Intensive Outpatient Program

Support for Recovery While You Live at Home

Ashley Addiction Treatment’s Intensive Outpatient Program, or IOP, gives adults meaningful support for substance use and mental health concerns while they continue living at home or in another supportive setting.

IOP offers more structure than traditional outpatient counseling, without requiring an overnight stay. It is a good option for people who need regular support, want help building recovery skills, or are stepping down from residential treatment or Ashley’s Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP).

Many people in IOP continue working, going to school, caring for family, and managing other parts of daily life. Treatment gives you a steady place to focus on recovery while practicing new skills in the real world.

How IOP Can Help

Recovery can feel overwhelming when you are trying to manage cravings, stress, relationships, work, family responsibilities, or mental health symptoms all at once. IOP gives you regular time, tools, and support to work through those challenges.

In IOP, you can:

• Connect with counselors and others who understand what you are going through
• Learn ways to handle cravings, triggers, stress, and difficult emotions
• Build a daily routine that supports recovery
• Talk through challenges in a safe, respectful setting
• Improve communication, boundaries, and relationships
• Make a plan for handling setbacks before they become a crisis
• Get help connecting with medical care, mental health care, community resources, and recovery supports
• Continue building on the progress you made in residential treatment or PHP

You do not have to have everything figured out before coming to IOP. Our team will work with you to understand what is happening in your life, what support you need, and what your goals are.

What Happens In IOP?

IOP includes regular group counseling and other services based on your needs and treatment plan. Groups offer a chance to learn from counselors, share with others, and practice skills that can help you move forward in recovery.

Your care may include:

• Group counseling
• Individual counseling
• Help creating and updating your treatment plan
• Recovery planning and support for preventing a return to use
• Support for mental health concerns that may affect recovery
• Family support or family therapy, when it is helpful and appropriate
• Case management and help connecting with community resources
• Overdose-prevention education and naloxone training
• Medications for Substance Use Disorder, including help connecting with qualified medical providers when medication may support your recovery

Services are based on your individual needs. Your counselor will work with you to build a plan that makes sense for you.

Our Approach To Treatment

Ashley’s IOP uses proven, practical approaches that help people better understand substance use and build skills for recovery.

Matrix Model

The Matrix Model helps people understand how substance use affects thoughts, feelings, behavior, and relationships. It offers practical tools for managing triggers, preventing return to use, building a healthy routine, and finding support.

It also includes education, group discussions, individual support, and family involvement when appropriate. The Matrix Model is widely used in intensive outpatient treatment and includes recovery, relapse-prevention, social-support, and family-education components.

Living in Balance

Living in Balance helps people look at the different parts of life that can affect recovery. Topics may include stress, emotional health, relationships, communication, work, physical health, legal concerns, and building a life that supports recovery.

The goal is not just to stop use of substances, but also to help you make practical changes that support the life you want.

Is IOP Right For You?

IOP may be helpful if you need more support than occasional counseling but do not need to stay overnight in a treatment setting.

It may be a good fit if you:

• Want regular support while living at home
• Need help managing cravings, stress, or difficult emotions
• Are returning to daily life after residential treatment or PHP
• Want to build stronger recovery skills and support systems
• Need a structured routine to stay focused on recovery
• Are ready to work with a treatment team and participate in groups

The first step is an assessment. Ashley’s team will talk with you about what is going on, what you need, and which level of care may be most helpful. Your recommendation may change over time, and that is okay. Treatment should change as your needs change.