BOOKS
Books by Albert Montes

Books That Transform Recovery

Practical, evidence-informed books for individuals in recovery, families, substance use counselors, and behavioral health professionals. Written to be clear, compassionate, and immediately useful.

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The Modern Al-Anon Guide

A Practical Guide for Families and Loved ones Affected by Addiction

Counselor Training

Albert Montes

Counselor Training

The Modern Al-Anon Guide

A Practical Guide for Families and Loved ones Affected by Addiction

The Modern Al-Anon Guide is a practical, compassionate resource for families and loved ones affected by addiction. Designed for today’s realities, this guide blends emotional insight, boundary-setting tools, and reflective exercises to support healing, clarity, and self-respect. Each chapter is paired with a worksheet to encourage personal growth, emotional regulation, and healthy detachment. This book is ideal for family members, partners, and supporters seeking understanding, stability, and strength while navigating the impact of substance use in their lives.

What's Inside

  • Stop enabling. Start healing.
  • Understand addiction and family recovery.
  • Relapse prevention clinical tools
  • Documentation and treatment planning
For:For: Families affected by addiction, parents, spouses, partners, and loved ones.
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The Modern AA Guide

A Practical, Trauma-Informed Approach to Recovery for Today's World

Family Recovery

Albert Montes

Family Recovery

The Modern AA Guide

A Practical, Trauma-Informed Approach to Recovery for Today's World

The Modern AA Guide offers a practical, trauma-informed approach to recovery that complements traditional AA principles while addressing the challenges of modern life. Through real-world strategies, reflection exercises, and worksheets, readers learn to build lasting sobriety, healthy relationships, emotional resilience, and a purposeful life. Ideal for individuals in recovery, loved ones, and professionals seeking an accessible, evidence-informed recovery resource.

What's Inside

  • Understanding addiction as a family disease
  • Al-Anon and 12-step family principles
  • Setting healthy boundaries with love
  • Family healing and systemic recovery
For:Families, loved ones, family therapists
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The Modern NA Guide

A Trauma-Informed, Modern Companion for Narcotics Anonymous Recovery

Individual Recovery

Albert Montes

Individual Recovery

The Modern NA Guide

A Trauma-Informed, Modern Companion for Narcotics Anonymous Recovery

What's Inside

  • Trigger identification and coping strategies
  • Personalized relapse prevention planning
  • AA, NA, and 12-step integration tools
  • Long-term sobriety maintenance skills
For:Individuals in recovery, recovery coaches, counselors
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Apoyo Familiar

Una Guía para Pacientes, Familias y Consejeros

Familias y Seres Queridos

Albert Montes

Familias y Seres Queridos

Apoyo Familiar

Una Guía para Pacientes, Familias y Consejeros

A clear, stigma-free guide to methadone treatment and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) — written for patients, families, and counselors. Covers how MAT works, what to expect, addressing stigma, and how to integrate MAT into a comprehensive recovery plan.

What's Inside

  • How methadone and MAT work in recovery
  • Addressing stigma around medication-assisted treatment
  • What patients and families can expect
  • Integrating MAT with counseling and support
For:MAT patients, families, counselors, treatment programs
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The Modern NA Guide

A Trauma-Informed Companion for Narcotics Anonymous Recovery

Individual Recovery

Albert Montes

Individual Recovery

The Modern NA Guide

A Trauma-Informed Companion for Narcotics Anonymous Recovery

The Modern NA Guide is a trauma-informed, modern companion designed to support individuals engaging in Narcotics Anonymous recovery while navigating today's complex emotional, psychological, and social realities. This guide does not replace NA literature, meetings, sponsorship, or the Twelve Steps. Instead, it serves as a supportive resource that helps readers better understand how trauma, nervous system regulation, emotional patterns, and lived experience intersect with the recovery process. Written with deep respect for the principles of Narcotics Anonymous, this book offers a modern lens for individuals seeking additional reflection, grounding, and clarity alongside their NA journey.

What's Inside

  • Trauma-informed perspectives on addiction and recovery
  • Emotional awareness and nervous system regulation tools
  • Reflection prompts for personal insight and accountability
  • Guidance for navigating triggers, relationships, and internal barriers
For:Individuals in NA, people early in recovery, trauma survivors, counselors and peer support persons

Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. Narcotics Anonymous® and NA® are registered trademarks of Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. Intended to be used alongside meetings, sponsorship, and established recovery supports — not in place of them.

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Counselor Training

The Modern Al-Anon Guide

A Practical Guide for Families and Loved ones Affected by Addiction

Buy on Amazon
Family Recovery

The Modern AA Guide

A Practical, Trauma-Informed Approach to Recovery for Today's World

Buy on Amazon
Individual Recovery

The Modern NA Guide

A Trauma-Informed, Modern Companion for Narcotics Anonymous Recovery

Buy on Amazon
Familias y Seres Queridos

Apoyo Familiar

Una Guía para Pacientes, Familias y Consejeros

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Individual Recovery

The Modern NA Guide

A Trauma-Informed Companion for Narcotics Anonymous Recovery

Buy on Amazon
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