Intensive Outpatient Programs
Short-term, intensive therapeutic and psychiatric treatment in order to achieve safety, stability, and greater engagement in life.
Overview
Are you wondering if our All Online Intensive Outpatient Program is right for you?
Perhaps you are experiencing intense anxiety?
Has your loved one shared concerns about your severe depression?
Maybe your therapist is recommending that you get more care?
Could you use support to cope better at home and reduce emergency room visits?
If any of those statements are true for you, you may be a good fit for our Intensive Outpatient Program, where we strive to help people reduce their symptoms and get back to being fully engaged in their lives.
What is IOP
What is an IOP Program?
IOP stands for Intensive Outpatient Program. IOP is intensive, because it involves 10 hours minimum of therapeutic support weekly. IOP is outpatient, meaning patients attend group and individual therapy sessions and go home each day, rather than temporarily living at our facility. Patients are in IOP for approximately 8-12 weeks.
IOP is appropriate for people who need a step-down in level of care, following hospitalization or residential treatment. IOP is also appropriate for people who need a higher level of support than is provided in weekly or twice weekly outpatient therapy. Our IOP was created specifically for adults who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health symptoms and moderate to severe impairment in their day-to-day lives. Most people continue to work and/or attend school while in IOP.
IOP is structured, therapeutic programming that consists of group therapy, individual therapy, and medication management. In the IOP groups, patients can expect to learn concrete coping skills and build awareness and growth in their interpersonal relationships. In individual therapy, patients work with their clinician to personalize the skills they are learning in IOP groups and address interpersonal conflicts with family, friends, and others.
Because IOP primarily consists of group therapy, patients have the opportunity to receive support from clinicians, as well as fellow group members. Patients often report a sense of belonging, shared understanding, and feeling less alone as a result of attending group therapy IOP sessions. Learning from and supporting each other in IOP has positive effects on every patient’s recovery journey.
Online Adult Intensive Outpatient Program
Adult Intensive Outpatient Program – General Track
Our Adult Intensive Outpatient Program – General Track, is designed for individuals 18+ who are in need of short-term, intensive therapeutic and psychiatric treatment in order to achieve safety, stability, and greater engagement in their life. Congruent with our mission, we believe that honoring the innate wisdom of both patient and practitioner offers the possibility for connection, healing, and growth. Within our therapeutic model, we aim to promote curiosity, empathy, relationships, dialogue & collaboration, wholeness, meaning making, growth of the mind, and importance of the body. In this program, you can expect that your team will meet you with empathy, compassion, integrity, mutual respect, and cultural humility. Group therapy is the primary modality of his program, which allows patients the opportunity to give and receive feedback from others, practice coping skills, build trust, and be in community with others who understand.
Portland Mental Health and Wellness’ IOP Team develops an individualized treatment plan for each patient that includes:
- Group Therapy 3 days a week, for 3 hours a day
- Weekly individual therapy with your individual therapist
- Regular family or relationship therapy is included when relevant
- Care Coordination and Case Management
Overview of Interventions
- Interpersonal Process Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT)
- Creative Expression and Experiential Groups
Time Commitment
IOP requires attendance on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9-12 for up to 12 weeks.
Online Adult LGBTQAI+ Track
LGBTQAI+ Track
Opening March 6th. We understand that it is especially challenging for LGBTQAI+ folks to seek mental health treatment due to the possibility of experiencing further oppression, discrimination, judgment, and non-affirming environments. Yet, due to a variety of circumstances, folks within the LGBTQAI+ community are more likely to experience mental health challenges, compared to their cisgender and heterosexual counterparts. You can expect that the IOP staff have lived experience as part of the LGBTQAI+ community, and/or hold other minority identities. Though the curriculum in this program will match the Adult General Program, the group and individual therapy content and process will be further informed by minority stress theory and intersectionality, with an anti-oppression framework.
