Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) in Palos Heights, IL

An Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is a step up from weekly counseling, with more structured treatment hours, while you keep living at home instead of staying overnight in a facility. At Palos Heights, our IOP runs three sessions a week, nine hours total. You can choose morning sessions on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, or evening sessions on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Most patients complete our IOP in nine to twelve weeks, but the length depends on the progress you make. You and your counselor look at your progress every week and adjust the plan together. If you progress faster, you can step down to weekly outpatient treatment sooner; if you need more time, you can stay in IOP longer.

Yes, our evening sessions are built for working adults. Sessions run on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM, after the typical workday ends. You can leave a 9-to-5 job and arrive at our Palos Heights clinic in time for group counseling.

You stay in the program. Your counselor and medical provider treat a return to use as a signal to adjust your plan, not a reason to remove you. That could mean a medication dose change, more one-on-one counseling, or added psychiatric support.

Most commercial insurance plans and Medicare cover IOP treatment. To verify your benefits before your first session, call us at 866-955-2481 with your insurance card or fill out the verification form on our website.

Yes, methadone and Suboxone® are part of your treatment at the same Harlem Avenue clinic where you attend your IOP sessions. Your counselor and medical provider coordinate your dosing schedule with your IOP attendance: one referral, one intake, one insurance check.

An IOP is three sessions a week, nine hours total. Weekly outpatient treatment is one session a week. You usually start with an IOP when you need consistent counseling to handle cravings, build new routines, or recover from a setback. You can switch to weekly outpatient care when you feel steady that one session a week is enough to keep you moving.

If your schedule changes, talk to your counselor about moving between the morning and evening tracks. Both run every week, so the switch is usually quick to arrange. It is common for patients to change tracks as work or family life shifts.

You are a good fit if you need more support than counseling every week. You can attend three sessions a week for nine to twelve weeks, with a stable home to return to between sessions. If you are dealing with a mental health crisis, untreated psychiatric symptoms, or unstable physical health conditions, you need a higher level of care first. Our intake team can help you find the right placement.

Many of our patients start at Symetria with no prior treatment history. Your first session is a conversation about what you have been dealing with, what your daily life looks like, and what you want from the program. Your counselor and medical provider then build a plan with you. There is no expectation that you already know what you need.