Specialized IOP Treatment for Teens & Families

Adolescent Mental Health Program

Empowering young Lives

GET HELP FOR YOUR TEEN

Adolescence brings its own emotional, social, academic and family challenges—and effective treatment should reflect them.

Solara’s Adolescent Mental Health Program provides structured, age-specific outpatient treatment for teens who need more support than traditional weekly therapy, without requiring inpatient or residential care. Our dedicated Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program combines evidence-based treatment, individualized care and family involvement in a setting designed around the developmental needs of adolescents.

A PROGRAM BUILT FOR ADOLESCENTS

Solara’s adolescent program is not simply adult treatment offered to younger patients.

Adolescents face distinct challenges—from rapidly changing emotions and identity development to family relationships, friendships, school pressure and social stress. Treatment is structured specifically around these needs, helping teens understand what they’re experiencing, develop practical coping skills and build healthier ways of navigating relationships, emotions and everyday life.

MORE SUPPORT THAN WEEKLY THERAPY. LESS DISRUPTION TO EVERYDAY LIFE.

Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

Solara’s Adolescent IOP provides a higher level of structure and clinical support than conventional outpatient therapy while allowing adolescents to continue living at home and participating in school and family life.

The program brings multiple components of treatment together within one coordinated plan rather than relying solely on an individual therapy appointment each week.

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING

4:00–8:00 PM Schedule

Treatment is scheduled around the school day, allowing adolescents to receive intensive behavioral-health care while remaining connected to school, home and their everyday routines.

Individualized, INTEGRATED TREATMENT

Individual Therapy

One-on-one work gives adolescents dedicated time with a therapist to understand their individual challenges, identify treatment goals, develop coping strategies and work toward meaningful change.

Age-appropriate groups give adolescents an opportunity to develop skills, gain perspective and connect with peers navigating their own mental-health challenges in a structured therapeutic environment.

Family Therapy

Adolescent mental health rarely exists independently of the family system. Family involvement helps improve communication, increase understanding, address patterns of conflict and strengthen the support available to the adolescent at home.

Psychiatric Care & Medication Management

When clinically appropriate, psychiatric evaluation and medication management can be integrated into the adolescent’s overall treatment plan.

EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR ADOLESCENTS

Treatment is individualized rather than built around a single therapeutic method.

Depending upon each adolescent’s clinical needs and treatment plan, Solara’s clinicians may incorporate evidence-based approaches including:

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Practical skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, improving relationships and making healthier choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Helps adolescents recognize relationships among thoughts, feelings and behaviors and develop healthier patterns for responding to difficult situations.

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Helps adolescents develop greater psychological flexibility, relate differently to difficult thoughts and emotions, and take actions consistent with meaningful personal values.

Family-Based Approaches
Treatment can address communication, conflict, attachment and family dynamics while helping parents and family members become more effective sources of support.

Not sure what level of care your teen needs? Our Admissions team can help

WHEN IS ADOLESCENT IOP APPROPRIATE ?

Adolescent IOP may be appropriate when a young person’s symptoms are significantly affecting everyday functioning and weekly outpatient therapy is no longer providing enough structure or support, but 24-hour inpatient or residential treatment is not required.

It can also provide a structured step-down for adolescents transitioning from a higher level of care who still need substantial therapeutic support while returning to everyday life.

MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS WE TREAT

Depression Anxiety Disorders Trauma & PTSD Mood Disorders Emotional Dysregulation Self-Harm Behaviors School & Social Difficulties Co-Occurring Mental Health Concerns

FAMILIES ARE PART OF THE TREATMENT

When an adolescent struggles, parents and families often struggle alongside them. Solara incorporates family involvement into adolescent treatment to help families better understand what their teen is experiencing, improve communication, address conflict and develop healthier patterns of support at home. Parents aren’t expected simply to deliver their child to treatment and wait for something to change. Where clinically appropriate, the family becomes part of the work.

TREATMENT THAT WORKS AROUND SCHOOL

One of the principal advantages of Solara’s Adolescent IOP is the ability to receive meaningful, structured treatment without removing an adolescent from school and everyday family life. After-school programming helps teens maintain their educational routine while receiving a substantially greater level of therapeutic support than traditional once-weekly outpatient care.

A DEDICATED ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNGER PATIENTS

Solara provides adolescent treatment in a dedicated environment designed around younger patients—not simply integrated into an adult treatment setting.

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Admissions Process

FOR PARENTS

You Don’t Have to Determine the Level of Care Yourself

Parents frequently know that something is wrong long before they know what kind of treatment their child needs.

Our Admissions team can discuss what you’re seeing, explain how our adolescent program works, review insurance coverage and help determine whether IOP is an appropriate next step.

If Solara isn’t the appropriate level of care, the assessment can help identify that rather than trying to fit every adolescent into the program

FOR THERAPISTS, PHYSICIANS, SCHOOLS & OTHER REFERRING PROFESSIONALS

A Structured Next Level of Care

Solara’s Adolescent IOP provides a referral option when an adolescent requires greater therapeutic intensity and structure than routine outpatient treatment while not requiring 24-hour inpatient or residential care.

Our team can assist with:
• Clinical assessment
• Level-of-care determination
• Insurance verification
• Admission coordination
• Transition into treatment

insurance and admissions

Getting Started

1. Contact Solara — Speak directly with our Admissions team.
2. Verify Insurance — We’ll review benefits and explain available coverage.
3. Complete an Assessment — We’ll determine whether the Adolescent IOP is clinically appropriate.
4. Begin Treatment — When appropriate, we’ll coordinate admission and help your family understand what to expect.

FAQs

Is Solara’s adolescent program separate from its adult program?

Yes. Solara’s Adolescent IOP is designed specifically around the developmental, emotional, family, social and academic needs of adolescents.

Can my teen remain in school while attending IOP?

Yes. The program is structured around an after-school schedule so adolescents can continue attending school while receiving intensive outpatient treatment.

Are parents involved in treatment?

Family involvement is an important component of adolescent treatment and may include family therapy, education and support based upon the adolescent’s individualized treatment plan.

Does insurance cover adolescent IOP?

Coverage varies by plan. Solara’s Admissions team can verify benefits and explain coverage before treatment begins.

How do I know whether my teen needs IOP?

Contact Admissions for an assessment. IOP is generally intended for adolescents who need more structure and support than conventional outpatient therapy but do not require 24-hour inpatient or residential treatment.

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