Sometimes a weekly therapy appointment is no longer enough. Cravings return between sessions, or anxiety and low mood won’t lift. You may have just finished a hospital or detox stay, and going straight back to normal life feels too abrupt.
A partial hospitalization program (PHP) gives you a structured day of treatment, and you go home each evening. At our addiction treatment center near Scottdale, PHP runs four to six hours a day, Monday through Friday. We treat substance use, behavioral addictions, and the mental health conditions that often come with them.
PHP sits between IOP care and a residential stay. You get daily clinical structure, then you go home or to supportive housing in the evening, where you can try out new coping skills in your own surroundings.
It isn’t the right fit for everyone, which is why every PHP placement starts with a clinical assessment. A clinician looks at your symptoms, treatment history, withdrawal risk, physical and mental health, safety at home, and your responsibilities. If you need medical detox or 24-hour supervision, that comes first, and we reassess once you’re stable.
Each day includes several kinds of support:
Treatment can include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps you notice and change unhelpful thought patterns, and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), which builds skills for managing strong emotions. Medical and psychological evaluations help the team understand your needs and plan your care. Depending on your plan, treatment may also include family therapy and support for working through past trauma.
Many people start PHP right after an inpatient psychiatric stay, a detox program, or residential treatment. Going from 24-hour care straight to a weekly appointment can leave too much empty time, and PHP fills that gap with daily structure while you rebuild routines at home.
Others start in PHP as their first level of care. Either way, your team reviews your progress as you go. When you need less structure, you step down to our intensive outpatient program, which meets three to four days a week. If symptoms or safety concerns increase, we reassess whether you need more care.
PHP means coming in every weekday for several weeks, so the travel time matters. From most of Scottdale, the trip to our Lawrenceville Highway office takes 5 to 10 minutes outside rush hour. From Greater Valley Brook, it’s about 6 minutes.
The schedule is a real commitment. Working full time during PHP is usually hard, so many people take leave for a few weeks. When you step down to IOP, there’s some room for work again.
2450 Lawrenceville Hwy Ste 102, Decatur, GA 30033
Mon: 8am – 5pm
Tues: 8 am – 5 pm
Wed: 8 am – 5 pm
Thurs: 8am – 5pm
Fri: 8am – 5pm
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed
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Substance use and mental health often feed each other. Drinking can quiet anxiety for an evening and make the next morning worse. Depression can make it hard to care about stopping.
At our mental health clinic, PHP treats both in one care plan, so you aren’t moving between separate offices. Individual therapy helps you work through triggers, while skills classes give you ways to manage stress and strong emotions. When medication is part of your plan, regular reviews help your provider check how it’s working and make changes when needed.
Families need support too. These groups give you a place to talk with others affected by a loved one’s drinking or drug use, with online options you can join from home.
From the Tobie Grant Recreation Center on Parkdale Drive, take North Decatur Road to Valley Brook Road; most days it’s about 7 minutes.
The drive is about 2.8 miles.
Most of the day is spent in group therapy, with individual sessions, skills classes, and medication check-ins built in around it. Groups cover topics such as handling cravings, managing stress, and repairing relationships. Your schedule follows your treatment plan, so two people in PHP may have slightly different weeks.
Yes, often. PHP is a common next step after inpatient care because it keeps daily support in place while you return home. Your team reviews your discharge information and current symptoms at the assessment and recommends PHP when it fits. RestAura doesn’t provide detox itself.
Call your care team as soon as you know you’ll be out. Missed days are worth talking about honestly, because they often point to something in the plan that needs to change, such as transportation, childcare, or symptoms getting harder.
Most people take part for several weeks. The exact length depends on your progress, and your care team recommends a lower level of care when you’re ready for it.
Most often, yes. Your medications are reviewed during treatment planning, and the team weighs safety, interactions, and how well each one is working before recommending any change.
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