IOP
Intensive Outpatient Program
Comprehensive treatment several days a week, scheduled around work, school, and family life.
The intensive outpatient program delivers substantial clinical support on a schedule that fits a working life. Clients keep their jobs, classes, and caregiving responsibilities while attending multiple treatment sessions each week.
IOP is the most common level of care in behavioral health for good reason. It provides enough contact hours to create real change while keeping clients connected to the routines, relationships, and responsibilities that recovery ultimately has to survive inside of.
Our groups run in consistent cohorts so that trust has a chance to build. Members arrive at similar points in their recovery, work through a structured curriculum together, and hold one another accountable in a way that individual therapy alone cannot replicate.
Morning and evening tracks are available. Clients stepping down from partial hospitalization keep the same primary clinician wherever possible, so progress carries forward instead of restarting.
What this program includes
Group therapy
Three to five sessions per week in a consistent, closed cohort.
Individual counseling
Regular one on one sessions focused on your treatment goals.
Medication management
Psychiatric follow up coordinated with your clinical team.
Family support
Education and guidance for the people closest to you.
Life skills
Employment, routine, sleep, and stress management support.
Recovery planning
A written continuing care plan for the months after discharge.
Therapies and clinical modalities
Programming draws on treatments with established evidence for the conditions we treat. Your plan will name the specific approaches your clinicians are using and why.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) informed skills
Relapse prevention therapy
Motivational interviewing
Family systems counseling
Mindfulness based stress reduction practices
What a week looks like
01 Three to five group sessions
Approximately three hours per session, morning or evening.
02 Weekly individual therapy
Protected one on one time with your primary clinician.
03 Psychiatric follow up
Scheduled as clinically indicated, typically every two to four weeks.
04 Continuing care planning
Written and revised throughout, not on the last day.
Who this is for
- Adults balancing treatment with employment or school
- Clients stepping down from partial hospitalization
- Adults who need more support than weekly counseling provides
- Individuals rebuilding stability after a return to use
- Clients with reliable transportation and a safe place to live
What clients gain
- Sustained stability and sobriety
- Improved relationships
- Confidence managing triggers
Questions about intensive outpatient program
Can I work full time while in IOP?
Yes. That is the point of the program. Our evening track is built for adults who work standard business hours, and the morning track serves clients on night shifts or with daytime caregiving responsibilities.
How long does IOP take?
Most adults attend for roughly eight to twelve weeks, with session frequency tapering as stability improves. Your team reviews progress with you regularly and adjusts the plan rather than holding to a preset end date.
Do you drug test?
Substance use programming includes routine, clinically appropriate testing. Testing is a treatment tool used to support honesty and safety, not a punitive measure. A positive result prompts a clinical conversation and a plan, not automatic discharge.
What if I relapse during the program?
Return to use is common in the course of recovery and is treated as clinical information. We reassess your level of care, adjust the treatment plan, and step you up to PHP if that is what safety requires.
This page is general health information, not medical advice. Level of care recommendations are made only after a clinical assessment. If you or someone you love is in immediate danger, call 911, or call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Program details
Typical schedule
3 to 5 days per week, morning or evening tracks
Ages served
Adults 18 and older
Location
McKinney, TX
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Partial Hospitalization Program
Structured, intensive clinical support during the day with the stability of returning home each evening.
Ongoing counseling and psychiatric support for continued growth and long term stability.
Psychiatric evaluation and prescribing coordinated with your full clinical treatment plan.
Recovery starts here.
Our admissions team can answer questions, verify coverage, and help you take the next step, on your timeline.