Depression
Major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and treatment-resistant depression.
Laguna Niguel ยท IOP
For Laguna Niguel residents, our Intensive Outpatient Program offers a higher dose of treatment than weekly therapy while keeping you in the daily rhythm of home and work along the Crown Valley corridor. IOP runs three evenings a week, about nine hours total.
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Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is 3 evenings per week, 9 hours total โ built to fit around work, school, or caregiving. It runs 3 evenings/week, ~9 hours total, and is one of four levels of care we offer along a continuum from full-day PHP down to weekly aftercare.
Laguna Niguel is a residential, commuter-heavy city, and the adults we see from Marina Hills, Kite Hill, and Niguel Summit usually need treatment that does not require them to step away from a job or family. A twelve-minute drive down Crown Valley Parkway keeps three evening sessions a week realistic.
IOP at Manifest combines CBT and DBT skills groups, process groups, weekly individual therapy, and medication management when needed. The evening structure preserves the workday while delivering meaningfully more support than a single weekly session.
Many Laguna Niguel adults arrive at IOP when weekly therapy has plateaued, or after a difficult stretch has pushed anxiety or depression past what they can manage alone. Group work provides both accountability and the relief of not facing it in isolation.
When alcohol or substance use has become part of the pattern, IOP treats it together with the underlying mental-health condition. Insurance verification is free and confidential, and we explain expected costs before you begin.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) runs 3 evenings/week, ~9 hours total. 3 evenings per week, 9 hours total โ built to fit around work, school, or caregiving. Manifest is an outpatient program โ not a medical detox or residential facility; when supervised withdrawal is needed first, we coordinate a referral. Insurance verification is free and confidential, and no referral is required to begin.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is part of a connected continuum of care. Many adults move between levels as their needs change โ stepping up to IOP from weekly therapy, or stepping down to it after a more intensive level. You can read the full program details on our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) page.
In crisis? Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7) or 911 for an emergency.