Intensive Outpatient Program in Boston, MA
Intensive Outpatient Program provides a greater level of care than standard weekly therapy while allowing you to maintain your typical daily routines, such as school and work.
In-person IOP is a structured, three-day-a-week mental health program delivered at Overstory's Boston, MA clinic. Each session blends group therapy, individual therapy, and psychiatric care in a calm, supportive setting. It offers more support than weekly therapy while leaving room to keep up with work, school, and daily life
What is an Intensive Outpatient Program?
An intensive outpatient program (IOP) is a structured level of mental health care for people who need more than weekly therapy, but not the daily intensity of a partial hospitalization program. Overstory's in-person IOP delivers that care at our Boston clinic, where you attend sessions on-site with a consistent care team and a small group of peers.
Most people enter IOP when weekly therapy isn't helping enough, or when stepping down from a PHP or a hospital stay. IOP gives you that added structure and support, plus the routine of getting out of the house and the face-to-face connection of being in the room with your care team and peers.
What Does Our Program Entail?
Our Intensive Outpatient Program delivers structured, evidence-based care for individuals who need ongoing support while staying engaged in daily life. Your treatment includes a comprehensive set of services to guide your recovery.
Group therapy works with small groups of like-minded peers and focuses on education and skills development. Topics might include “How to manage depression” or “Building healthy habits to improve anxiety.” Our curriculum utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) interventions that are evidence-based.
Individual therapy is one-on-one time with your therapist to work jointly on your challenges and potential solutions.
Our psychiatric team prioritizes a holistic approach to mental health, incorporating medication when it would add meaningful value to your care. We work closely with you to prescribe and adjust medications in a personalized manner.
Sometimes it helps to incorporate family and friends in the recovery journey. Our team will work with you to identify your support system and how they can contribute to your healing.
An Overstory team member will work with you to identify areas in your personal life where you need hands-on support, whether that be hobbies, housing, food security, career and job planning, and more. Furthermore, Overstory Health will ensure continuity of care by making necessary referrals post discharge and collaborating with any current or new providers.
Is IOP Right For Me?
Adults over 18 who can attend our Boston, MA clinic in person, three days a week.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis right now, please call or text 988, available 24/7.
If you're not sure where you fit, our intake team can help you decide during your assessment.
What a Typical Day Looks Like
In-person IOP is designed to fit into a real life, not take it over. You attend three days a week for about three hours per session at our Boston clinic, so there's room to keep working, studying, and caring for the people who count on you. Each session blends group therapy, skills practice, and check-ins, and most patients stay in IOP for 8-12 weeks before stepping down to weekly outpatient care. The structure is the medicine: consistent contact, real cohort relationships, and steady progress you can build your week around.
IOP runs three days a week. The schedule below mirrors a typical session. Exact days and times may vary by cohort.
Our IOP Program Can Help You With
IOP at Overstory is built to treat the conditions that benefit from regular, structured clinical support. Our multidisciplinary team delivers evidence-based modalities including CBT, DBT, and ACT.
Many people we treat are managing more than one condition at the same time. Our IOP is designed for that reality, and your treatment plan is built around your whole experience, not a single diagnostic label.
If you don't see your specific condition listed, contact our intake team to learn whether our IOP is a fit.
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Our Boston Facility
Our facility is modern, welcoming, and designed for your healing. Located conveniently in Boston, we provide a calm, supportive environment where you can focus on recovery.
In-Person IOP vs Virtual IOP
Overstory offers IOP in two formats: in person at our Boston, MA location, or fully online via Zoom. The clinical model is the same in both formats, including group therapy, individual therapy, medication management, and family support. The difference is where you attend.
Need more support than IOP can offer? A more intensive option is also available: We offer an in-person PHP (5 days a week at our Boston location) or virtual PHP (also 5 days a week, from home). Our intake team will help you decide during your assessment.
Why Choose Overstory?
How To Get Started
Reach out at 617-202-3530 or fill out our intake form, and we’ll be in touch to walk you through how to get started.
During intake, we’ll check your insurance coverage, give you a cost estimate, and learn more about you to see how we can help.
Meet with a psychiatric provider within seventy-two (72) hours of starting with us.
We’ll start you in a program that best serves your needs and schedule so that you can begin your path to recovery.
Frequently Asked Questions
While both programs offer intensive support, partial hospitalization program brings an increased level of care with more frequent programming and targeted support. We will help you determine which program is the best fit for you based on your needs and schedule.
Group therapy and individual therapy. The types of therapeutic modalities used in individual therapy will vary depending on your unique needs, but may include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Trauma-Informed Care, mindfulness-based therapies, harm reduction, and more.
While we accept clients both by referral and independently, select insurance plans may require you to have a referral. Contact us to learn more about your insurance’s requirements.
