Therapies · Individual Therapy · Phoenixville · Philadelphia · Avondale
Every client at our Phoenixville, Center City Philadelphia and Avondale offices gets two individual therapy sessions a week with their own therapist — in PHP, IOP and virtual IOP.
That is the single biggest difference between us and programs where one-on-one time is a monthly check-in squeezed between groups.
Group work is where recovery gets normal. Individual therapy is where the things you will not say in front of eight people get addressed — the affair, the debt, the arrest, the suicidal thought, the relapse you have not told anyone about.
With two sessions a week, a problem that comes up Monday gets worked on Tuesday and reviewed Thursday. In a program with monthly individual sessions, that same problem has four weeks to become a relapse.
You are assigned one therapist and keep them. They know your history, your family, your job and your triggers, which means you never restart the story from the beginning.
Individual therapy is also where your treatment plan is actually driven — what changes, what levels of care come next, and when it is safe to step down.
Clinically reviewed by Andrea Kiotis, MA, LPC, CAADC — Clinical Director.
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Sessions are structured but yours. Your therapist blends CBT, DBT skills, motivational interviewing and trauma-informed work based on what you need that week.
Written goals reviewed and updated with you — not filed away after intake and never mentioned again.
Shame, sexuality, legal problems, money, suicidal thoughts, secrets. The things that never come up in group are usually the things that matter most.
Trigger mapping, thought records, DBT distress tolerance and a relapse prevention plan you write yourself.
Stabilization first, then EMDR or Seeking Safety when you are ready — with the same therapist coordinating it.
Your therapist and our medical director are in the same building, so medication concerns get handled in days, not weeks.
Aftercare, outside providers, recovery housing when it helps, and a written plan for the first month after you finish.
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Start with the support you need now, then step down as recovery becomes more stable.
About 6 hours a day · 5 days a week
Our most structured outpatient level of care, with a full clinical day at our Phoenixville, Philadelphia or Avondale office while you continue living at home.
Explore our PHP program →9–15 hours a week · Day or evening
A flexible in-person schedule for people who need substantial addiction treatment while balancing work, school, family or a step down from PHP.
Explore our IOP program →Secure online care · Statewide access
Clinically appropriate Pennsylvania residents can join structured groups and therapy from home without traveling to one of our three offices.
Explore our statewide virtual IOP →If you have been through treatment before and felt like a number in a room, individual frequency is probably what was missing.
NIDA's principles of effective treatment are explicit that individual counseling is a core component, that plans must be reviewed and modified continually, and that treatment must address the whole person rather than only drug use.[1]
Time in treatment is one of the strongest predictors of outcome — and a therapist you trust is the single largest reason people stay.[1]
Combining individual therapy with structured group care is the design SAMHSA recommends for co-occurring mental health conditions, because the two settings do different jobs.[2]
Our own results reflect it: 53% of clients complete our programs, against a national outpatient average closer to 26%.
Want to know if individual therapy is right for you?
Call (610) 233-4342We track every client from admission to discharge with the BARC-10 recovery capital scale and the PHQ-9 / GAD-7 mental health screens. These are our own program results.
53%
of clients complete our PHP and IOP programs — vs. a national average near 26% for similar outpatient programs.
+9
point average gain on the BARC-10 recovery capital scale from admission to discharge.
-5.95
point average drop in combined PHQ-9 / GAD-7 anxiety and depression scores during treatment.
2215 Kimberton Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460
Serving Phoenixville, Kimberton, Royersford, Collegeville, Spring City, Pottstown, King of Prussia, Norristown, Malvern, Exton, Downingtown and West Chester.
Learn about our Phoenixville office →1026 Winter Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Serving Center City, Chinatown, Washington Square West, Rittenhouse, South Philadelphia, Fishtown, Northern Liberties, University City and the Main Line.
Learn about our Philadelphia office →1284 Gap Newport Pike, Avondale, PA 19311
Serving Avondale, Kennett Square, West Grove, Oxford, Landenberg, Coatesville and the Route 41 corridor of southern Chester County.
Learn about our Avondale office →In person at Phoenixville, Center City Philadelphia and Avondale, and by secure video in our statewide virtual IOP.
individual therapy is one part of a treatment plan built around you. These are the other approaches your therapist may combine with it.
The backbone of our groups and individual sessions — mapping triggers, thoughts and behavior.
Learn more about CBT — Cognitive Behavioral Therapy →Distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal skills for high-intensity emotions.
Learn more about DBT — Dialectical Behavior Therapy →Trauma reprocessing for the memories driving cravings, panic and nightmares.
Learn more about EMDR Therapy →Present-focused group model for PTSD and substance use, treated at the same time.
Learn more about Seeking Safety →Brain-based training for focus, sleep and nervous-system regulation in early recovery.
Learn more about Neurofeedback →Small process groups of five to seven people, so you actually get time to talk.
Learn more about Group Therapy →Insurance accepted
Don't see your plan? Call (610) 233-4342 — we'll check your benefits.
Need detox or inpatient first?
If you need medical detox or a residential stay before outpatient care, call us — we'll help coordinate placement with trusted partners and plan your step-down into our PHP or IOP when you're ready.
Yes — two individual sessions a week is our standard in PHP and IOP, not an upgrade or an add-on charge.
You can request a change. Fit matters more than administrative tidiness, and nobody has to explain why at length.
Yes, within the legal limits every provider follows — imminent danger to yourself or someone else, and mandated child or elder abuse reporting. Your therapist will explain them plainly at the first session.
Yes. Virtual IOP clients anywhere in Pennsylvania get the same twice-weekly individual schedule by secure video.
No. It is part of the PHP and IOP programs that most major insurance plans cover. Call (610) 233-4342 to verify your benefits.
Want to know if individual therapy is right for you?
Call (610) 233-4342Citations link to the original government and research sources. This page is educational and is not medical advice.
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