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Recovery Intensive Outpatient Program

Looking for help learning to live, work or pursue your goals without engaging in problematic substance use? Menninger's Recovery Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for adults and their family members can play an effective role in such a transition.

Our eight-week Recovery IOP integrates services for substance use, addictions and co-existing mental health conditions. Participants learn skills and address life’s challenges through individual, group and family therapy.

Who Can Benefit

Menninger’s Recovery Intensive Outpatient Program accepts adults, ages 18 and older, who are seeking ongoing support for addiction and mental health recovery but who do not require the structure of a residential setting.

Recovery IOP also serves as an excellent step-down service for those discharging from addiction treatment at another facility or from a Menninger program.

What's Included in Recovery IOP

Clients gain insights and support from a variety of interventions throughout their time in the program.

These include:

Bi-weekly meetings with a board-certified addiction psychiatrist for medication management
Psychotherapy groups give clients the chance to discuss current struggles and successes; they meet three times per week
Psychoeducational skills groups use evidence-based therapies like acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills to address shame resilience and self-compassion; they meet three times per week
Relationship group uses psychoeducation and psychotherapy to help clients improve romantic, familial and interpersonal relationships; it meets once per week
Weekly individual therapy (option for virtual)
Weekly family therapy (option for virtual)
Ongoing drug and alcohol testing for sobriety management

Check out a sample schedule of Recovery IOP and learn more about the cost on our Program Costs page.

The program takes place during the afternoons on our main campus.

Additional Recovery Services

Recovery IOP clients may find their road to recovery is enhanced with these additional recovery services offered by Menninger:

Recovery IOP + Navigator - Navigator is a case-management service that helps clients maintain their recovery from alcohol, drugs and related mental health disorders. It's available to those who need extra support during their eight weeks in Recovery IOP or after they complete the IOP.
Living Healthier Together is a free alumni program for any adult who has been in treatment at Menninger. Alumni may participate in our weekly virtual All-Recovery Support groups and private Facebook page. The program offers alumni ongoing encouragement, comfort and connections with others who speak a similar language of recovery.