant, works from your live practice data: she can brief you before a session, draft emails and summarize recorded sessions. Questions and planning are included in your Coachful membership; confirmed builds and changes use AI credits. If you are working toward an ICF credential, Coachful also counts coaching hours and distinct clients against ACC, PCC and MCC thresholds.

Why Coachful stands out: a free white-glove service. From Create, choose "We'll build it for you" and describe what you need: a website, a funnel, a sales page for your 90-day package, a program, a lead quiz, an email sequence or a link-in-bio page. Attach up to 8 reference links and up to 10 files (logo, photos, existing copy). The Coachful team builds it inside your own account, usually within about 24 hours, on every plan. Nothing gets invented: no fake credentials, testimonials or prices, and gaps are left for you to fill, which matters in a niche where trust is everything. For example, a menopause and midlife health coach starting from nothing received a five-page site in sage and cream where every button led to a free 20-minute consultation, and a leadership coach with a Squarespace renewal days away got one clean homepage with a repeated "talk with me" button. The service does not cover recording videos, logo design, ad management or ongoing marketing. Read more about the free white-glove service.

Where Coachful falls short for recovery coaches

• Not HIPAA-certified and no BAA, so it is not for clinical records or insurance billing.
• No PayPal and no permanent free plan; there is a free trial.
• The client app ships under the Coachful listing with your branding, not under your own App Store account.
• No Garmin, Fitbit, Whoop or Oura sync, if you pair recovery with sleep or fitness tracking.
• No routing forms that pick a host from form answers, and no Salesforce or HubSpot integration.

Price: flat monthly plans; lower plans cap the number of clients and Pro is unlimited (current plans: Lite: $29/month for up to 5 clients; Solo: $49/month for up to 20 clients; Pro: $99/month with unlimited clients; Studio: $199/month with unlimited clients). Monthly plans cancel in one click.

In short: Coachful is for recovery coaches, solo or growing into a small team, who sell programs rather than single sessions and want to replace four to six tools. It does not replace a clinical record system or guarantee leads. Start with a free trial, then request the free white-glove build so your site and first funnel are ready while you focus on referral partners.

2. Noomii: is a coach directory worth it for recovery coaches?

Noomii is a long-running coach directory that matches people looking for a coach with coaches in its listing, and it is worth testing early in a recovery practice because it puts you where some buyers already search. It handles demand only: you still need your own site, booking and delivery.

The homepage invites visitors to claim free coaching sessions, and the directory side surfaces client leads to listed coaches. For a recovery coach, the value is a profile that a family member or professional can find without knowing your name. The trade-off is that you appear next to many coaches in other niches, and a directory profile alone rarely carries enough trust for someone deciding whether to tell a stranger about their drinking.

Price: we checked Noomii's pricing page today and could not find current membership prices on it, so we will not guess. Ask Noomii directly before you commit, and ask how many recovery-related requests come through in your region.

Limits: no booking, payments, agreements or client delivery; leads depend on how the directory ranks you.

Pick it over Coachful if you already have a site and booking system you like and only want an extra listing; most coaches will use it alongside one, not instead of one.

3. Bark: should you pay for leads as a recovery coach?

Bark is a lead marketplace: people post a request for a service, and professionals pay to respond. It can produce first conversations quickly, but you pay before you know whether the person is a fit.

Bark describes a model where professionals buy credits and spend them to contact people who have requested a service. We fetched its pricing page today and could not read current credit prices, so check them yourself before buying. In a sensitive niche, consider whether people posting a public request for "life coaching" or "sobriety support" are ready for a paid program, and keep your first reply short, warm and focused on booking a call.

What works: fast exposure in a new local market; useful for testing which phrasing gets replies.

What to watch: you compete with other responders, the cost per real client is unknown until you try, and nothing after the first message is handled for you.

Pick it over Coachful if you need conversations this month and have a budget to test paid leads, and you are happy to send every one of them to a booking page somewhere else.

4. Systeme.io: a free way to start funnels and email?

Yes, Systeme.io is the cheapest serious start on funnels and email: its Free plan includes 2,000 contacts, 3 funnels, 1 course, a blog and 1 email campaign, with no card required and 0% transaction fees, as listed in October 2026.

Paid plans are Startup at $17/mo (5,000 contacts, 10 funnels), Webinar at $47/mo and Unlimited at $97/mo. It has a Trustpilot rating of 4.9 from 8,696 reviews (seen October 2026). For a recovery coach, a lead-magnet funnel (for example, "Your first 30 sober mornings, a printable plan") and a welcome sequence are easy to build here.

The gap is everything after the opt-in. Older public profiles report no native one-to-one scheduling with client records, habits or check-ins, and community and course features are described as basic, with no branded mobile app. You would add a booking tool and something for daily check-ins.

