A mental health intensive outpatient program in Lakewood, Colorado
Our mental health intensive outpatient program in Colorado gives adults more support than weekly therapy: about ten hours a week across three mornings, with psychiatry on the same team. It's an intensive outpatient program near Denver, and you go home every day.
Someone from our team will call you at . If you'd rather talk now, call (720) 807-2066.
What is an intensive outpatient program?
An intensive outpatient program, or IOP, is structured mental health treatment that sits between weekly therapy and 24/7 care. You get several hours of therapy a week, a team that shares one plan, and regular medical follow-up, while you keep living at home and sleeping in your own bed.
As a mental health intensive outpatient program in Colorado, ours runs to about ten hours a week: three group mornings in Lakewood and one individual session with your own therapist. For many people it's the first time treatment has had real structure, and you don't need to have been anywhere else first.
Our mental health IOP in Lakewood, at a glance
Groups meet Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 am to 12 pm, in person at our practice on West 14th Avenue. Your individual session is booked separately each week, and psychiatry appointments are made as needed within program hours. Tuesdays, Fridays and afternoons stay yours. Fitting it around a job? Read how we work with working professionals.
What makes our IOP different
We check in on how you're doing, every week
A short Track 9 check-in each week gives you and your clinician the same score to look at. When it doesn't move, your plan does.
How we measureWe see the person, not the label
No diagnosis is needed to start. If you already have one, we take a fresh look at it rather than assuming it still fits you.
What we treat
Dr. WilliamMD
Alex H.PA
Hannah B.LPCPsychiatry is part of the program
Our medical director, PA and RN are in-house. You keep your current prescriptions, and nothing changes without you.
Therapies in the programOur IOP outcomes, measured every week
Every week, everyone in the program completes Track 9, a short check-in on depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, optimism and symptoms specific to them. You fill it in yourself, and it's scored by an outside outcomes platform, not by your clinician.
What we treat: an IOP for depression and anxiety, and more
Mental health is always the main focus here. The same ten hours a week are shaped around what you're dealing with, and each page explains how.
Therapies in the program
- Group therapyThree mornings a week in groups of 8 to 12, led by licensed clinicians and drawing on CBT, DBT and IFS.Group therapy
- Individual therapyOne private session a week with your own therapist, to work through what the groups bring up.Individual therapy
- Psychiatric careAn evaluation by our medical team and follow-up while you're here, as part of the program, not a referral.Psychiatric care
- Medication managementYou keep what you take. Our prescriber reviews it with you and coordinates with your outside providers.Medication management
- Skills trainingCoping, emotion regulation and interpersonal skills, practiced in the room and used between groups.
- Family support and educationIncluded at no extra cost, so the people at home understand what helps and what to watch for.
Is IOP the right level of care for you?
Let's talk it through together.
A clinician talks it through with you and helps you find the right level of care, whether that's here or somewhere else.
Book a free pre-assessmentThe difference between IOP and weekly therapy is mostly hours and how joined-up your care is: ten hours instead of one, a group you see three times a week, and a medical team on the same plan. For more on the signs, read When is weekly therapy no longer enough?
When another level of mental health care is a better fit
The pre-assessment is where we work out together whether this program is the right next step, so you start somewhere that can really help. We welcome people with psychosis who are connected enough to reality to take part in group; when it's untreated or severe, a higher level of care comes first, and we'll help you find it.
Your IOP team, who'll know you by name
Getting started with our intensive outpatient program near Denver
Lakewood is about 15 minutes west of downtown Denver. Admission is rolling, so there's no fixed start date to wait for, and you can call and begin the process yourself.
Curious what the first appointment involves? Read what happens during a mental health evaluation.
Admissions checks your insurance benefits before you start, at no cost. The plans we accept and how the check works are on our insurance and admissions page.
Getting here three days a week is a real obstacle for some people. Ask admissions about transportation assistance; there's nothing awkward about raising it.
After IOP, you're not on your own
Your next step is planned with your team before your last morning. Most plans include ongoing individual therapy, and your medical care carries on.
Client reviews, in their own words
Colorado Mental Health services was a beacon of hope during one of the darkest times in my life.
This program saved my life and every day gives me the tools and resources to make it a life I want to live.
Start mental health care with a conversation
No diagnosis needed, and no obligation to start.
- Admissions calls you back
- We run your benefits check
- You book your free pre-assessment
Admissions will call you at . If you'd rather talk now, call (720) 807-2066.
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Lakewood, CO 80215
Questions about our mental health intensive outpatient program in Colorado
You'll be talking to the people who work hereNot a call center in another state. If your question isn't here, call and ask.Call (720) 807-2066What is an intensive outpatient program for mental health?
It's structured treatment of about ten hours a week while you live at home. Here that means three group mornings in Lakewood and one individual session, with psychiatry on the same team. It gives you more support than weekly therapy, without a hospital or residential stay.
See the program at a glanceHow many hours a week is it, and when do groups meet?
About ten hours a week. Groups meet Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 am to 12 pm, in person at our Lakewood practice, and you have one individual session each week on top. All groups are in person, so plan on being here for each one.
Find us in LakewoodCan I keep working during IOP?
Many people do, but it depends on your job. Groups meet on weekday mornings, which suits people with flexible hours, part-time schedules or time on leave. Bring your work schedule to the pre-assessment and a clinician will look at it honestly with you before you commit to anything.
Can I work while in a mental health program?How is IOP different from weekly therapy?
You get about ten hours a week instead of one, and a group you see three mornings a week. Psychiatry is on the same team rather than at a separate practice, and a weekly Track 9 check-in shows whether things are moving, so your plan changes when the scores don't.
Is IOP the right level of care?What if I need more support than IOP?
We'll help you find it. If the pre-assessment shows you need support around the clock, our team helps you find the right level of care elsewhere, so you start where you'll get the most help. If substance use becomes the main concern, your care can continue at Red Rock.
When another kind of care fits betterDo I need a diagnosis to start?
You can start without one. The first step is a free pre-assessment with a clinician, and if you already have a diagnosis, our team takes a fresh look at it instead of assuming it still fits. You don't need a referral either, so you can call and start the process yourself.
How getting started worksWill I have to change my medication?
You keep your existing prescriptions when you start. Our prescriber reviews what you take with you and coordinates with your outside psychiatrist or doctor rather than working around them, and nothing changes without a conversation first. Psychiatry is part of the program, so there's no separate referral to arrange.
Read about medication managementIs IOP covered by insurance?
Colorado Access, Cigna, Anthem, BCBS PPO, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, Tricare West and Kaiser Medicaid. Medicare isn't one of the plans we can accept, but admissions can still talk through your options. What you pay depends on your own plan, so admissions checks your benefits before you start, at no cost and with no obligation to go ahead.
Insurance and admissions detailsMore than weekly therapy, starting with one conversation
Start with a free pre-assessment. A clinician talks through what's been happening and whether our program fits. No diagnosis needed, and no obligation to start.