Outpatient Treatment

Continued therapy and groups while returning to work, school, or family — including PHP (partial hospitalization), IOP (intensive outpatient), and standard outpatient.

What outpatient is

Outpatient is the level of care that lets you keep recovery as a structured part of your week while you live at home (or in transitional housing) and return to ordinary responsibilities. It's the longest-running phase of treatment for most clients.

Who it's for

• Clients stepping down from inpatient or residential who are medically stable
• People with a safe living situation and supportive home environment
• Clients whose addiction hasn't required higher levels of care but who need real structure to maintain sobriety
• Anyone who needs to keep working or in school while doing the clinical work

Levels within outpatient

Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)

The most intensive form of outpatient. Five to six hours of programming per day, five days a week. Clients live at home or in sober living and come to campus for daily clinical work.

Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

Three days a week, three hours per session, scheduled morning or evening so it fits around work or school. The longest-running phase of outpatient for most clients.

Standard Outpatient

Once or twice a week. Lower intensity, used for clients who have stabilized and want continued accountability and clinical support.

What it looks like

• Multiple therapy and group sessions per week
• Continued individual therapy with a primary clinician
• Drug testing as clinically appropriate
• Psychiatric care and medication management as needed
• Family programming and concrete relapse-prevention work
• Coordination with outside providers (psychiatry, primary care, employment)

How outpatient fits with the rest of life

Outpatient is designed around the reality that most people can't put their lives on hold indefinitely. Sessions are scheduled to allow work or school. We help clients identify accommodations they can request (FMLA, for example) and structure their week so recovery doesn't collapse the first time something stressful comes up.

Insurance and cost

Most major commercial insurance plans cover PHP and IOP. We verify benefits before you start so you know what's covered.

Talk to admissions

(866) 514-7282 — confidential.

Outpatient treatment is not appropriate for active withdrawal or medical instability. Detox or inpatient is the right starting point in those cases.