Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for OCD in Los Angeles
An OCD-specialized intensive outpatient program for adults who need more than weekly therapy to push past where they have stalled.
For some adults, weekly individual therapy is not enough — not because the work is wrong, but because OCD has narrowed daily life so significantly that more contact, more structure, and more exposure rehearsal is needed. The Pasadena Clinical Group Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is an OCD-specialized track that offers concentrated, multi-session-per-week treatment delivered as an outpatient pathway.
Who IOP fits
- Adults with severe symptom interference (work, school, sleep, relationships) where weekly individual therapy has plateaued;
- Clients stepping down from a residential or higher level of care who need a structured next step;
- Clients with multiple OCD subtypes overlapping at once, where slow weekly progress is being outpaced by symptom intensity;
- Clients with treatment-resistant OCD looking for a more concentrated dose of ERP.
IOP is not a hospital-level program. We are an outpatient practice and IOP here means roughly 9–12 hours of structured care per week, blending individual ERP, group sessions, and skills work.
What a week looks like
Most clients in IOP attend three to four sessions a week across multiple modalities: individual ERP, structured group therapy, and skills/exposure rehearsal. The exact mix is built around your treatment plan and adjusted as you progress. Length of stay varies, with most clients moving back to standard weekly outpatient care within 8–12 weeks.
What this can help with
- Severe presentations of any OCD subtype
- Step-down care from residential or partial-hospitalization programs
- Multi-subtype OCD where symptoms shift week to week
- Treatment-resistant OCD where weekly outpatient has stalled