Why Choose Us?
Petoskey Center IOP emphasizes the importance of:
Individualized care and ongoing assessment
Expert-driven treatment
Personalized and well-rounded group programming
What is an Intensive Outpatient Program?
An Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is a structured, higher level of psychiatric care designed for individuals who need more support than traditional weekly therapy can provide, but who do not require the round-the-clock supervision of inpatient hospitalization. IOP fills a critical gap in the mental health treatment continuum, offering a focused and immersive therapeutic experience while allowing patients to continue living at home and maintaining their daily responsibilities.
At Petoskey Center, our IOP is specifically designed for adults navigating significant mental health challenges including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma, personality disorders, and major life transitions. Combining group therapy, individual sessions, and a personalized treatment approach, we help patients uncover the root causes of their suffering and develop the skills and insight needed to move forward with purpose and clarity.
Areas of Treatment Focus
Our IOP addresses three core areas of treatment, each designed to work together to support lasting healing and personal growth.
Building Skills and Reducing Symptoms
Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy-informed curriculum, we work with patients to build skills for managing and preventing the worsening of their emotional distress and behavioral dysregulation
Understanding Oneself and Finding a Path Forward
Using Mentalizing, explorations of identity, and psychodynamic concepts, we work with patients to help them understand themselves. With this increased awareness, patients are able to define their goals and figure out where they want their life to be headed.
Exploring Ourselves in our Relationships
Using family systems, psychodynamic concepts, and mentalizing, we work with patients to (1) explore relationship patterns that may contribute to their symptoms and their emotional pain and (2) practice new ways of engaging with others to build trust and form healthier relationships.
What can I expect from IOP treatment at Petoskey Center?
We utilize a structured program schedule which includes 3 specific group sessions each day. These sessions utilize mentalizing, dialectical behavioral therapy, and psychodynamic theory to guide patients’ understanding of themselves. Our curriculum is not a set 6 week protocol. Instead, it is flexible and designed to allow for individualized patient care.
Program Schedule
Group-based meetings
Mondays/Wednesdays 10am-1:20pm
Thursdays 10am to 1:10pm
Individual sessions
Monday – Friday
Scheduled outside of group meeting times
The 6 week IOP experience (1 cycle)
The 6 week IOP experience (1 cycle) is the first step. Patients get a taste of intensive treatment and often feel more motivated to engage effectively in their individual therapy. They often leave with newfound hope and motivation to live their life. During this period, patients learn key skills, come to better understand themselves, and often come away feeling more understood than ever before.
The 12+ week IOP experience (2+ cycles)
The 12+ week IOP experience (2+ cycles) is for patients who, after the initial 6 weeks, feel they would like to continue the learning process. This longer term option gives patients the opportunity to further:
- Learn, practice, and internalize skills for coping with distress, for learning to live the life they want to live, and for improving their relationships
- Gain more understanding about what has been fueling their depression, anxiety, and lack of functioning
- Delineate a plan for their future that is attainable and desirable
The majority of our patients choose to stay beyond 6 weeks
with the typical length of stay being 12-24 weeks
–Former IOP Patient
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Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) can serve as a catalyst for change when change is desperately needed