Crisis Companionship · The New Crossings Company

What this is

You don’t have to figure this out alone.

When life changes in ways you never could have imagined, the hardest part is knowing where to begin.

There are decisions to make, people to face, and consequences to navigate. The headlines. The lawyers. The career or relationships suddenly in question. The phone that won’t stop ringing, or that’s gone completely silent.

And while you’re dealing with all of that, you’re also trying to make sense of what’s happened to you. Who am I now? How did I get here? What does my future look like? That’s exactly where we’ll meet you.

How it works

A person beside you,
and a plan.

Crisis Companionship offers confidential, one-on-one support for people whose lives have come apart, privately or publicly. We help you with both the practical challenges and the personal questions that follow.

Every companion has lived through a collapse of their own, navigated the consequences, and found a way forward. They understand the uncertainty, and they listen without judgment or excuses.

Together, we’ll determine what matters now and what can wait, consider the decisions ahead, and begin finding your footing again, one step at a time.

Who it’s for

It doesn’t matter where you come from or how you got here.

Some clients are living with the consequences of their own choices. Others are experiencing the impact of someone else’s. We believe everyone is worthy of support in the aftermath, regardless of how they got here.

Individuals facing sudden, debilitating loss
Executives, founders, and professionals
People of faith in spiritual crisis
Those in recovery from addiction
Public figures and creatives
Family members of someone in crisis

Coordination

Working alongside your care team

Most clients already have some of what they need. A therapist, an attorney, a physician, a recovery community. Crisis Companionship is the daily work of putting that support into practice, and of assembling it where none exists. It is not therapy, counseling, legal advice, or reputation management.

TherapistsLegal counselTreatment centers PhysiciansClergyFamilies and partners

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What it looks like in practice

Every engagement is different. The support is shaped around your circumstances.

One-on-one sessions: By phone or video, at whatever frequency the situation calls for. Daily, weekly, or somewhere in between, adjusted as circumstances change.
A written plan for every part of your life: Stabilizing daily function, building the care team, addressing accountability and amends, rebuilding relationships and community.
Care team coordination: With written consent, direct communication with clinicians, counsel, clergy, and treatment teams, so everyone is working from the same information.
Custom guides and workbooks: Materials developed specifically for you, so meaningful progress can continue between our sessions.
Deadline and appointment management: Court dates, filings, medical appointments, and obligations, tracked and prepared for in advance.
Communication planning: Deciding what to tell family, friends, employers, and colleagues: how much, in what order, and how to prepare for each conversation.

What we work on

We address the core domains that typically destabilize during crisis.

Physical stabilityFinding the right doctors, keeping the appointments, and dealing with what a collapse physically does to a body.
Emotional and mental healthFinding the right clinicians, and doing the work in the days between sessions.
Spiritual groundingBuilding a spiritual life, in whatever form that takes for you. We treat this as essential, not optional.
Identity and accountabilityWorking out who you are now, who you’re becoming, what you owe, and how amends get made where necessary.
Relationships and rebuildingRepairing what can be repaired, letting go of what can’t, and finding new ground with a focus on service.
Financial clarity and structureGetting honest about where things actually stand, and building a life that fits your financial reality.
Addiction support, where it appliesWorking alongside treatment and recovery, in service of lasting sobriety from behaviors or substances.

Before you reach out

Frequently asked questions.

Honest answers about Crisis Companionship.

Not the question you came with?

No judgment, and no story too complicated to begin with. Responses in 24–48 hours.

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What actually happens in a session?

Conversational, but structured around whatever is most urgent that day. That might be a decision, a coordination problem, or simply finding your footing. Sometimes we work through written exercises. Always it is a place to feel what you are feeling in front of someone who will not rush to fix you.

What if I am not ready to talk about what happened?

Then we start somewhere else. The early work is practical: sleep, food, and the decisions in front of you. You will never be pushed to share details before you are ready.

What if I am nowhere near ready to rebuild?

Most people arrive long before that. Sometimes the goal for the week is to get through the week. There is no pressure to transform, and no schedule you are behind on.

How long does an engagement last?

Some run a few intense weeks. Others continue for a year or more. There are no packages, minimums, or predetermined timelines, and the frequency of contact adjusts as things steady.

How do we meet?

Most of the work happens by phone and video, anywhere in the country. That is the default for a practical reason: it makes daily contact possible during the stretches that need it. In-person work in the Los Angeles area can be arranged. Travel outside Los Angeles is possible for longer engagements, or for a particular date that warrants being there, arranged in advance. Travel costs are quoted separately from the engagement fee.

What does it cost?

There is no standard rate. Crisis work varies in intensity, so cost depends on how often we speak and over what period. Each engagement is quoted individually after the first conversation, which is at no cost. We are private pay and do not bill insurance.