Intensive Outpatient Programming in Sorrento Valley

There is no waiting list and no fixed intake date. Our curriculum runs on a rolling twelve-week cycle, so you join at whatever point the cycle has reached rather than waiting for a new group to form.

What sets the timing is the admissions process: a confidential consultation, an assessment with a clinician, and verifying your insurance benefits. Your start date is agreed once those are done.

That is what the schedule is built for. Groups run Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., which leaves afternoons clear. People in the program hold down jobs, finish degrees and manage school pickup while they attend.

Whether a morning commitment three days a week fits your particular situation is worth talking through on the first call.

That is decided with your clinician rather than set in advance. The curriculum cycles every twelve weeks, but a twelve-week cycle is not a fixed length of stay — how long you attend depends on your assessment and on how things go once you start.

No more than twelve. Small enough that nobody sits through three hours without speaking unless they choose to, and small enough that the clinician leading the group knows how each person is doing.

We verify your benefits during admissions, before your start date is set, and then walk you through what your plan covers, what it does not, and what your out-of-pocket costs look like. You will know before you begin.

You can start that now through our insurance verification form, or by calling us.

You are entitled to a written Good Faith Estimate of what your care will cost before it begins. We will give you one without your having to ask. See what your care costs for how that works and what to do if a bill ever exceeds it.

No. You can call us directly. Referrals from a therapist, physician or psychiatrist are welcome, and we work with referring providers, but you do not need one to start the conversation.

Some insurance plans require a referral or prior authorization for coverage. That is one of the things we check when we verify your benefits.

Not at the moment. We are running mornings to begin with — Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If a morning schedule does not work for you, say so when you call; it is useful for us to know, and we can talk about whether individual therapy or medication management might fit better in the meantime.

Yes — with one thing worth understanding about groups specifically.

What you tell a clinician is protected, and we treat it that way. A group adds other people to the room, so confidentiality there also rests on the agreements everyone makes at orientation: what is said in the group stays in the group. Those agreements are taken seriously, and we go through exactly what they commit everyone to before your first session, so you are not guessing.

We will tell you. The initial assessment exists partly to establish the right level of care, including whether it is care we provide. People who need round-the-clock supervision, medical detoxification or inpatient treatment need more than any outpatient practice can safely offer, and we would rather say so early and refer you somewhere that fits.

If you are in crisis now, call or text 988, or call 911 if there is an immediate danger to life.

No. We are an adult mental health practice — anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, adjustment disorder, bipolar disorder and life transitions. We do not provide substance use treatment, detox, or eating disorder treatment, and we are not a residential or inpatient program.

One of our adjunctive groups looks at food and the body, because eating and mental health affect one another. It is led by a clinician who specializes in healthy eating and mental health, and it is not treatment for an eating disorder. If that is what you need, we will provide appropriate referrals.