intensive outpatient therapy

Structured clinical care, built into the rhythm of real life

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What is IOP?

Choice House IOP is not a standalone program — it’s the clinical backbone of Phase II. Every man living on our transitional living campus attends group, and every man in group lives on campus. That’s intentional. The clinical and the communal reinforce each other, and the result is a level of accountability and cohesion you don’t find in traditional outpatient settings.

Our IOP runs for the first two months of Phase II, followed by two months of Outpatient Programming as clients begin stepping into greater independence. Throughout, clients meet weekly with their primary therapist for individual sessions scheduled directly between them.

Monday
Monday

Morning

Monday morning group — process the week ahead

Tuesday
Tuesday

Evening

Music therapy group led by Kiemel Lamb

Thursday
Thursday

Evening

Full group with all clients in IOP and OP together

Weekly
Weekly

Individual Session

Individual session, weekly with your primary therapist. Scheduled around a client’s life.

outpatient therapy team

Where We Meet

Our clinical office is a short walk from the sober living campus. Close enough that getting there is easy, yet far enough to feel like a dedicated clinical space separate from home.

Our outpatient therapy sessions take place on Monday mornings, and Wednesday and Thursday evenings. They are held at our Louisville facility located off South Boulder Road. 

Yes, and that’s by design. Our IOP runs Monday mornings and Tuesday and Thursday evenings, totaling around nine hours per week. For men in Phase II, work or school is not just permitted, it’s required. The schedule is built around it.

Outside of group, clients meet once weekly with their primary therapist for individual sessions. That’s the full clinical commitment. The rest of the week belongs to life: work, school, 12-step meetings, sponsor time, and the community on campus.

This isn’t a program that asks you to put your life on hold. It’s a program designed to run alongside the life you’re building.

• Week 1: Surrender, Abstinence vs. Recovery

• Week 2: Self-Actualization, Open-Mindedness, Faith

• Week 3: Spirituality, Decision-Making, Recovery Principles

• Week 4: Shame, Vulnerability, Willingness

• Week 5: Connection, Mentor, Sponsor, Trauma, Coping Skill Construction

• Week 6: Acceptance, Self-Efficacy, Emotional States

• Week 7: Humbleness, Humility, Communication

• Week 8: Amends, 3 Columns, Accountability

• Week 9: Accountability, Plan, Awareness, Self-Efficacy, Selflessness

• Week 10: Steps 1-2-3, Action, Protection, Big Book

• Week 11: Steps 4-5-6, Action, Protection, Relapse Prevention, Preservation

• Week 12: Steps 7-8-9, Action, Protection, Preservation, Service, Aftercare Plan, Departure

What sets Choice House IOP apart isn’t the schedule, it’s the room. Every man in group lives on the same campus. They’re not strangers who show up three times a week and go back to separate lives. They’re housemates, peers, and accountability partners who see each other every day. That continuity changes what’s possible in a clinical setting.

Our groups are led by masters and PhD-level clinicians, many of whom are in long-term recovery themselves. The work goes beyond psychoeducation, we’re aiming to address the trauma, attachment wounds, and patterns that drive addictive behavior, using an approach that’s experiential as much as it is clinical.

If you’re wondering whether this is the right fit, call us. We’ll tell you honestly.