Portland Mental Health and Wellness’ IOP Team develops an individualized treatment plan for each patient that includes:
- Group Therapy 3 days a week, for 3 hours a day
- Weekly individual therapy with your individual therapist
- Regular family or relationship therapy is included when relevant
- Care Coordination and Case Management
Overview of Interventions
- Process Based Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Mentalization
- Creative Expression and Experiential Groups
Time Committment
IOP requires attendance on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 1-4 for up to 12 weeks.
Fees & Insurance
Intensive Outpatient Services: $485.00/day
Cancellation & No Show Fee: $250.00
Insurance
Most insurance plans require a prior authorization for coverage of Intensive Outpatient services. We will attempt to secure the authorization for services on your behalf.
Portland Mental Health & Wellness is in network with the following insurances for Intensive Outpatient Programs:
CareOregon – OHP, Kaiser (Referral from Kaiser Required), Providence, Trillium – OHP, PacificSource
Pending:
MODA
Regence BCBS
Request to Enroll
Request to Enroll
For Referring Providers
For Referring Providers
Appropriate Referrals
Age: 18+ (17 year olds will be considered on a case-by-case basis)
Symptoms: moderate to severe, not remitting/improving with outpatient therapy, risk/safety concerns are commonly present but aren’t a requirement
Functional Impairment: moderate to severe
The purpose of IOP is to stabilize a patient, in 8-12 weeks. Our goal is to keep patients out of the hospital and support patients who need a step-down after discharge from inpatient or a visit to the ER for psychiatric reasons.
Inappropriate Referrals
Active eating disorder(s)
-Active eating disorders must be treated by specific eating disorder programs
Active addiction or significant substance abuse
-Active addiction or significant substance abuse must be treated by specific substance programs
Active psychosis
-If a patient’s psychosis impacts their understanding of reality and their ability to engage appropriately in group and benefit from group, their symptoms need to be managed by medication first
FAQs
What is IOP?
IOP stands for Intensive Outpatient Program. IOP is intensive, because it involves 10 hours minimum of therapeutic support weekly. IOP is outpatient, meaning patients attend group and individual therapy sessions and go home each day, rather than temporarily living at our facility. Patients are in IOP for approximately 8-12 weeks.
Is IOP appropriate for me?
IOP is appropriate for people who need a step-down in level of care, following hospitalization or residential treatment. IOP is also appropriate for people who need a higher level of support than is provided in weekly or twice weekly outpatient therapy. Our IOP was created specifically for adults who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health symptoms and moderate to severe impairment in their day-to-day lives. Most people continue to work and/or attend school while in IOP.
When does IOP meet?
IOP meets online on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00am-12:00pm.
What is the structure of IOP?
IOP is structured, therapeutic programming that consists of group therapy, individual therapy, and medication management. In the IOP groups, patients can expect to learn concrete coping skills and build awareness and growth in their interpersonal relationships. In individual therapy, patients work with their clinician to personalize the skills they are learning in IOP groups and address interpersonal conflicts with family, friends, and others.
Why group therapy?
Because IOP primarily consists of group therapy, patients have the opportunity to receive support from clinicians, as well as fellow group members. Patients often report a sense of belonging, shared understanding, and feeling less alone as a result of attending group therapy IOP sessions. Learning from and supporting each other in IOP has positive effects on every patient’s recovery journey.
Why is your IOP virtual instead of in-person?
Our IOP is virtual for the time-being due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is our goal to offer an in-person IOP at some point in 2023.
With what insurance companies is the PMHW IOP in-network?
CareOregon, Providence with more coming soon.
What if you already have a therapist?
Everyone in our IOP will be assigned an individual therapist who they meet with weekly throughout their time in the program. Patients can choose to see an additional therapist outside of the IOP, however, it may not be covered by insurance. You are responsible for contacting your insurance company to clarify your coverage for IOP and outpatient therapy services at the same time.
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Portland Mental Health & Wellness is a collaboration among psychologists, counselors, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and other mental health practitioners to provide counseling, therapy, psychiatric/medication management, and other mental health wellness services in Portland, OR and via telehealth.
