IOP Albuquerque

Getting the Help You Need in Intensive Outpatient

Are you dealing with mental health issues but don’t want the restrictive nature of a residential treatment center or an inpatient stay? An intensive outpatient program (IOP) might be the right fit to help you tackle your drug or alcohol addiction.

According to research, an IOP is just as effective as inpatient treatment at helping people face their mental health struggles. What can you expect from an IOP Albuquerque with Icarus?

When you feel ready to face your substance abuse with our help, here is what you need to know about intensive outpatient programs at Icarus Behavioral Health!

What are the Benefits of Intensive Outpatient Programs?

Many people think that inpatient is the gold standard for addiction treatment, but this isn’t always true. Behavioral health IOP can be just as effective and many facilities offer both. In fact, 46 percent of facilities that offer inpatient also have a partial hospitalization program or an intensive outpatient program, including Icarus Behavioral Health.

Here are a few of the benefits of enrolling in IOP to get support for your struggle.

Continued Medication Management

One of the benefits of being in IOP as opposed to just traditional outpatient services is that you can continue with the medication-assisted treatment that helps you stay sober. We can assist you in continuing to manage your prescriptions and further yourself on the path to healing. For many of our patients, we know that this is key to their long-term success.

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, MAT makes it more likely that patients will both survive and remain in their therapy programs.

Additionally, IOP allows us to help you with medication management for underlying conditions that may co-occur with your substance abuse. This lets our team of skilled clinicians help you address uncomfortable diagnoses like depression, anxiety, and more via our medication management piece of treatment.

Individual Therapy for Personalized Help

Individual therapy is an important component of any treatment center offering. It allows you to take a deep dive into your own psyche and makes it more likely that you will have the skills and tools you need for long-term success and sobriety.

We can take you through specific frameworks such as dialectical behavior therapy or cognitive behavioral health. These are core parts of our IOP systems that equip clients with the tools needed to manage emotions. These tools also assist with cravings for their substance of choice.

At Icarus, our treatment center makes it possible that you will continue with your addiction treatment, mental health treatment, or dual diagnosis.

Group Therapy: Connecting with Your Recovery

In addition to individual therapy, it is also important that you stay involved in group therapy in our IOP program. This gives you an opportunity to hear from others who are in a similar place to you. It gives you a safe space to explore your own psyche while receiving helpful feedback from a group administrator and a selection of your peers.

Whether you are here for substance abuse or mental health issues, group therapy is an essential piece of the treatment puzzle. You learn important coping skills and gain social support that you may not have in any other area of your life.

At Icarus Behavioral Health, you may find groups that are tailored specifically to your needs. Whether that is related to substance abuse or mental health, groups help. Our intensive outpatient treatment helps you to clearly identify where you are and where you would like to be.

Stay Connected with Sober Support Systems

When you enter an inpatient treatment center, it can feel restrictive. Clients can only interact with their support systems during designated visiting hours or therapy sessions. A phone call home simply isn’t the same as being able to interact with your loved ones on a regular basis.

IOP makes this type of connection possible while still receiving the clinical help you need to maintain your mental health and sobriety. Some research studies show proof that those who have the support of family when entering treatment have decreased drug, family, and psychological issues three months after starting treatment.

Because intensive outpatient treatment allows you to go home at the end of your day, you can remain connected to loved ones. It offers more freedom and flexibility while you still get the professional support you need to improve your condition. Among our current offerings for IOP, we have a traditional substance abuse track, as well as the following offerings:

• PTSD and trauma IOP programs
• IOP for clients with clinical depression

Opportunities to Practice What You Learn

Perhaps one of the best benefits of enrolling in an IOP program instead of an inpatient treatment is that you will have more opportunities to put what you learn into practice. Every day, you will learn new coping skills and ways to handle the struggles that life throws at you. Returning home at the end of your IOP day allows you to face the challenges of your everyday life, whether that means temptation to use or something else entirely.

Instead of being sheltered in an environment that makes it less likely that you will face these triggers, you are immersed in the real world. You get the opportunity to practice your new skills while retaining the support of a team of clinicians who can help you to refine your responses and better manage your condition.

More Privacy in IOP Treatment

Do you struggle with letting other people in on the intimate details of your personal struggle with substance abuse or mental health? When you enroll in an inpatient program, you are with a cohort of individuals and everyone likely knows what you are there for, where you are struggling, and all of the intimate details that brought you to the hospital or treatment center.

IOP gives you a chance for some increased privacy. While you will still be sharing some of your struggles in group therapy, you can hold some things back and reserve them for your individual therapy sessions, if desired.

Not to mention, you also have a bit more flexibility with your employer. Because you won’t be living in the facility, you have more opportunities to get your work done without having to explain to your supervisors that you need help for a mental health struggle. You can retain some privacy due to the flexibility of our IOP Albuquerque.

Are IOP Programs Covered by Insurance?

While the benefits of intensive outpatient services are undeniable as a form of flexible support, the question of cost is important as well. Fortunately, all insurance carriers are legally obligated to provide pre-existing condition coverage, for those with substance or alcohol use disorders, as well as for other qualifying mental health conditions. In many cases, the cost of IOP using insurance is completely covered by the insurer, with few ‘out-of-pocket’ costs for clients.

For a quick and confidential insurance verification for yourself or a loved one, please reach out to our Admissions team directly by phone.

The Right IOP for Albuquerque and Bernalillo County

There are tons of benefits to IOP ranging from the variety of services offered to lifestyle benefits like social connection, opportunities to put skills into practice, and increased privacy. If this sounds appealing to you, then you need to reach out to a skilled center that can provide the assistance you need to not just live but thrive.

Icarus Behavioral Health’s IOP in Albuquerque can help connect you with the services you need when you need them most. From medication management to group therapy, we have skilled clinicians who can help you make the next right step for your treatment.

Reach out today for a confidential call to learn more about our IOP programs and start recovery in a way that matches your life now!