Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

Outpatient services can seem complex. Especially when you just want to get help and aren’t sure what the right choice is for you. At our P.A.T.H. Centers of Excellence, we will walk you through a preliminary needs assessment to better understand where you are in your addiction or mental health challenges and find the best outpatient treatment program for you.

One option for our outpatient programs that we may plan out for you is our intensive outpatient program. This program works by helping you focus on your recovery with a more intensive outpatient schedule while still providing you the opportunity to fulfill your daily obligations. 

What You Need To Know About Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP)

It’s less time-consuming than a partial hospitalization program (PHP).

The partial hospitalization program is the most time-depending treatment available outside of residential treatment. On the other hand, IOP requires that you dedicate a few hours a day, several times a week, to your treatment plan. In this case, we would see you about three hours per visit, three times a week. This can be either during the day or evening hours.

It can help you maintain daily life obligations.

We get it. You have a life. Family, work and school all factor in when it comes to getting addiction and mental health treatment. The intensive outpatient program provides you with a little more freedom to maintain your daily commitments while working towards your recovery goals. We can help you create the best schedule to fit your unique needs.

It will involve both individual and group therapy.

Intensive outpatient programming works best when blended with individual and group therapy, including family therapy sessions. In these sessions, we will focus on educating you about your current struggle, whether it be addiction, mental health disorders or both, help you learn healthy coping skills and work to unpack the underlying traumas that may be impacting you. We will also work with you to gain an understanding of others’ experiences so you can repair relationships and build new ones.

We help you stay connected.

We want you to feel supported even after the completion of your program. At our P.A.T.H. locations, we offer weekly 12-step and 12-step alternative meetings, such as SMART recovery. We also support you through our Rooted Alumni program, which offers weekly meetings, recovery events and a community app for those who complete their program with P.A.T.H. 

For more information on the intensive outpatient program, call us today at 888.622.7809. Our recovery specialist can help you better understand if IOP is the right choice for you, walk you through an insurance benefits check and find the best location to suit your needs. Now is the time to get the help you need to live the life you want. We are here to show you the path.