The Way Intensive Adolescent Outpatient Program (IOP) is a comprehensive and life changing experience designed to enable you and your child to uncover and resolve deep emotional wounds resulting in lifelong healing for your child and the establishment of a deep, loving relationship with you as you guide your child through the difficulties of life. 

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Our program is designed for adolescents suffering with significant depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, low self-worth, identity issues, and conflicted beliefs about the world around them. Raising a child in America is one of the most difficult challenges in the history of our country. Our goal is to help your child find their identity in Christ and pursue a life of true value through the experience God’s healing power and love. 

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All neuropsychiatric medical services and therapy are provided by our medical director, William A Van Horn, MD.

 

Services involved:

• Full neuropsychiatric evaluation with medical treatment if indicated for three months.

• Initial two-day intensive workshop, approximately 16 hours of therapy. Parents participation in workshop required.

• Three-month follow-up consisting of two hours of weekly group therapy for the adolescent, and three hours of weekly family group therapy.

 

Content of Therapy:

• A non-judgmental, inspirational and supportive environment focused on sharing and experiencing God's healing power and love.

• A foundation of understanding of the reality of being "a new creation in Christ" and the benefits of the Holy Spirit living within you being the only true source of lasting emotional healing and restoration.

• Deep, emotional healing focused on uncovering and resolving emotional wounds of the past.

• Extensive cognitive therapy based on biblical truths to promote and reinforce thought processes consistent with a true identity in Christ. 

• Relational therapy to assist in the understanding of dysfunctional relationship patterns and establishing relationship skills and processes that will maximize the quality of love with friends and family.

• Behavioral therapy to identify and resolve destructive behavioral patterns that are separating you from the love and value available through Christ