Treatment Counseling

Level 1 / Regular counseling

Any treatment under nine hours per week is known as Level 1 treatment, or non-intensive outpatient.

My Level-1 clients typically see me for one-hour individual (or family) sessions, once or twice per week. The frequency goes up or down according to changing clinical need.

This encompasses ASAM levels 1 and 1.5.

Level 2 / Intensive Outpatient

Any treatment consisting of nine hours per week or more is known as Level 2, or intensive outpatient (IOP—some places do 6 hours and still call it IOP). IOP is generally run as a group. It's too time-consuming for one counselor to do alone so I don't offer it. You can find a place that does offer it here.

Other Counseling

Family members of people with addictions sometimes benefit from counseling or education aimed at helping them deal with the secondary effects of addiction.