Pick it over Coachful if your budget is truly zero for now and you only need an opt-in page and an email list while you build referral relationships.

5. Stan Store: the quickest link-in-bio storefront

Stan Store turns an Instagram or TikTok bio link into a storefront for digital products, paid calls, courses and memberships, which suits recovery coaches whose audience lives on social media.

As listed in October 2026, Creator is $29/mo ($25 annual) and Creator Pro is $99/mo ($79 annual), both with unlimited products and customers and a 0% Stan fee (Stripe or PayPal processing applies). There is a 14-day free trial. Trustpilot shows 4.7 from 2,205 reviews (seen October 2026).

The limits matter for this niche. Email marketing, upsells, discount codes and affiliates are only on Creator Pro. There are no contracts, invoices or client records, and no programs with tasks, habits or check-ins, so the client relationship has to continue somewhere else once the call is booked.

Pick it over Coachful if you mainly sell a low-priced guide or a single call from Instagram and do not yet run packages or programs.

6. Practice Better: for coaches who work beside clinicians

Practice Better is practice management built for wellness and nutrition practitioners, with scheduling, telehealth, charting, billing, programs and a client portal. It fits recovery coaches who share clients with dietitians or therapists and want a clinical-style record.

Plans as listed in October 2026: Sprout $0 (3 clients), Starter $35/mo (10 clients), Professional $69/mo (300 clients), Plus $99/mo (unlimited clients) and Team $155/mo for two practitioners. Trials run 14 days, or 30 on Team. Trustpilot shows 3.8 from 87 reviews (seen October 2026). Evergreen programs, portal branding, a custom URL and SMS start on Plus.

For finding clients, though, it does little. Older profiles report no website builder or funnel pages, so your marketing site, lead magnet and email live elsewhere. Read our health coach platform comparison for how it compares in a clinical-adjacent niche.

Pick it over Coachful if you chart in a clinical style alongside other practitioners and your clients arrive by referral, so you do not need marketing tools in the same place.

7. Paperbell: simple admin for one-to-one packages

Paperbell bundles booking, packages, payments, contracts, a client portal and a simple website into one flat price per coach, which makes it an easy way to sell a fixed recovery package.

The single plan is $97/mo ($80.83/mo annual) with unlimited clients, sessions and packages, and no additional transaction fees beyond Stripe or PayPal, as listed in October 2026. There is a 30-day money-back guarantee. Trustpilot shows 3.5 from 14 reviews (seen October 2026).

Older profiles report no courses, community, or goal and habit tracking, and no native mobile app (mobile browser only). For a recovery coach, that means no daily check-in rhythm and no group space for a sober-curious cohort without adding other tools.

Pick it over Coachful if you only sell one-to-one packages, want contracts and payments handled, and prefer to keep daily accountability in text messages.

8. CoachAccountable: deep action plans, priced per client

CoachAccountable is a coaching back office built around sessions, action plans, metrics, worksheets and agreements, with a reputation among reviewers for depth (Trustpilot 4.8 from 47 reviews, seen October 2026).

Pricing scales by active clients, as listed in October 2026: Starter $20/mo (2), Level 1 $40/mo (5), Level 2 $70/mo (10), Level 3 $120/mo (20), Level 4 $250/mo (50) and Level 5 $400/mo (100). The trial is 30 days with no card. Its metrics could be set up for things like days alcohol-free or meetings attended.

The weaknesses are on the demand side and in cost growth. Older profiles report no landing pages, website or marketing automation and no native mobile app, and per-client pricing climbs quickly once a group program adds members. It also states it is not HIPAA compliant (older profile).

Pick it over Coachful if you run a small one-to-one caseload, already have marketing elsewhere and want the most detailed action-plan and metrics tooling.

9. Satori: budget scheduling and packages

Satori covers scheduling, a client portal, packages, invoices and contracts, and only active clients count toward billing. That suits recovery coaches whose clients come and go between packages.

As listed in October 2026: Scholar $0 for pro bono clients while studying for a certification, Essentials $33/mo (up to 10 active paying clients), Pro $49/mo (older profile: 50 active clients) and Leader $124/mo (older profile: 150). The 15-day trial needs no card, and Satori takes no charge on client payments.

Older profiles report no landing pages, courses or community, no native mobile app and no native Zoom integration. You would pair it with a website and email tool to attract clients, and with something else for check-ins between calls.

Pick it over Coachful if you are still in training with pro bono recovery clients and need no-cost scheduling and packages more than marketing.

10. Vibly: when a program needs a BAA

Vibly is coaching management software built mainly for organizations, including clinics, employers and coach networks, and it offers HIPAA compliance with a BAA. That is the reason it appears in a recovery list.

