Group Therapy
Clinical groups are the core of PHP. Topics may include relapse prevention, coping and emotional regulation skills, communication, shame and self-image, and the practical work of rebuilding a routine.
Levels of Care
Substance Use Partial Hospitalization Program
The most structured outpatient level of care TrueNorth offers, for adults who need substantial clinical support while continuing to live at home.
The Most Structured Care We Provide on an Outpatient Basis
Partial hospitalization is the highest level of care TrueNorth Behavioral Health offers. It is designed for adults whose alcohol or substance use has reached a point where weekly counseling is no longer providing enough support, but who can participate safely in treatment while continuing to live at home.
Programming is intensive and clinically led, typically running several days per week. Day and evening options may be available. Between program days you go home rather than to a hospital unit, which means the skills you work on in group get tested in the environment where you actually live, work and recover.
How often you attend, how long you stay, and what your plan contains are based on individualized clinical assessment, and they are reviewed as your needs change.
If Withdrawal Management Is Needed First
TrueNorth does not provide detoxification, medically supervised withdrawal management, inpatient hospitalization or residential treatment. We are an outpatient provider.
For some adults, stopping or reducing alcohol or other substances requires medical supervision before outpatient treatment can be safe or effective. If your assessment suggests that may apply to you, our admissions team will help you identify an appropriate level of care first. PHP can be considered again once that step is complete and outpatient treatment is clinically appropriate.
If you are not sure whether this applies to you, say so during your first conversation. It is a common question, and asking it does not put your access to care at risk.
Fit and Appropriateness
Who Substance Use PHP May Be Appropriate For
Admission and level-of-care decisions are based on individualized clinical assessment. PHP may be appropriate for adults who:
- Need more structure than weekly outpatient counseling has been able to provide.
- Are stepping down from inpatient, residential or withdrawal management and still need substantial structure.
- Have returned to substance use after previous treatment and want to understand what happened.
- Are managing substance use alongside depression, anxiety, trauma-related symptoms or another mental health condition.
- Need significant therapeutic support but can participate safely in treatment while living at home.
- Have a home and social environment that can reasonably support outpatient recovery.
TrueNorth serves adults only. If PHP is not the right fit, we will say so, and we will discuss other options wherever we are able to.
Inside the Program
What Programming May Include
Your plan is assembled from your assessment. Not every element below applies to every person, and a plan may change as you progress.
Individual Counseling
Individual sessions give you private time with a member of your treatment team for the work that does not belong in a group room.
Family Involvement
With your consent, and when clinically appropriate, family members may be invited into parts of treatment to learn how to support recovery without taking it over.
Relapse-Prevention Planning
Identifying triggers, high-risk situations and early warning signs, then deciding in advance what you will actually do when they appear.
Psychiatric Evaluation and Medication Management
Psychiatric evaluation and medication management may be offered when clinically indicated, coordinated with the rest of your treatment plan.
Care Coordination
With appropriate authorization, we can coordinate with providers you already have so your care is not happening in disconnected pieces.
Recovery Education
Education about substance use disorders, cravings, sleep, stress and the practical mechanics of early recovery.
Discharge Planning
Planning for what comes after PHP begins early in treatment rather than on your last day.
Integrated Care
When Substance Use and Mental Health Occur Together
Substance use and mental health conditions frequently occur together, and treating one while setting the other aside tends not to hold.
When co-occurring conditions are present, PHP addresses them within the same treatment plan rather than sending you between disconnected systems. Psychiatric symptoms, substance use, relationships, environment and stress are considered together.
Psychiatric evaluation and medication management may be part of that plan when clinically indicated.
Stepping Down to IOP
PHP is a level of care, not a destination.
As symptoms settle and a workable routine takes shape, the clinical team may recommend stepping down to our Substance Use Intensive Outpatient Program. IOP keeps structured group and individual work in place at a lower intensity, with more room for work, study and family responsibilities.
From IOP, many people continue into ongoing outpatient therapy, psychiatric follow-up and community recovery supports. Because discharge planning starts early in PHP, each step down is planned rather than abrupt.
Starting the Conversation
You do not have to decide which level of care you need before you contact us.
A confidential assessment helps determine whether PHP, IOP, traditional outpatient care or a different level of treatment may be appropriate. If another provider is the better fit, we will discuss available options whenever possible.
TrueNorth is designed to serve commercially insured and private-pay patients. Accepted insurance plans will be listed as payer contracts become effective.
Take the Next Step
You Don't Have to Do This Alone.
Our team is here to answer your questions, verify your insurance, and help you get started.
Our Location
Irving, TX
1333 Corporate Drive, Ste. 318, Irving, TX 75038Conveniently serving the greater Dallas–Fort Worth area.