Living with an alcoholic makes you sick too and even if he is out of your life to stay there are things that you need to deal with for yourself and your family. You might not be ready for it but it is a lot cheaper than a counselor and works better IMHO. There are some bad groups, in my case I only had one choice but it turned out to be a Godsend.
One of the sayings in Al-anon and applies to this advice, "Take what you need and leave the rest".