If mental health challenges have taken over your life, our intensive outpatient program at Ocean Psychiatry can help. Our compassionate mental health professionals offer comprehensive support for people struggling with mental health disorders. This program is completely virtual to allow our clients to participate from the comfort of their own homes. To find out how we can help you, call Ocean Psychiatry today or book an appointment online.
Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) are treatment programs for mental health conditions that do not require 24/7 supervision. Intensive outpatient programs commonly help people who are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and stress.
Compared with residential treatment programs that require patients to live on-site during the treatment, IOPs enable people to live at home while meeting with clinicians and support groups for about 10 hours per week. You can still take part in school or go to work when you attend an IOP.
Ocean Psychiatry's IOP is virtual. This makes the treatment accessible to individuals in remote locations without transportation or in towns without adequate mental health treatment services.
An IOP uses many methods to assist clients, including individual and group therapy sessions focusing on building skills for symptom management, family sessions, and life skills classes. Someone who is receiving treatment from IOP can also expect to address the following:
Complementary therapies may also be available, like art therapy, mindfulness/relaxation, or music therapy. Complementary therapies teach patients how to access nonverbal methods of healing.
Ocean Psychiatry determines the best course of action for each individual. Clients who attend IOP are generally those who need more support than weekly therapy sessions but don’t require the restrictions of an inpatient psychiatric program.
Ocean Psychiatry utilizes evidenced-based treatment including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
IOP treatment is customized to the needs of the individual, but the typical intensive outpatient treatment lasts between 6 - 12 weeks. Patients attend programming 3 days per week for 3.5 hours per day. Ocean Psychiatry IOP meets on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9am - 12:30pm. Clients are expected to attend all program days.
To learn more about IOP at Ocean Psychiatry, please use the online scheduling tool or call the office to schedule an appointment.