Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Program

What Is an Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program?

IOP, or Intensive Outpatient Program, is a treatment component for drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health conditions that offers comprehensive therapy in a real-world setting. Unlike inpatient rehab, where patients must remain on-site, IOPs allow individuals to live at home in a familiar environment while receiving structured care. Patients typically attend their chosen clinic three days a week, for a combination of group and individual therapy sessions. These programs generally last between four to twelve weeks.

How Do Intensive Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Addiction Programs Work?

The goal of a drug and alcohol addiction IOP is to provide patients with the support needed to maintain recovery during the first few months of their journey when the risk of relapse is highest. Through guided discussions on triggers and other relapse-related factors, patients can identify key challenges and develop effective coping strategies. These evidence-based methods aim to help individuals break the mental cycles of addiction, equipping them with the skills needed to achieve long-term recovery.

What’s the Difference Between Individual and Group Therapy?

Individual therapy is one-on-one therapy between a patient and counselor, where group therapy involves multiple participants guided by a counselor to allow patients to see different perspectives of others struggling with similar challenges.

At Symetria Recovery^®, our intensive outpatient program provides both group and individual therapy, allowing patients to take advantage of unlimited one-on-one therapy as part of their recovery program. This balanced approach offers personal guidance while fostering shared support and understanding in a group setting.

Group Therapy

Our group therapy sessions are offered in the mornings and evenings to accommodate work schedules, along with virtual options for greater flexibility. IOP groups involve 12 people or less to ensure everyone gets a chance to speak, to be heard, and to be understood.

1:1 Therapy

Meet one-on-one with your counselor for a private session (as often as you want) to discuss matters that may be too difficult to talk about in a group setting. Our counselors will discuss what led to relapses in the past, coping strategies, and other tools or techniques that might be helpful along the recovery journey.

The Symetria Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

What Is an Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program?

How Do Intensive Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Addiction Programs Work?

What’s the Difference Between Individual and Group Therapy?

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