Questions before the first call.

We serve adolescents ages 10–17. If your child is close to either end of that range, call and ask; admissions can tell you quickly what is available.

Depression and low mood, anxiety and panic, trauma, emotional dysregulation, OCD and intrusive thoughts, ADHD and executive functioning challenges, autism with co-occurring anxiety or depression, and school avoidance. The What we treat page describes what each can look like day to day. If what you are seeing does not fit a neat category, call anyway.

IOP runs three to four days a week: teen groups meet Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday (a morning option 9am–12pm or an afternoon option 3:30–6:30pm), and a parent DBT skills group meets Tuesdays for some families. Most teens are in IOP for about 6 to 12 weeks. PHP runs during the day, with more days per week and more clinical contact, and typically lasts about 2 to 6 weeks; admissions will walk you through the current PHP schedule. Both are outpatient, and many teens step down from PHP into IOP as they stabilize.

Yes. IOP and PHP are both outpatient levels of care. Your teen sleeps at home every night, which is part of the design: skills learned in the program get practiced in real life the same day.

800 W Williams St, Suite 203, Apex, NC 27502. Families come to us from across the Triangle, including Cary, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Durham.

Other adolescents in the program. Programming is developmentally appropriate across ages 10–17, and our admissions team will explain how groups are organized for your child’s age.

You don’t need to know before you call. We’ll ask about what’s been going on, and if it seems like a fit, we’ll schedule an assessment with one of our licensed therapists. The assessment determines the right level of care.

No. During the assessment, our therapist will gather information about what’s been happening and how it’s affecting daily life. A diagnosis isn’t required to begin.

A typical start is three to five days from first contact. Timing depends on assessment scheduling and benefits verification, so admissions will confirm the date with you. There is currently no waitlist.

Many teens start there. Call us before you’ve figured that part out. We can help you think through how to approach it with them.

We’ll verify your insurance benefits and explain expected costs before care begins. We do not accept Medicaid. Self-pay is available.

It depends on your plan and deductible; many families have some. Before your teen starts, we’ll verify your specific coverage and walk you through what to expect, so nothing at billing comes as a surprise. IOP and PHP services are generally HSA/FSA eligible.

Family involvement is built into treatment, and family therapy is part of the program. Parents also build the same skills their teen is practicing, so the language at home matches the work in session. Admissions will explain what participation looks like for your family.

Yes. You’ll have regular communication with the treatment team throughout the program, and the team reviews progress with you in plain language.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, a structured, skills-based approach built on a simple premise: a teen can be accepted exactly as they are and still work on changing. Teens practice four skill sets in sequence: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Groups are led by licensed therapists, and skills are practiced in session so they hold up at home and at school.

An approach based on how the nervous system responds to stress and safety. In practice, it means helping teens notice what’s happening in their body before a reaction takes over, and building a felt sense of calm alongside thinking-based coping skills.

Your teen will work with a consistent treatment team that coordinates the overall plan, and individual therapy happens alongside the group program. Admissions can describe how individual sessions and therapist assignment work in the current program.

IOP meets Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and many families choose the afternoon group (3:30–6:30pm) so most teens stay enrolled and keep attending; a morning group (9am–12pm) is also available. PHP runs during the day, and school looks different for those weeks; our team can help you plan the conversation with your teen’s school.

Discharge planning starts during treatment. The team works with your family and, when authorized, outside providers to make sure there’s a clear next step in place. Your teen doesn’t leave without a plan.