Service V · Highest level of care

6-Week Intensive Outpatient Program

Residential-level care without leaving your life. Roughly twenty hours a week, built around your job and family, and extendable up to eighteen weeks when it helps.

An alternative to residential
~20 hrs / week
Partner track available
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the work
An alternative to inpatient

Comparable depth to residential, without leaving your life behind.

Residential depth, real life.

The IOP is the highest level of care at Pathway, built as an alternative to inpatient treatment. What sets it apart is that the schedule is customized to each client, so you can begin intensive recovery work while still meeting your commitments to work and family across the six weeks.

The intensity of inpatient treatment, structured to fit inside a working life.

Over the program you work closely with a primary therapist, move through structured psycho-education, take part in group work, and, where appropriate, bring your partner into their own track of support.

Why the IOP

What this level of care offers.

Residential depth

The intensity of inpatient treatment, structured to fit a working life rather than replace it.

Built around you

A schedule shaped to your real commitments, not a fixed institutional block.

Your partner, supported

An optional partner track with their own therapist, groups, and intensive.

A full handoff

A complete aftercare plan so the transition out is a smooth step down, not a cliff.

Is this you?

When the IOP is the right level of care.

For when weekly sessions are not enough, but stepping away entirely is not an option.

You need more than weekly sessions, but residential care means leaving work and family behind.

Earlier attempts at recovery have not held, and you are ready for real structure.

You want the depth of inpatient treatment without leaving your life.

The program director will help you decide on a free consultation.

What is included

Inside the program.

Psychotherapy sessions

Two weekly sessions with your primary assigned therapist, who serves as lead clinician and point person throughout your program.

Psycho-education

Up to 15 hours weekly working through Patrick Carnes’ Recovery Start Kit, building the daily habits and behavior changes that sustain long-term recovery.

Group therapy

A weekly 90-minute group session to share experiences, gain insight, and learn from peers further down the recovery road.

Weekly progress check

A brief weekly meeting with the program director to keep progress on track and handle any scheduling or administrative needs.

Foundations Intensive

A 4-day recovery intensive (Friday–Monday) in a small group of 3–5, working through a curriculum co-authored by our clinical director.

Aftercare

A full breakdown of aftercare recommendations on completion, creating a smooth transition into the ongoing phase of recovery.

Partner support

Partners may have their own Pathway therapist during the IOP, including individual therapy, partner support groups, and 4-day partner intensives.

what to expect

The shape of six weeks.

01

A consultation with the program director

You will complete an intake, discuss fit, and confirm the IOP is the right level of care for you.

02

A personalized schedule

We build your roughly 20 hours a week around your real commitments to work and family.

03

Structured recovery work

Individual sessions, psycho-education, group, a 4-day Foundations Intensive, and partner support where appropriate.

04

A full aftercare transition

On completion you receive a complete aftercare plan, extendable to 18 weeks when clinically appropriate.

next steps

Reach out to a professional

Reach out to schedule a complimentary consultation. From there you will complete an intake, discuss fit, and build a schedule. Most clients can begin within about two weeks of the call.

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Reach out to a professional. Send a short note and we will get back to you to set up a free, confidential consultation.

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