"To Whom It May Concern:
My wife and I had a crisis recently with our 23 year old son. He had been abusing meth, pot, and alcohol. His life was absolutely out of control. He was heading towards prison or an early grave.
I called Keith Hankinson and asked him to come to our city in North Carolina, He came within a few hours notice. Mr. Hankinson was calm and yet became very proactive.
Our evening of training went very well. My wife and I had 13 people there - family members and friends. Fear, anger and confusion were experienced at the beginning and yet Keith took charge and stayed positive, firm and compassionate. He guided us thru the next 4-5 hours to prepare for the next morning.
We began the intervention at 7:00 am. Our son was outrageous and raged at all of us and even tried to leave our house. Again, Mr. Hankinson took charge and told everyone what to do and diffused the anger and rage that our son was demonstrating. It became apparent that Keith was a very experienced professional and had performed hundreds of these meetings. He continued to guide all of us in our emotions and conversations that went up and down. After 3 1/2 hours we were heading to the airport and we were successful in holding our son accountable to sign himself into treatment.
I am happy to report my son is doing great in his recovery and we have our son back."
--James A.
North Carolina
Dear Shane,
We wanted to thank you from the bottom of our heart for your work with our daughter. We had truly come to the end of our rope and there was nothing else we could do. You responded so quickly! We know our daughter is a very strong-willed individual and had no idea how all of it would work out - you helped all of us to focus and eased our anxiety. After an all night training session, it was just a short time before she had made the first step in her recovery!
Thank you, Thank you! Thank you, for helping to save our daughters life. We are eternally grateful!
-Terry and Pam G.
To Whom It May Concern,
If you are considering an intervention for someone you love I cannot recommend Shane Hankinson enough! I am in awe of the beautiful blend of compassion and conviction that he operated in. Shane is professional and his decisions and actions were timely and precise. I consider it nothing short of a miracle. I am grateful to have had this man of integrity touch our lives.
- Sharmon B.
Shane,
Thank you for your intervention work with our son & our family & friends. You and your father were/are a blessing to us all.
Sincerely, Terri S.
Dear Shane,
I never got the chance to say thank you for all you did to help my daughter get to Phoenix. I know it was just all so unreal & unbelievable...she really said yes....she really packed her bags, left her house, left her friends, all within the space of a few hours. You were amazing how you gently diffused her arguements & got her to say yes.
My gratitude is boundless - Carolyn C.
"Remuda Ranch has been referring family members of potential clients to Hankinson Interventions since 1995. We have found his intervention techniques to be successful and very helpful to our clients and their families."
--Drema Stroud,
Director of Admissions at Remuda Ranch,
Treatment Center for Anorexia and Bulimia
"Successful interventions often mean the difference between life and death. Individuals struggling with addictions, eating disorders, and other mental health issues live with the delusion that their behaviors are normal. Intervening on a loved one takes a special kind of expertise.
I have had the opportunity to work with Keith for almost seven years. His expertise, his genuine concern for the person and his ability to gently persuade individuals to get help for their disorder is rarely matched by other interventionists.
I highly recommend Hankinson Intervention to families who need the help of a professional interventionist."
--Jeff Shook, CEO
Calvary Center
Dear Shane and Keith,
Well we just dropped my sister off at a treatment center and I am so thankful that Shane was there to do this intervention for us. You two are truly sent from God.
As you know I was referred to you by a counselor with New Life. My younger sister called me because of our older sister, I'll call Betty, and the no longer deniable fact that Betty is an alcoholic. This was something that could no longer be ignored or hidden for numerous reasons, but especially because our nephew has begun to act out and won't be ignored. I live out of state, so I was not aware of what was going on. When I talked to my Betty, everything was fine and she had things under control. If my younger sister had not told me of the crazy things that were happening, I would never have known how bad help was needed.
When I called you Keith, you told me you could meet and we could have an intervention within 24 hours! I was shocked! I've had some experience with treatment centers and hospitals and when you are in a crisis it seems they don't have a bed available or just move really slow. But not you, you were ready to take charge and do something now! To be honest, this was scary. And when I called my younger sister to get things set up, things began faltering on her end. Oh, maybe she isn't that bad, maybe we are making things worse than they are, maybe.... In a short while, you called me back to see how things were going. I discussed some of these things and you told me that there was a whole lot going on beyond what I knew and Betty definitely needed help. My younger sister had more doubts, questions etc. so I had her call you. You never faltered, you took our calls early in the morning and late at night. You kept in touch with us and I knew you were the ones to have help us. You were sent to us by God, I knew that.
And so it was that Shane came from Georgia to California to do this intervention. Betty is very strong and over-powering, but Shane handled her. While to us it seemed like years, within about 2 hours time Betty agreed to go get help. A true miracle!
As for you two, I give you heartfelt thanks, much appreciation and admiration that you are willing to take on such a difficult task. Keith, you are so knowledgeable. You were persistant, informative, kind and you were the catalyst that got this intervention going. When it almost didn't happen and we put you off, you didn't get angry, you just said that eventually we would do it and you would pray for Betty! And Shane, you are the BOMB!! You took the time to listen to our family, to share, to answer questions and to guide us. You stood up to Betty, you took charge and led us through. You were so strong, yet so loving and kind.
So again I will say thank you. You are such good people and obviously have a heart for helping others. God blessed all of us by bringing you to our door.
Sincerely
Jane C.