Today we’d like to introduce you to Jeremi Howell.
Jeremi, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I got unstuck and got sober! Honestly, that changed everything. I’ve been a social worker for over twenty years and spent most of that career advocating for seniors and their families through assisted living, home health, and hospice care. I loved that work and, at age 14 washing dishes in a nursing home, I thought it was my life’s work. But when I got sober, it changed. I studied to become a certified professional recovery coach and enrolled in grad school to further my education at the same time, because apparently I don’t do anything small.
What drives me now is something I believe in my core: we’re all in recovery from something. Not just substances — grief, burnout, patterns that stopped serving us, identities we’ve outgrown, sometimes it feels like it gets bigger before it gets better. That’s the thread that connects the dots for me, personally and professionally.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Can I quote Sheryl Crow’s “Every Day is a Winding Road’?
Smooth? Heck no. Worth it? Absol-freakin-lutely.
I started grad school early in my own recovery, which meant learning to live again while still figuring out how to survive. Late nights and the pressure I placed on myself were the biggest challenges. I enjoy sleep and, as patient as I am with others, I’m hard on myself. Yet another area, I’m recovering in, but, looking back, I feel that level of intensity served it’s purpose and may have played a part in keeping me sober and motivated to help others.
The biggest lesson? A perfect strategy for one person’s biggest stressor might create it in another. There’s no one-size-fits-all in this work, and I had to learn that in real time — in my own life before I could ever teach it to someone else.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I’m a therapist and the founder of Howell Healing & Recovery, LLC—a virtual therapy practice serving Missourians who are ready to do the real work. I specialize in addiction and recovery, burnout, grief and life transitions, self-worth, and helping people break patterns that have overstayed their welcome.
What I do isn’t cookie-cutter. Every person I work with is a puzzle, and I get to be their partner in figuring it out. I bring two decades of experience in social work, my own lived recovery experience, and a very real, no-BS approach to the table. My clients don’t come to me for surface-level conversation—they come because they’re ready for honesty, insight, and meaningful change.
What I’m most proud of is the space I create. It’s one where people feel both safe and challenged—where they can be fully seen, but also encouraged to step into something different. That balance is where the real work happens.
What sets me apart is that I don’t just teach the work—I’ve lived it. I know what it’s like to untangle patterns, rebuild, and choose differently. Because of that, I show up in a way that’s direct, grounded, and deeply human. We will probably even have some fun together. Curiosity, compassion, and collaboration are three values I bring to my work.
You can learn more at howellhealingandrecovery.com.
Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers?
If there’s one thing I’d want your readers to take away, it’s this: you don’t have to keep living on autopilot. A lot of people get really good at functioning while quietly struggling—and after a while, that just becomes their normal. It doesn’t have to stay that way.
Therapy isn’t about “fixing” you. It’s about getting honest about what’s not working anymore (or maybe never did), understanding why, and choosing something different—with back-up.
And if you’re someone who’s been thinking about reaching out but hasn’t gotten around to it yet, just start. You don’t need to be ready, just willing.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.howellhealingandrecovery.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howjeremi/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Howell-Healing-and-Recovery-LLC-100089333767467/
