Outpatient Programs

For more information about the Outpatient programs below, including assessment, please call (925) 674-4100.

Outpatient Programs

About Our Programs

We provide services for adults 18 years old and above through our Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). Both programs provide treatment during the day so you can return home at night. Let us help you determine which program would best support you. 

What We Offer

• Adult group therapy and education sessions throughout the day
• Weekly meetings with a Psychiatrist or Nurse Practitioner
• Classes on the benefits of good nutrition, healthy living, exercise, mindfulness and relaxation
• Recovery-focused education on diagnoses, medications, effective communication, problem solving and healthy coping strategies

Who May Benefit

Our programs serve adults:

• Recently hospitalized in an inpatient mental health facility or needing support to help prevent a future hospitalization
• Requiring structured treatment and support beyond that which can be provided by individual therapy alone
• Struggling to cope at school, work and/or home
• Having difficulty managing basic self-care needs and progress towards recovery
• Experiencing moderate to severe depression and/or anxiety symptoms
• Struggling with intrusive or troubling thoughts of self-harm

Our approach to care combines the latest techniques for recovery and improvement including group and individual therapy, written information, discussion, journaling, worksheets, videos, art activities, drama therapy, games, and role playing.

We provide the following:

Daily sessions

• Morning community meeting
• Process Therapy Groups
• Educational Groups
• Individual Counseling

Groups and Skill Building Classes

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Effective Communication Skills
• Mindfulness
• Healthy Boundaries in relationships
• Medication Education
• Self Esteem
• Grief and Loss
• Anger Management
• Dual Diagnosis
• Harm Reduction for alcohol and other drug use
• Expressive Arts Therapy

Adult Outpatient Services are covered by most insurance plans and self-pay finance plans. John Muir Health accepts most major private health insurance.

Adult Partial Hospitalization Program - Concord

The Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) is an intensive day treatment program for adults 18 years and older who need crisis intervention or short-term stabilization. It also helps people make the transition from inpatient care to home or to prevent hospitalization. Patients attend treatment programs during the daytime.

Addiction Medicine Services

A full array of treatment programs for adults dependent on alcohol or drugs. Learn more about our Addiction Medicine Services.

How to Start

Admission to the program begins with a telephone call to our Outpatient Admissions Department with an assessment appointment with one of our clinicians at (925) 674-4265