Leslie Napolitano is taking notary services on the road.

The Coaldale woman recently opened Napolitano Notary Services LLC, and through it, she meets customers and clients at their homes or businesses.

“With the mobile notary, I can do services such as acknowledging oaths and certifying copies. I can do title transfers, power of attorney and wills,” she said.

Napolitano realized there was a demand for notary services while working as a certified recovery specialist.

“I’ve dealt with people who’ve needed documents notarized for guardianship circumstances for their children, or transcripts for college or high school transfers,” she said. “My own personal experience showed me there is a need for it.”

Plus, she said, traveling might be a problem for some.

“And sometimes, it’s hard to find a notary — especially after hours,” she said.

Napolitano Notary Services LLC is a 24-hour service — but customers are asked to provide at least a two hour notice.

Opening a business is a dream come true for Napolitano.

“In 2014, I got clean off a heroin addiction that was about 10 years of my life prior to that,” she said. “From my early teens to my early 20s, I really destroyed my life — and it didn’t even start.”

She made a choice to become clean, taking intensive therapies and learning everything she could about recovery.

“It really did give me an education on how to understand addiction and how to overcome it,” Napolitano said. “When I got out, I never looked back.”

As her life turned around, she became a certified recovery specialist. She credits her experiences with the New Roots Recovery Center in Tamaqua and Hazleton with her decision to help others get better.

And from there, she studied at Luzerne County Community College and earned her associate degree in human services.

Napolitano began working for LCCC’s AllOne Recovery Educational Institute, which provides support for students in recovery to achieve their educational and career goals and sustain recovery.

“There I operated as a CRS as I was fulfilling my educational needs. The AREI program put me through that because I was a person in recovery,” she said. “So, once I graduated it was, ‘What do I do from here?’ ”

Her goal was to start a business.

“Just keeping your dreams alive — that is huge,” she said. “Taking your goals, and taking them seriously — and finding a way, just not letting anything stand in my way.”

Napolitano continues to work as a certified recovery specialist.

“Sometimes you just need to hear a successful story. We do recover. We do make it,” she said. “We can be successful business owns and parents and teachers.”

The business can be reached at 570-449-3058.