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Key Benefits

  • The program is virtual, so patients are able to receive therapy at home while maintaining a work or school schedule.
  • Treatments follow a schedule and routine, so patients know what to expect.
  • Patients can practice skills at home that they are learning in treatment.
  • Since patients live at home, they are encouraged to strengthen their network of friends and family members who will support them as they recover. 

Treatment Modalities

  • Virtual therapeutic services 
  • Length of Services: 6wks  -  3days  -  3hours
  • Interventions: Group therapy, individual and/or family therapy and medication management.
  • Modalities: CBT, DBT, and ACT

What to Expect

  • Psychoeducation: topics covered include psychiatric medications, psychiatric diagnoses, building social supports, preventing relapse of symptoms and how to build resiliency, to name a few.
  • Skills Building: includes distress tolerance, behavior activation, emotional regulation, mindfulness, self-compassion, grounding and others
  • Processing: focus is on group dynamics and the shared experience

Schedule

  • The young adult group meets from 9a-12p on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays. 
  • The adolescent group meets from 2p-5p on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays

Week 1:  Snapshot: focus on understanding how they view themselves (thoughts, core beliefs, and values)

Week 2:  True or False: focus on who the environment impacts the way they think and perceive the world (mindfulness, grounding, cognitions)

Week 3: My People: focus on interpersonal effectiveness and communication skills (GIVE, FAST, DEAR MAN, style of communication)

Week 4: The Elephant in the Room: focus on emotional regulation (self efficacy and resiliency. Window of tolerance)

Week 5: Rollercoaster: overcoming life changing experiences (acceptance, behavioral activation, crisis survival, and distress tolerance)

Week 6: Tool Box (Adol) or Adulting (YA): focus on routines, problem solving, self-care, goal setting and myths of happiness

Insurance

  • We accept NCBCBS, SHP and other commercial plans as long as the service is covered.
  • Financial Assistance is available for those who are uninsured and unable to pay for the service. 
  • Self-pay is also an option.
  • To make a referral in Epic, select “AMB REFERRAL TO PSYCH” and “ PSYCHIATRY IOP CHAPEL HILL” as the location. 
  • Referrals can be faxed to (919-957-6613)

 

VIOP team