As listed in October 2026, Basic is $25/mo ($20 annual) and Pro $59/mo ($50 annual) for solo coaches, Teams $149/mo for two seats plus $50 per extra seat, and Enterprise on request. There is a 14-day trial and no Vibly fee on Stripe payments. Capterra shows 4.9 from 22 reviews (seen October 2026). Features include built-in video, programs, group cohorts, events, sponsor reports and two-way HubSpot sync.

It is not built for attracting clients: there is no marketplace or funnel builder in the facts we have, and the client portal runs in the browser with no native app mentioned.

Pick it over Coachful if a treatment centre or employer contracts you and requires a BAA for client records.

11. Skool: building a paid sober community

Skool combines a community, a classroom and a calendar in one group, with gamified leaderboards that some sober-curious communities use to keep members posting.

As listed in October 2026: Hobby $9/mo ($7.50 annual) with 10% + 30¢ on every transaction, and Pro $99/mo ($82.50 annual) with 2.9% + 30¢ up to $899 and 3.9% + 30¢ above. Both include unlimited members, courses and live calls. Trustpilot shows 1.6 from 54 reviews (seen October 2026).

There is no custom-domain website, no funnels or email automation, and no one-to-one client records, intake forms, habits or check-ins. Payments run only through Skool Payments. Recovery is personal, and a public-feeling community is not right for every client, so keep a private one-to-one channel too.

Pick it over Coachful if your whole offer is a community with lessons and you do not sell one-to-one coaching at all.

12. Calendly: the free discovery-call link

Calendly is a scheduling tool, nothing more, and its Free plan (1 event type, 1 calendar connection) is enough for a single discovery-call link on a directory profile or in your bio.

Standard is $10 per seat per month on annual billing, with up to 6 calendar connections and unlimited event types, as listed in October 2026. Trustpilot shows 4.1 from 714 reviews (seen October 2026). You connect your own Stripe or PayPal for paid bookings.

It has no client records, notes, programs, habits, check-ins, contracts or invoicing, and no intake questionnaires beyond booking questions. Every other part of the client journey needs another tool. Our scheduling software roundup compares it with booking tools built for coaches.

Pick it over Coachful if you only need one no-cost booking link right now and nothing else.

Which features does each platform include?

Only Coachful in this list covers a marketplace listing, marketing tools and between-session delivery in one account. "Not listed" means the vendor facts we have do not mention the feature.

What does each platform cost at 5, 15 and 40 clients?

Coachful is the simplest to budget because one plan covers marketing and delivery; the others often need two or three tools stacked together. Figures are monthly list prices for the platform alone as listed in October 2026, before card processing.

Example only: a coach on Paperbell who adds Systeme.io's Startup plan for email and funnels pays $97 plus $17 a month, and still has no daily check-in tool. Compare that total, not the headline price, when you decide. Current Coachful plans are on the plans page.

How do you set up a recovery coaching business in Coachful, step by step?

Here is one worked setup for a solo recovery coach, with what the client experiences at each step. Treat it as a template you adapt, not a fixed recipe.

1. Request the build. Open Create, choose "We'll build it for you" and ask for a calm, four-page site (Home, Work With Me, For Families, About) with every button leading to a free discovery call, plus a lead-magnet funnel. Attach your logo, a photo and your bio. Client sees: nothing yet.
2. Write your scope page. On Work With Me, state what coaching is and is not, when you refer out, and list the SAMHSA National Helpline and 988. Client sees: a coach who is clear about limits, which builds trust with both clients and referral partners.
3. Set up the discovery call. Create a 20-minute free session type with buffers, minimum notice and intake questions: what support they have now, whether they have talked to a doctor about stopping, and what they want from the next 90 days. Client sees: a short booking page in their own time zone and a reminder before the call.
4. Create the lead magnet. A printable "first 30 sober mornings" plan, delivered by a lead-magnet funnel, followed by a five-email welcome sequence. Client sees: a useful guide, then a few gentle emails ending with an invitation to talk.
5. Connect Instagram. Under Connections, link your Instagram professional account, then add an automation: comment "MORNING" on a post and receive the guide in a DM. Client sees: an instant, private reply instead of waiting for you.
6. Build the offer. A 90-day early-recovery program with weekly calls, a morning check-in (sleep, mood, intention), an evening check-in (cravings, wins, tomorrow's plan) and three habits. Sell it as one payment or a three-month payment plan through Stripe, and attach your coaching agreement. Client sees: one checkout, one agreement to sign, then a welcome in the branded app.
7. Add the group. Create an eight-week sober-curious program; a cohort group appears automatically when someone enrols. Client sees: a private group feed and scheduled video events with peers at the same stage.
8. List yourself in Find a Coach. Complete your profile so you can appear in the marketplace under the right category. Client sees: your profile after a short matching quiz, with a button to book your discovery call.
9. Review weekly. Check the at-risk and quiet statuses on your client list, ask Michelle for a briefing before each session, and look at Intakes to see which source produced booked calls. Client sees: a coach who notices a quiet week and reaches out.

