What Is a Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program at Embark?
Our insurance-reimbursed virtual intensive outpatient program connects you to a managed care coordination team through our secure patient portal. This is a convenient way for your adolescent, teen, and family to receive our high-quality care when attending in person is not an option or a virtual setting is preferred. Our online IOP provides individual and group therapy for young people as well as family therapy sessions to help meet your family’s needs.
What Is a Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program at Embark?
Our insurance-reimbursed virtual intensive outpatient program connects you to a managed care coordination team through our secure patient portal. This is a convenient way for your adolescent, teen, and family to receive our high-quality care when attending in person is not an option or a virtual setting is preferred. Our online IOP provides individual and group therapy for young people as well as family therapy sessions to help meet your family’s needs.
What Is a Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program at Embark?
Our insurance-reimbursed virtual intensive outpatient program connects you to a managed care coordination team through our secure patient portal. This is a convenient way for your adolescent, teen, and family to receive our high-quality care when attending in person is not an option or a virtual setting is preferred. Our online IOP provides individual and group therapy for young people as well as family therapy sessions to help meet your family’s needs.
What Are the Benefits of a Virtual IOP?
Flexibility
A virtual IOP gives adolescents, teens, and young adults the flexibility to connect with a therapist from home to overcome behavioral health challenges like OCD, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance use.
Industry-Leading Therapists
Embark’s industry-leading online therapists offer virtual IOP treatment to adolescents, teens, and young adults in select states.
Measurable Results
Our therapists provide measurable information that shows how far young people have progressed in our virtual intensive outpatient program.
Convenience
Our secure patient portal lets your family easily access premium therapy from wherever you need us.
Accessibility
We aim to meet you where you’re at and that may be in a location that doesn’t have viable in-person treatment options. We can also serve as an option for those who prefer to be at home or are waiting to get into an in-person program. We’re here to help you navigate getting the quality care you need.
Attendance Reminders
Our patient portal will send you reminders so your adolescent, teen, or young adult will never miss a session. In addition, the convenience of accessing therapy from wherever you are has been shown to increase attendance rates, which helps drive better outcomes.
A Unique Approach to Creating a Therapeutic Relationship
Embark’s virtual IOP is guided by the CASA Developmental Framework, a unique developmental framework our therapists and specialists use to help adolescents and teens struggling with issues like OCD, bipolar disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). CASA stands for commitment, acceptance, security, and attunement (also known as empathy in action).
Simple Sign-Up Process
To sign up for our virtual IOP, click the Get Started button. An Embark team member will be ready to assist you.
Types of Online Therapy at Our Virtual IOP
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
Virtual IOP Services
Group Therapy
Individual Therapy
Family Therapy
Experiential Activities
Psychiatry
Medication Management
Online OCD therapy through exposure and response prevention (ERP)
Embark provides comprehensive and effective online treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder through our virtual intensive outpatient program. With the convenience and accessibility of our online platform, adolescents, teenagers, and young adults struggling with this condition can now access evidence-based ERP therapy from the comfort of their own homes. Our program is led by highly trained ERP therapists who understand the intricacies of this challenging disorder.
ERP is a highly effective approach for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder. Our online format allows individuals to virtually engage in exposure exercises under the guidance of skilled therapists who tailor treatment to each person's specific needs. Our team provides additional resources to reinforce the principles learned.
Through secure video conferencing and virtual tools, our online program ensures privacy and confidentiality while providing effective OCD treatment. Our therapists will provide the care young people need to overcome their symptoms and improve their overall quality of life.
With the support of their dedicated ERP therapist in a safe and supportive environment, adolescents, teenagers, and young adults can gradually confront their fears, resist engaging in their compulsive behaviors, and regain control over their lives.
Virtual IOP Treatment Locations
At this time, Embark offers insurance-reimbursed virtual IOPs to residents in:
- Georgia.
- Maryland.
- Colorado.
- Texas.
- Virginia.
- Arizona.
- California.
- Pennsylvania.
- Missouri.
- Washington, D.C.
More locations coming soon!
Our Virtual Therapists and IOP Team
Candice Henslee, LPC-MHSP
Enrollment Director
Alysa Romano, LPC, MED, RYT
Clinical Director
Tiffany King
Tiffany King is the VP of Embark’s Virtual Division and has been with Embark since 2020, holding positions within leadership, finance, and strategy. Tiffany has an undergraduate degree from UC San Diego and a Master of Business Administration from San Diego State University. She has spent much of her career prior to Embark Behavioral Health within the start-up world, including helping lead Twitter into a public company. She believes in the power of technology to connect people and to serve a greater purpose of accessibility and convenience for adolescents and young adults that need behavioral health services.
Tiffany oversees the Virtual Division which includes Individual and Family Counseling, Parent Coaching, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Care Coordination, and Psychiatry. She is a core value award recipient and member of the Senior Support Team. When offline, she enjoys spending time with her husband and trying to keep up with their two young boys.
