Client Testimonials

Our experience with Dindo was wonderful, especially in light of the very difficult circumstances we found ourselves in. Dindo’s technical skills are second to none and his ability to empathise and solve difficult situations is highly commendable. We highly recommend Dindo’s services –not only did he show expertise and compassion to the patient but also to the rest of the family. Despite the many challenges, nothing was ever a problem for Dindo. His can-do attitude was both refreshing and calming for the whole family. Dindo went above and beyond his duties without any fuss or complaint. We congratulate Dindo not only for his excellent bedside manner, but on the skills he has mastered in order to provide professional and holistic solutions. It was an absolute pleasure dealing with Dindo. Dindo, we will always be grateful for your professionalism and compassion in achieving a great result in the face of very difficult circumstances.

Anonymous Grateful Family

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I am alive again and living the dream!! Let me share to you my experience with Dindo Ayuyao. Our relationship is one of a kind as Dindo became my consultant, then a friend and now one of my confidants. I was at my rock bottom when I met Dindo. My career was not clear, yet I wanted to do so much things. Dindo guided me day and night-seven days a week. He was very patient yet firm, He wanted to help me. He was genuinely advising me on how to structure my path. When nobody believed that I would be able to do my MBA, Dindo did. He was the one who helped from the start on how to get clean from my drug use and eventually what to do and how to work towards my dream of going to MBA. With Dindo's guidance, I am now living the dream and in San Francisco and taking my MBA.

Until now Dindo calls to check on me and he is still there for me when I need advice. Dindo visited be in the Bay Area last week and had our usual Japanese lunch. I can’t imagine myself to be in this wonderful position without his help. Don’t be afraid to ask help from Dindo. He’s not there to control you but really to help you find your path, I now have a better relationship with my family and I am happy again. As what Dindo would always say “gagawin natin to para maging masaya ka”. ( we will do this for you to be happy)

Thank you so much papi Dindo. I’m alive again

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I've been struggling with addiction and alcoholism for 15 years. I've brought so much grief to family, harmed people who loved me and was suffering from serious psychological problems due to my drug use.

When nobody trusted me and when I could not trust myself, Dindo did. Today I am 2 years clean and sober.

I'm forever grateful for having Dindo in my life. He's not just my counselor, he is also my friend. I love the life I have today and I live it with no regrets. My family is at peace and can enjoy life without having to worry about me constantly and seeing them this happy is priceless. The matrix model and its wholistic approach has allowed me to enjoy life. I now have a job and a small business and I get to do martial arts in the evenings. I've also dedicated my life helping others with the same problem as me. I'm so happy to have been given this choice and grateful for the freedom I feel today.

AAAnonymous

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When i was first told that my son had been seen in the area which was notorious for drug pushers & that he was a user i wanted to vehemently deny it . Not my good , wonderful boy! But when my brain got over the shock everything fell into place. The leave from school , the small accidents. His getting hurt, his sleeping too much during the day. A family counsellor , an angel, suggested that we seek help with an addiction therapist but when my son lied to her , she told us that he needed intensive care & she was too busy but knows of someone who could help us or we could send my son into rehab. We searched ,asked a lot of questions then we sat down with DINDO. Listening to him we thought that he made a lot of sense & decided to go with his program. He became my sons' confidante, friend , mentor & big brother. Likewise he became our friend, & family & was always there for me, the mother who a lot of times needed an ear, advise & help.There were sessions with Dindo, my son & my husband which always put things in proper perspective.At the same time i felt that i could always count on him when i was in a panic. I will always be grateful to Dindo not just for giving me back my beloved son but for helping him become a man ..................

I thank God for Dindo , i thank his family for sharing him with us.

A Mom from Negros

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On August 3, 1980, I took my last drink and achieved sobriety from alcohol. I am grateful for that step because it was not easily done. Gratefully, I have never taken another drink. For many years after that, life was very good.

Drugs became important to me about half a year after having bypass surgery in 1998. Following the surgery, I had been advised that I might face depression and that I should have professional help lined up just in case. The depression came along suddenly and severely and I sought professional help. But I took matters a step beyond and took control of the drugs and how much and when I was getting them. When the doctor who was helping me deal with the depression suggested a “drug holiday”,I cringed. In my mind, the drugs were what I needed and I didn’t want to give them up. They had become a crutch. I was addicted.