For referral partners, send a one-page PDF and your booking link, and offer a short intro call. That relationship, not the software, is often the biggest source of clients in this niche.

What mistakes should recovery coaches avoid when choosing platforms?

• Buying leads before your site can convert them. A directory or lead marketplace sends people to you; if your page is vague about scope and has no booking link, that spend leaks away.
• Blurring coaching and treatment. Avoid words like "treat", "cure" or "detox support" in your copy. State your scope and referral points plainly on your site and in your agreement.
• Storing clinical details in a coaching tool. Keep notes about goals and routines. If you work under a treatment provider that needs HIPAA safeguards, use their system or a vendor that signs a BAA.
• Selling single sessions only. Early recovery needs a daily rhythm. A program with check-ins usually fits clients better than ad-hoc calls.
• Ignoring families. The first contact is often a loved one. Give them a page, an offer and a gentle email sequence.
• Stacking five tools. Every handoff between tools is a place where a nervous lead drops off. Count the full stack cost and the number of logins.
• Expecting software to bring clients. No platform guarantees clients. Plan weekly referral outreach and content, and let the platform catch what that effort produces.

For more outreach ideas, compare how coaches in nearby niches approach demand in our guides for wellness coaches, mindset coaches and grief coaches.

What is our verdict?

Coachful is the best platform for most recovery coaches because it handles both jobs: a listing in Find a Coach for demand, and one login for the website, funnels, Instagram automations, booking, agreements, payments and the daily check-ins that early recovery relies on. The free white-glove build removes the setup barrier.

Use Noomii or Bark alongside it if you want extra directory exposure, and budget carefully for paid leads. Choose Vibly if a program requires a BAA, Practice Better if you chart beside clinicians, and Systeme.io or Calendly only if your budget is truly zero for now. Whatever you pick, the deciding factor in this niche is still trust: clear scope, honest content and steady relationships with referral partners. You can see how coaches set up their practice on Coachful's life coach page and its lead management tools.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best platforms to get clients for recovery coaches?

Coachful ranks first because it combines a marketplace listing in Find a Coach with the website, funnels, booking and daily check-ins in one account. Noomii and Bark add directory and lead-marketplace exposure. The rest of this list are mostly conversion or admin tools that need a separate source of demand.

Can any platform guarantee recovery coaching clients?

No. Platforms can put you in front of people and make it easy for them to book, but no software manufactures demand. Referrals from treatment providers, honest content and word of mouth still bring most clients in this niche.

Is recovery coaching the same as addiction treatment?

No. Recovery coaching supports goals, routines and accountability; it does not diagnose, manage withdrawal or treat mental health conditions. Refer clients to medical or clinical care when withdrawal, a return to heavy use or a mental health crisis comes up. In the US, the SAMHSA National Helpline is 1-800-662-4357 and the crisis line is 988.

Is Coachful HIPAA compliant?

No. Coachful is not HIPAA-certified and does not sign a BAA, so it is not for clinical records or insurance billing. Recovery coaches who keep non-clinical coaching notes often use it; anyone contracted by a treatment provider should check that provider's requirements.

What is Coachful's free white-glove service?

From Create, you describe what you want built, such as a website, funnel, program or email sequence, and attach up to 8 links and 10 files. The Coachful team builds it in your account, usually within about 24 hours, on every plan. It does not include recording videos, logo design, ad management or ongoing marketing.

Should a recovery coach use Bark or other paid lead sites?

They can work for fast first conversations, but you pay to respond before you know whether someone is a fit. Test with a small budget, track which leads book a call, and make sure your booking page and scope statement are ready first.

How do I find recovery coaching clients on Instagram?

Post consistently about the practical side of early sobriety, then invite a keyword comment for a free guide or a call. In Coachful, an Instagram automation can send the link in a DM, and the person appears in your lead records for follow-up.

Do I need a website if I list on a directory?

Yes, in most cases. Directory profiles are short, and people deciding whether to trust a recovery coach usually look for a fuller site with your story, scope and a clear booking button. A simple four-page site is enough to start.

What should a recovery coaching program include?

Most coaches combine weekly calls with daily morning and evening check-ins, a few habits and a way to reach the coach between sessions. A clear agreement covering scope, availability and referral points should be signed before the first call. Set your price from the hours and support you deliver, then test it against what referral partners say their clients can pay.

Can I run sober group programs and one-to-one coaching together?

Yes. In Coachful, a cohort group is created automatically when someone enrols in a program, with a feed, group chat and video events, while one-to-one clients keep their private check-ins. Community-only tools such as Skool handle the group side but not one-to-one records.