Mental Health Guides

If you are here, it usually means something has been feeling heavy for a while. You might be dealing with anxiety, mood changes, stress, emotional overload, or just feeling stuck and unsure what to do next. Wherever you are starting from, you belong here. Starting an Intensive Outpatient Program can feel overwhelming, especially when you are managing anxiety, mood difficulties, stress-related concerns, or challenges with emotional regulation. Whether you are feeling anxious,

If you are considering an Intensive Outpatient Program and wondering what the experience is actually like, this guide will walk you through exactly what to expect from The Anxiety Center’s Indianapolis Transdiagnostic IOP. This program was designed for people navigating anxiety, mood challenges, emotional dysregulation, stress-related concerns, and other overlapping mental health struggles without forcing anyone into a rigid diagnostic box. Instead, we focus on what truly dri

Welcome to The Anxiety Center’s Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program. This program is designed to provide teens and their families with high quality evidence based mental health care in a supportive outpatient setting. Our adolescent IOP serves teens between the ages of 14 and 17. The program is rooted in evidence based treatments that help individuals manage anxiety regulate emotions and build effective coping skills. The Adolescent IOP is a group based program that oper

Starting an Intensive Outpatient Program for anxiety or OCD can feel overwhelming. Many people come in with the same fears and questions. Those concerns are completely valid. Below are the most common concerns we hear from patients before starting IOP. What if my anxiety or OCD looks different from everyone else’s? This is one of the most common concerns we hear. It is also one of the most misunderstood. While the themes and triggers of anxiety and OCD can look different from

Weekly therapy helps a lot of people. But when you’re showing up, doing the work, and still not feeling better, it can be confusing and discouraging. The truth is simple. Sometimes your symptoms need more support, more structure, and more repetition than one hour a week can provide. That is where Group Therapy IOP comes in. Why Weekly Therapy Sometimes Isn’t Enough Weekly therapy is great for slow, steady progress. But when symptoms start affecting how you live your life, you