I changed doctors and found one who would issue prescriptions left and right almost without question. In addition to that, I secured sedatives online, having them mailed to me at my home. My addiction caused my concern for drugs to become paramount and I spent considerable amounts of time, effort and money on securing them and stockpiling and stashing them. The insanity began to reign supreme.

Addiction crept up on me, grasped me, and took control. Deep inside me, I knew things were very wrong. I wanted out. I met friends of mine in the addictions counselling field but never once did I say that I wanted help – which they would have given! I was scared.

My life began to deteriorate severely. I began avoiding people, places and things. And my behaviour became bizarre. Attendance to work and social commitments fell off as the amount of drugs I took increased. Friends were being abandoned and my relationship with my partner was coming into danger. Still, the drugs kept their hold, increasing until they threatened not just work and friends, but even my life itself.

My partner and two very good and special friends (luckily, Dindo is one of them) cared enough to take the risk of intervening between me and the drugs. I was sick and tired enough not to fight the intervention and was hardly surprised when they confronted me. I surrendered, almost. I sought to manage my own detox and that nearly proved disastrous. The lights went out. I later learned that I had to be brought to an emergency room in a non-responsive state and be given emergency treatment to revive me. Thereafter, I spent 10 days in the hospital being put back together physically so that I could get myself together as a human being. I was severely hurt. I was grossly embarrassed. But there was a spark of willingness and determination. Dindo saw that and worked with it. There in the hospital, we began to inch me forward. It was not easy. But the hope of daylight was turning into reality!

Dindo’s program worked for and with me in my circumstance in life and I feel that is its best point. It encouraged me to look at where I was and determine how I would change. I had a lot on my plate! But together, we began putting it together. It works if you are willing and Dindo worked with me as a professional.

When I look back at the year and two months since my friends, including Dindo, took the risk of intervening and I took the risk of going clean, much has happened. Not all has been perfect – life is not perfect by any means. But the balance is far and away for the good. I’m alive! I’m free! And I’m happy! Thank God! And I thank my partner, Dindo, and two other special friends for caring and being there for me.

I cannot fail to state my recommendation for Dindo and the program he utilizes. It’s true, he is a friend and a former colleague. Those facts did not get in our way. Dindo is a trained professional who cares, who worked with me, tailored a program for me, and helped me to get my life back. I’m very grateful.

Recovering friend from Forbes Park, Makati

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Being a mother and witnessing her only son dig deeper into drugs every single day, it was like dying inside a little at a time. We practically didn't see him anymore. If he came home, it would be at 4am and he would be sleeping the whole day. Then he would wake up late in the afternoon and leave again at night, and would not come home for several days at a time. His whole personality also changed. He hardly spoke to us even when we were together at the dinner table. He would be evasive and not look at us when we were talking to him. We have been aware of his problem for a long time, but loving our son so much, we became co-dependents. It was very difficult to make the decision to finally do something about it. Until the time came when it was already unavoidable for us to ignore.

Then a friend recommended Dindo. She said that he was a very good addiction's counselor and gave me his number. So I finally put my foot down and called him. My husband and I met with him first and he explained everything from step one to the end. Talking to him, everything made sense. He knew exactly what he was talking about. We didn't want our son in a rehab center here because we heard that drugs could also be brought into these centers very easily... we have actually had experience with this first hand. So Dindo was perfect because the rehab centers he was affiliated with were out of the country, in Australia, Chiang Mai and in the US. we opted for the US Rehab Center.

To make the long story short, our son agreed (Thank God) to go into detox here. It broke our hearts to see him so angry while detoxing but eventually, when the drugs wore off, he became better. After 7 days in detox, Dindo flew him directly to the States to be placed in a 28 day program. After his 28 day program, he spent another 2 months at a half-way house(Sober Living Environment) also in the States. It was the best decision we've made and now, we have our son back. He is now sober and going to meetings. One thing he realized was that we, his family, would not abandon or give up on him... but most importantly, that we love him enough to do this for him.

All these would not have been possible without the help Dindo. Dindo Ayuyao was a God-sent... he made it possible for us to have our son back and we will always be grateful to him.

Thank you again Dindo,

Mother from Makati