Why Individualized Intensive?

Many hospital systems offer IOP programs that are group based and the interventions are general instead of targeted. This means that you are amongst peers who may have very different goals. Conversely, our approach allows for intensive treatment across all our programming (DBT, ERP, Eating Disorders) and is based on the needs of the specific client and family.

Clients who meet criteria to participate in our intensive programming are often in acute distress related to OCD, anxiety, or emotional dysregulation. Many have left their jobs or academic setting to focus on treatment in hopes of returning as soon as their symptoms are manageable.

Treatment Timeline

1. Phone consultation with Intake Coordinator

   • Goals are to assess level of care recommendations and introduce programming. The Intake Coordinator can also discuss lodging and transportation recommendations.

   2. Initial intake and pre-commitment with individual Provider (4-6 weeks of once weekly individual 45-minute sessions)

   • Psychoeducation (including family members)- typically patient pause treatment with outside treatment providers

   • Psychological assessment

   • Structuring the environment

   • Learning non-avoidant coping

   • Treatment planning and case formulation

   • Development of exposure hierarchy

   3. Intensive Week (9-2pm Tuesday-Monday)

   • Review assigned homework exposures

   • Exposure and skills development protocols

   • Assign homework for the evening

   4. Follow ups

   • 45-minute sessions focused on relapse prevention

   • Typically once weekly for 6 months following the intensive week