{"id":14099,"date":"2024-05-14T15:21:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T19:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/?page_id=14099"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:54:50","slug":"intensive-outpatient-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/specialty-care\/child-adolescent\/outpatient\/intensive-outpatient-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Intensive Outpatient Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2024\/07\/Group-of-young-adults_VIOP.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"3810\" height=\"1583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2024\/07\/Group-of-young-adults_VIOP.png 3810w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2024\/07\/Group-of-young-adults_VIOP-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2024\/07\/Group-of-young-adults_VIOP-1024x425.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2024\/07\/Group-of-young-adults_VIOP-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2024\/07\/Group-of-young-adults_VIOP-1536x638.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2024\/07\/Group-of-young-adults_VIOP-2048x851.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2024\/07\/Group-of-young-adults_VIOP-600x249.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3810px) 100vw, 3810px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>We are very grateful our son\u2019s ability to participate in the program. He gained a better understanding of himself and was given valuable tools that will help him manage day-to-day.\u201d\u202f<\/em><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&#8211; Parents of a recent program graduate<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Virtual Intensive Outpatient Therapy (vIOP) provides psychological services adolescents ages 13-17 and young adults ages 18-30 with general depression\/anxiety who need a level of treatment less complex than hospitalization but more intense than traditional outpatient therapy. In vIOP, patients will meet virtually for six weeks with a team of clinicians and a psychiatrist. During that period, they will meet three times a week for three hours. Key benefits of vIOP include<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vIOP is virtual, so patients are able to receive therapy\u202fat home while maintaining a work or school schedule.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Treatments follow a schedule and routine, so patients know what to expect.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Patients can practice skills at home that they are learning in treatment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since\u202fpatients live at home, they are encouraged to strengthen their\u202fnetwork of friends\u202fand family members\u202fwho will support them as they recover.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ask your doctor if Intensive Outpatient Therapy is appropriate for you. All participants should be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2024\/07\/Intensive-Outpatient-Therapy-flyer-8.25.pdf\">referred<\/a> by their community providers. Reach out to Program Director, Helga LeMaster with questions at <a href=\"mailto:helga_lemaster@med.unc.edu\">helga_lemaster@med.unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/patient-care\/child-adolescent\/outpatient\/intensive-outpatient-therapy\/iop-clinician-referral\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-stethoscope\" ><\/i> Clinicians<\/a>\u00a0 <a class=\"btn btn-success btn-lg  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/patient-care\/child-adolescent\/outpatient\/intensive-outpatient-therapy\/iop-program-details\/\"><i class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-heart\" ><\/i> Families<\/a>\n<a class=\"btn btn-link btn-lg btn-light  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\" https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2025\/12\/IOP-annual-report-FY-24-25.pdf\">vIOP Annual Report 2025<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15223 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2024\/09\/CARF_GoldSeal_108px-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"108\" height=\"108\" \/>The Virtual Intensive Outpatient Therapy program is accredited by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carf.org\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)<\/a>, an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services, including behavioral medicine. vIOP has passed an in-depth review and meets rigorous CARF internationally-recognized guidelines for service and quality, and is focused on delivering the most favorable results for the clients we serves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are very grateful our son\u2019s ability to participate in the program. 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