Intensive Outpatient Program

Houston Psychotherapists is proud to offer the PRISM Center’s renowned Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) – an eight-week comprehensive treatment program designed for adults* who are experiencing considerable distress, anxiety, depression, interpersonal struggles and/or problems in coping and functioning. It offers a structured curriculum that can be an effective alternative to hospitalization or serve as an aftercare treatment following residential treatment.

Our program consists primarily of small group therapy supplemented with individual therapy and family or couples therapy. We use the evidence-based Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) modality as a foundation and overlay that with a variety of treatment modalities, psychoeducation, skills, experiential exercises and recovery concepts. Our end goal is to treat underlying core issues for long-term healing and maximize the client’s learning and practice of invaluable life skills.

Our program includes the following skills modules:

  • Mindfulness
  • Basic Emotion Regulation
  • Advanced Emotion Regulation
  • Interpersonal Effectiveness
  • Distress Tolerance
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)


and is structured to meet each client’s unique needs, which may include working closely with clients’ family, psychiatrist and/or private therapist.

(*) An adolescent program is available through our Bellaire location. For more information, visit www.theprismcenter.com. 

Joint Commission Accredited

The PRISM Center has earned the Gold Seal Accreditation by The Joint Commission, having met the highest national standards for safety and quality of care during a voluntary, unannounced and thorough on-site review. The Gold Seal is an internationally recognized symbol of quality that accredits and certifies more than 22,000 healthcare programs worldwide, with the goal of improving healthcare by setting the highest standards throughout the world.