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A FLEXIBLE LEVEL OF CARE
Is Outpatient Treatment the Right Level of Care?
Addiction and mental health treatment exist across a range of care levels. Traditional outpatient therapy may involve one appointment each week, while inpatient or residential treatment provides 24-hour support. An Intensive Outpatient Program, commonly called IOP, falls between those levels. IOP provides more structure and clinical contact than weekly therapy without requiring overnight care. Participants attend organized treatment sessions several days per week and return home after programming. This structure allows you to receive regular support, practice new skills in real-life situations, and discuss challenges with your treatment team as they arise.
WHAT IOP MAY PROVIDE
Multiple weekly sessions
More Structure than traditional Outpatient therapy
Individualized planning
Continue daily responsibilities outside treatment hours
Individualized planning
Recommendations based on a confidential assessment
Continuity of support
Step up, step down or continue care as needs change
How Is IOP Different From Traditional Outpatient Therapy?
Traditional outpatient care generally involves fewer appointments and greater independence between sessions. It may be appropriate for someone whose symptoms are stable or who has already developed a strong foundation in recovery.
IOP provides a higher level of structure through:
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Multiple treatment sessions each week
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Individual and group therapy
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Skill-building and psychoeducation
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Relapse-prevention planning
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Ongoing clinical guidance and accountability
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Support for substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns
This increased frequency can be especially valuable during early recovery, following a return to use, or when weekly therapy alone is not providing enough support.
What Is the Difference Between IOP and PHP?
An Intensive Outpatient Program and a Partial Hospitalization Program both provide structured treatment while allowing participants to return home outside program hours. The primary difference is the amount of time and clinical support involved.
PHP is generally the more intensive option. It often includes treatment for most of the day, five or more days per week. It may be appropriate for someone who needs near-daily clinical support but does not require overnight hospitalization.
IOP typically involves fewer treatment hours and offers greater flexibility. It is designed for people who can remain safe and reasonably stable between sessions but still benefit from consistent, structured care.
Honor Behavioral Health conducts an individualized assessment before recommending a program. The goal is to help you enter the level of care that fits your current needs—not simply place everyone in the same program.
Who Can Benefit From an Intensive Outpatient Program?
IOP may be appropriate if substance use or mental health symptoms are disrupting your life but you do not require 24-hour supervision.
You may benefit from IOP if you:
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Need more support than weekly outpatient therapy
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Are transitioning from residential treatment or PHP
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Want help maintaining sobriety or preventing relapse
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Are experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, or other mental health symptoms
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Have both a substance use disorder and a co-occurring mental health condition
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Need structured care while continuing to work, attend school, or care for family
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Have a stable and supportive living environment
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Are ready to participate consistently in treatment
IOP may serve as a starting point or as a step down from a higher level of care. Your recommended placement will depend on your symptoms, safety, recovery history, support system, and treatment goals.
When Is a Higher Level of Care More Appropriate?
IOP is not the right starting point for everyone. A higher level of care may be safer if you:
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Are experiencing active withdrawal that requires medical supervision
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Are at immediate risk of harming yourself or someone else
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Cannot remain stable or safe between treatment sessions
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Need continuous medical or psychiatric monitoring
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Live in an environment that seriously interferes with recovery
Honor Behavioral Health begins with a clinical assessment to determine the most appropriate next step. If medical detox or another level of care is needed first, our team can help you understand your options and connect you with appropriate resources.
What to Expect From Honor Behavioral Health’s IOP
Your treatment plan is based on your needs, experiences, strengths, and goals. Instead of applying the same plan to every participant, we combine appropriate services to support your progress.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy provides a private setting to address personal concerns that may not be appropriate for a group environment.
Sessions may explore:
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Substance use patterns
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Personal triggers and high-risk situations
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Anxiety, depression, trauma, or grief
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Relationship and family concerns
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Emotional regulation
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Short- and long-term recovery goals
Your therapist will help you better understand the patterns affecting your well-being and develop practical strategies for changing them.
