Intensive Outpatient Therapy (IOP) for Mental Health

What Is IOP?

IOP stands for Intensive Outpatient Program. If you are having trouble carrying on with daily life, relationships and responsibilities, one of our specialized, comprehensive Intensive Outpatient Programs might be the right fit to help you get back on the right track. IOP can be a great solution for those looking for an alternative to residential treatment or hospitalization.

Three Unique, Impactful Programs

Encompassing issues like mental illness and trauma, substance use or process addiction, emotional distress and problems functioning in work, school or relationships, our IOPs offer three unique, eight-week tracks with a specialized focus and approach, each tailored to help you find and maintain healing and recovery. Between 10-15 treatment hours each week are spent working towards your wellness goals. This is a few hours more than the average IOP provides, and we feel the results are well worth the effort. An experienced psychiatrist serves as the Medical Director for all Ethos Intensive Outpatient Programs.

Flexible Hours And Virtual Options

Life is full of responsibilities like work, school and parenting. With flexible day and nighttime hours and virtual participation options available, clients can continue on with their daily lives, working towards healing and wellness with minimal disruption.

Prism Intensive Outpatient Therapy IOP

Overview

The PRISM IOP focuses on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to offer a skills-based curriculum for adults and adolescents who wish to…

History

Developed by Program Director Martha Fontana for The PRISM Center, this program has been honed and perfected for over 15 years under her close supervision. It has helped thousands of clients, adults and adolescents alike, improve their lives.

LOCATION

Currently, the PRISM IOP is offered at Ethos Wellness – Prism and Houston Psychotherapists in Cypress, though clients may wish to participate in the program virtually, in-part or in-full, at no extra cost.

Meet The Program Directors

Dr. Bernard Gerber, Psychiatrist—M.D. Medical Director

Bernard M. Gerber, M.D. is a graduate of the Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. He completed an internship in internal medicine at Parkland Memorial Hospital in association with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, followed by a residency in psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts of the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry. After completing his training, Dr. Gerber joined the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine as Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. He joined the Hauser Clinic in 2000 after serving the Houston community for many years. Since 1982, he has been in full-time private practice of psychiatry, currently focusing on outpatient treatment for adolescents and adults of a variety of psychiatric and mental health issues. In addition to Ethos Wellness – Prism and The Lovett Center, he also serves as a consultant to other behavioral health clinics at the Lighthouse of Houston. Dr. Gerber has held a number of leadership positions in medical organizations. He is a past president of the Houston Psychiatric Society, the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians and the Harris County Medical Society. He continues to serve on boards and committees of these organizations while maintaining his teaching activities at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. He is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

Admissions Process

Our compassionate client care team is available to help guide clients and families towards the appropriate level of care to meet their needs by answering questions, understanding each unique situation and collaborating with patients to craft an individual treatment plan. Service offerings include in-network, out-of-network and self pay options; please contact us to learn more.