Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for Aliso Viejo residents

Aliso Viejo’s economy runs on corporate and tech employers clustered along Pacific Park and Enterprise drives, and the people we see most from this city are professionals who simply cannot disappear for a month. A nine-minute drive after the workday makes three evening sessions a week genuinely sustainable — which is what turns IOP attendance from an intention into a habit.

IOP at Manifest runs roughly nine hours a week across three evenings, combining CBT and DBT skills groups, process groups, and weekly individual therapy, with psychiatric medication management when it is part of the plan. The evening format is deliberate: it preserves the workday while still delivering a meaningful step up from weekly therapy.

Aliso Viejo adults often arrive at IOP after weekly therapy has plateaued, or after a stressful stretch at work has tipped anxiety or depression into something harder to manage alone. The group setting provides accountability and the recognition that high-functioning people struggle too — something that resonates in a high-achieving community.

When alcohol or substance use has crept into the coping pattern, IOP treats it alongside the mental-health condition rather than as a separate problem. Insurance verification is free and confidential, and we tell you what you can expect to owe before you commit.