Group Therapy
Group therapy is a central part of many intensive outpatient programs. Therapist-led groups provide opportunities to learn, practice new skills, receive constructive feedback, and connect with people facing similar challenges.
Groups may focus on:
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Understanding addiction and mental health
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Recognizing triggers
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Managing cravings
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Coping with stress
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Improving communication
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Establishing healthy boundaries
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Rebuilding relationships
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Preventing relapse
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Creating a sustainable recovery routine
The group environment offers accountability and encouragement while helping participants recognize that they do not have to navigate recovery alone.
Relapse-Prevention Planning
Recovery involves more than stopping substance use. It also requires learning how to respond differently to stress, cravings, emotional distress, and high-risk situations.
Relapse-prevention work may help you:
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Identify personal warning signs
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Understand the situations that increase risk
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Develop healthier coping responses
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Create a plan for managing cravings
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Build a reliable support network
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Know what to do when recovery begins to feel unsteady
These strategies are designed to be used in everyday life, not only during treatment sessions.
Skill-Building and Psychoeducation
IOP provides practical education about substance use, mental health, and the recovery process. Participants learn how thoughts, emotions, behaviors, relationships, and environments can influence well-being.
Treatment may include skills for:
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Emotional regulation
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Distress tolerance
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Problem-solving
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Healthy communication
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Managing anxiety and depression
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Building daily structure
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Setting boundaries
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Making recovery-supportive decisions
The goal is to help you leave treatment with tools you can continue using independently.
Support for Co-Occurring Disorders
Substance use and mental health concerns often affect one another. Anxiety, depression, trauma, or PTSD may contribute to substance use, while ongoing substance use can intensify emotional and behavioral health symptoms.
Honor Behavioral Health provides coordinated support for people experiencing substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions. Addressing both concerns can help participants better understand what is driving their symptoms and build a more complete foundation for recovery.
Family Support
Addiction and mental health challenges affect families as well as individuals. When appropriate, family support can help loved ones better understand the recovery process, establish healthier boundaries, improve communication, and learn how to offer support without enabling harmful behavior.
Family involvement is considered according to each participant’s needs, treatment plan, and preferences.
What Does an IOP Schedule Look Like?
IOP commonly involves approximately 9 to 15 hours of treatment each week, divided across several days. The exact schedule and number of hours depend on clinical needs and program recommendations.
A weekly schedule may combine:
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Group therapy sessions
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Individual therapy
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Recovery education
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Skill-building activities
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Relapse-prevention work
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Treatment-plan reviews
Honor Behavioral Health offers structured programming designed to support participants who also have work, school, or family responsibilities. Contact our team for current program times and scheduling options.
How Long Does IOP Last?
There is no single treatment timeline that is right for everyone. Many intensive outpatient programs last several weeks to a few months, but actual participation should be guided by clinical progress rather than an arbitrary end date.
Your treatment team may consider:
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Consistency in attendance
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Progress toward treatment goals
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Ability to use coping skills independently
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Stability between sessions
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Strength of your recovery support system
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Readiness to transition to a lower level of care
As you progress, the team can help you prepare for traditional outpatient therapy, aftercare, community support, or another appropriate next step.
Benefits of Intensive Outpatient Treatment
IOP can provide a practical balance between structured care and everyday independence.
Potential benefits include:
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Receiving frequent clinical support without overnight treatment
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Remaining connected to work, school, and family
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Practicing recovery skills in real-world situations
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Building accountability through consistent participation
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Addressing substance use and mental health together
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Developing healthier coping and communication skills
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Creating a personalized relapse-prevention plan
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Preparing for greater independence in recovery
Because you continue living at home, you can apply what you learn immediately and bring new challenges back to your treatment team for guidance.
Why Choose Honor Behavioral Health for IOP in Boise?