Tiffany King
VP of Virtual
Tiffany King is the VP of Embark’s Virtual Division and...
How a Virtual IOP Works
During online IOP treatment, your adolescent, teen, or young adult will spend three hours per day, four days per week in a variety of interactive group therapy sessions. They’ll also have weekly individual sessions and online family therapy once every other week with our therapists and specialists to overcome issues they’re facing. We’ll make the experience as engaging as possible, with your adolescent, teen, or young adult receiving supplies for experiential activities throughout the 12-week curriculum. At the end of the program, we’ll work closely with you on discharge planning and next steps.
Virtual IOP Enrollment
You’ll connect with an intake clinician and coordinator to get familiar with the program and complete your intake paperwork.
Young people will take a mental health assessment and psychiatric evaluation.
You’ll log into the patient portal to access program information and see the IOP schedule.
A therapist will reach out to discuss a treatment plan and goals for young people.
Virtual IOP FAQ
During online family therapy sessions in a virtual IOP, our therapists and specialists will give your family insights on how to communicate effectively and address conflict caused by issues like OCD. You’ll also receive tools and resources that can help your family through its healing journey.
During an online IOP program, a psychiatrist can prescribe medications to help treat your adolescent or teen. They can also adjust dosages if needed. As your adolescent, teen, or young adult step down from IOP, we’ll ensure you have the continued psychiatry and medication management support needed.
At one of our online group therapy sessions within our virtual IOP, your adolescent, teen, or young adult will meet with peers to address mental health challenges like OCD with the guidance of a therapist. Core skills taught in our online therapy sessions include mindfulness, emotion management, and distress tolerance. These skills will help change negative thinking patterns and promote positive behavioral changes.
Our virtual IOP can be very effective for:
- Individuals who would benefit from a virtual IOP in the convenience of their home.
- Adolescents, teens, and young adults who are stepping down from a higher level of care, such as an inpatient hospitalization, or up from a lower level of care, such as weekly individual therapy.
- Families who feel they could benefit from online family therapy.
- Adolescents, teens, and young adults who may feel more comfortable addressing challenges like OCD through therapies such as ERP in a flexible online environment.
- Those in boarding school or college who need flexibility in scheduling.
Our virtual intensive outpatient programs for those struggling with mental health and substance use issues are insurance reimbursed.
Online treatment has emerged as a viable option for treating mental health challenges, including OCD. Numerous studies conducted in the past five years provide evidence supporting its effectiveness.
One notable study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research examined the outcomes of online therapy for OCD. Study participants experienced significant reductions in obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms and improvements in overall functioning. The study suggests that online therapy using ERP techniques can effectively treat OCD, providing promising results for individuals seeking accessible and convenient treatment options.
A virtual IOP can be a great option for adolescents, teens, young adults, or families who can benefit from the flexibility and accessibility of virtual treatment while staying at home and maintaining their daily schedule. For those who need more in-depth 24-hour care, residential treatment, outdoor therapy, transitional living, or an inpatient hospitalization may provide a more appropriate level of care.
Virtual experiential therapy is a form of activity-based therapy that brings awareness to young people’s experiences, feelings, inner thoughts, interactions, and needs. Examples of these interactive activities include:
- Painting and creative arts.
- Sculpting.
- Yoga and mindfulness.
- Music therapy.
Reviews
This program has absolutely changed my life. Being a former client of the VIOP program I would recommend this treatment to anyone who is struggling. Embark is the most welcoming and helpful program I have ever been a part of. They make sure the client's voice is heard, along with the views of Parents/Guardians. I have learned countless DBT skills and have created long lasting relationships with my peers. I owe a huge thanks to the team at Embark for helping me create the life I deserve to live.
Our 15 year old daughter completed the VIOP in the Spring of 2023. We live in a rural area and do not have access to a IOP within driving distance. We can't say enough positive things about our experience with Embark. We found the program to be very well run with highly skilled professionals. The program has been developed especially for a virtual platform. The client participation requirements, individual therapy, medication management, and engagement with the entire family really set this program apart from other DBT options we explored in the past.
Awesome program! As a former client, I have grown a tremendous amount since embarking (get it) on my journey with this behavioral health program. The therapists are extremely understanding, flexible, and attentive and truly make an effort to create personalized plans for you. Everyone is super welcoming and it really has a family feel to it. If you want to meet people that will positively transform your life and help you develop into the best version of you I highly recommend it!!
Interested In Our Virtual IOP? Get In Touch !
The best way to figure out if our online IOP program will help your adolescent, teen, or young adult — and your family — overcome issues like OCD, substance use, anxiety, and depression is to talk with one of our mental health specialists. They’ll consider all symptoms and your family’s treatment history and then recommend next steps for your situation.
Read more about our treatment outcomes.