RECO Sober Mixer (September 2026)

The Reco Coaching Sober Mixer is a recurring networking event for recovery professionals in Dallas–Fort Worth: therapists, psychiatrists, addiction medicine physicians, recovery coaches, interventionists, sober living operators, treatment center staff and anyone else whose work touches addiction treatment in Dallas. It is alcohol-free, low-pressure, and built for one thing: getting the people who treat addiction in DFW into the same room.

If you work in addiction recovery in Dallas and have ever had to Google a referral for a client, this event is for you.

The goal is simple: end the silos in addiction treatment in Dallas.

Reco Coaching builds every recovery plan around a care team that talks to each other. A client's therapist, psychiatrist, physician and recovery coach should know each other by name, not just by fax cover sheet. The Sober Mixer is how we make that true across DFW, not just inside our own client list.

When recovery professionals in Dallas know each other, three things happen:

• Referrals get faster and better. You can hand a client to a person you have met instead of a name from a directory.
• Care gets coordinated. A sober living operator who knows the client's recovery coach calls them when something is off, and the therapist hears about it the same day.
• Clients stop falling through the gaps. The handoff from detox to IOP to outpatient to coaching is where people relapse. Those handoffs go better between people who trust each other.

We also host it because recovery professionals need community too. This work is hard, turnover is high, and most of us spend the day holding other people's crises. A room full of peers who get it, with good food and no bar, is worth something on its own.

The Sober Mixer is for anyone working in addiction treatment and recovery across Dallas–Fort Worth, including:

• Licensed therapists, LPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs and addiction counselors
• Psychiatrists, addiction medicine physicians and prescribers
• Recovery coaches, sober coaches and peer recovery specialists
• Interventionists and case managers
• Sober living and recovery residence operators
• Detox, residential, PHP and IOP program staff and admissions teams
• Treatment center outreach and business development professionals
• Drug testing, monitoring and lab partners
• Family coaches, recovery advocates and alumni coordinators

You do not have to be in recovery yourself to attend, and you do not have to be a Reco Coaching partner. If you refer clients, receive referrals, or want to, you belong here.

It is a mixer, not a conference. No slide decks, no panel, no CEUs. Just a few hours in a sober-friendly venue in Dallas with people who do what you do.

• Alcohol-free, always. Mocktails, coffee, food. Nobody has to explain why they are not drinking.
• Open networking. Bring cards, bring a colleague, bring the question you have been meaning to ask another provider.
• Short introductions. Each person gets a minute to say who they are, who they serve and who they are looking to meet.
• A host from Reco Coaching who makes introductions, so nobody stands in the corner.
• Follow-up. After each event we share a contact list with everyone who opts in, so the connections outlast the night.

Events rotate across DFW so that providers in Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Frisco and the suburbs all get one close to home.

Addiction treatment in Dallas is fragmented. Detox centers, residential programs, IOPs, private-practice therapists, psychiatrists, sober living homes and recovery coaches all serve the same people and rarely talk. The client is left to carry their own records, repeat their own story, and hope the next provider picks up where the last one left off.

A strong professional network fixes that from the inside. When a Dallas therapist knows a recovery coach personally, the coach gets looped in on day one. When a sober living operator knows the addiction psychiatrist, medication problems get caught early. When an IOP admissions team knows who does outpatient addiction treatment in DFW, the step-down is planned instead of improvised.

That is the whole model behind Reco Coaching: a recovery coach who works with the client's therapist, psychiatrist and physician instead of around them. The Sober Mixer extends that model to the entire DFW recovery community. Better-connected professionals mean better-coordinated care, and better-coordinated care means more people stay sober.

Is the Sober Mixer only for people in recovery?

No. It is a networking event for recovery professionals in Dallas–Fort Worth. Many attendees are in recovery, many are not. The event is alcohol-free so that everyone is comfortable, whatever their relationship with drinking.

Is there a cost to attend?

The Sober Mixer is hosted by Reco Coaching as a service to the DFW recovery community. Details for each event, including any cost, are shared when you sign up.

Do I need to be a Reco Coaching partner or referral source?

No. We host the event because coordinated care helps every client in Dallas, not just ours. Come meet people. If a partnership makes sense later, great. If not, you still leave with new contacts.

Can I bring a colleague?

Yes. Bring your whole admissions team. The more of the Dallas addiction treatment community in the room, the better it works.

Can my treatment center or practice sponsor or host a Sober Mixer?

Yes. We rotate venues across DFW and welcome recovery-focused organizations as hosts. Reach out and we will talk through it.

Where are the events held?

Sober-friendly venues across Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Frisco and the surrounding suburbs. Each event's location, date and time are announced ahead of time.

If you work in addiction treatment, mental health or recovery coaching anywhere in Dallas–Fort Worth, you are invited. Sign up to get the date, time and venue for the next Sober Mixer, and bring the question you have been meaning to ask another provider.

Reco Coaching Sober Mixer: alcohol-free networking for recovery professionals in Dallas, Fort Worth and all of DFW. We will see you there.