Finding the right program involves more than comparing schedules. The quality, safety, and coordination of care also matter.
Honor Behavioral Health provides compassionate, individualized treatment for adults in Boise and throughout the Treasure Valley.
Individualized Treatment
Every person enters treatment with a different history, support system, and set of goals. Your care plan is developed around your needs and adjusted as you progress.
Integrated Addiction and Mental Health Care
Our team supports people experiencing substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns. This whole-person approach helps address the factors that can contribute to continued symptoms or relapse.
Evidence-Based Services
Treatment incorporates established therapeutic approaches, structured skill development, relapse-prevention work, and clinical guidance designed to support meaningful, lasting change.
A Continuum of Support
Honor Behavioral Health offers multiple levels of care and recovery support, including IOP, PHP, dual diagnosis treatment, aftercare, family support, sober living support, and detox referrals. This continuum helps participants transition between services as their needs change.
Accredited Care in Boise
Honor Behavioral Health is accredited by The Joint Commission, reflecting our commitment to quality, safety, and responsible behavioral health care.
Does Insurance Cover Intensive Outpatient Treatment?
Many health insurance plans include benefits for intensive outpatient substance use and mental health treatment when the service is considered medically necessary. Your coverage and potential out-of-pocket costs depend on your specific plan.
Costs may be affected by:
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Whether Honor Behavioral Health is in network
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Your deductible
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Copays or coinsurance
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Prior-authorization requirements
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The number of treatment hours approved
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Your plan’s behavioral health benefits
Honor Behavioral Health accepts most major insurance plans and can verify your benefits before admission. Our team will help explain the available coverage information so you can make an informed decision about care.
Begin IOP in Boise With Honor Behavioral Health
You do not have to choose between getting support and maintaining your everyday life. Honor Behavioral Health’s Intensive Outpatient Program provides structure, accountability, and compassionate clinical care while allowing you to remain connected to your home and responsibilities.
If you are in Boise or the Treasure Valley and want to know whether IOP is the right next step, contact our team for a confidential conversation. We will listen to what you are experiencing, answer your questions, review your insurance benefits, and help you understand your treatment options.
There is no pressure and no obligation—only clear guidance about the care that may best support you.
CORE PROGRAMS
WHAT WE TREAT
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Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
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Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
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Structured Supportive Housing
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Recovery & Aftercare
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Family Support
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Detox Referral Program
YOUR NEXT STEP
Explore Our Programs
Compare Honor's outpatient and recovery support options.
ADMISSIONS
Getting Started Is Simpler Than You May Expect
Contact Our Team
Call or submit the short contact form. Tell us whether you are seeking help for yourself or someone you care about.
Discuss Your Needs
We’ll ask about current concerns, treatment history, insurance and what you hope to change.
Review Coverage and Options
We can verify available benefits and explain known costs or next steps before treatment begins.
Complete an Assessment
A pre-admission assessment helps determine whether Honor is an appropriate fit and which level of care may be recommended.
Begin Your Plan
If Honor is the right fit, we coordinate next steps. If another provider is more appropriate, we explain that clearly.
INSURANCE
Understand Your Insurance Benefits Before Treatment
Honor Behavioral Health works with many insurance plans. Coverage depends on your policy, medical necessity, network status and the services recommended.
Our admissions team can contact your insurer, review available benefits and help you understand potential next steps. Verification of benefits is not a guarantee of payment or coverage.
OUR TEAM
A Team That Listens Before Making Recommendations
Treatment begins with trust. Honor’s team works to create a calm, respectful environment where clients can speak honestly and participate in decisions about their care.
Clinical Director
Robert Hadley
LCSW, LICSW
Medical Director
Dr. Roland Segal
Medical Doctor
Co-Founder
Danny Diederich
CEO
Peter Gifford
Executive Director
Jahlynna Gossett
BOISE, IDAHO
Behavioral Health Treatment Close to Home
7091 W Emerald Street
Boise, ID 83704
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