If your teen is a good fit, they can experience a full day in our program at no cost.
More than weekly therapy. Less than hospitalization.
What is IOP & Why Choose it
When one hour a week can't hold everything together, you shouldn't have to wait for another emergency to get more help.
Your teen may be coming home after a hospital stay that kept them safe through a serious crisis.
Or weekly therapy may no longer be enough and you don't want to wait until they're in immediate danger to get more help.
There is a level of care between weekly therapy and hospitalization that most families never hear about.
It's called an Intensive Outpatient Program or IOP.
We keep the program small. Everyone on staff knows your teenager by name and notices when something changes.
Your teen receives several hours of structured treatment each week while continuing to live at home.
The goal is stabilization: helping your teen become steady enough to return to regular therapy with stronger support and a plan in place.
Was your teen recently hospitalized due to self-harm and are you afraid they'll go back?
How We Help Your Teen Stabilize
We bring individual, family and group therapy together.
Parent education runs throughout and medication is coordinated as part of the plan.
When a teenager is in crisis we can usually start within 48 hours.
Why Choose Us?
Unique Expertise For Your Teen
Catalina is a small, intensive program led by founder Matthew Tentler, who brings more than 24 years of experience in crisis management and family therapy.
Matthew built Catalina to be the program he wished existed: small enough to know every teenager and independent enough to put their care first.
His approach is trauma-informed and shaped by years of work with survivors of complex trauma.
Our team brings deep experience in complex trauma, EMDR, suicidal youth, attachment-based family therapy, neuro-affirming care, and supporting teens with learning differences.
We are in network with the following insurance providers.
Have a different insurance provider? Single case agreements or out-of-network benefits may be available. Contact us for details.
FAQs
If your teenager is refusing school, not improving with weekly therapy or you're worried about another crisis, this program was designed for exactly that situation. We'll talk through your family's specific case before recommending next steps.
No. Our program exists specifically to give your child a higher level of support while avoiding hospitalization or as a step down after one.
Yes. Treatment takes place in person at our Camarillo office and your child continues living at home and sleeping in their own bed every night.
We're in network with Kaiser Permanente and Aetna, and single case agreements are available for other providers. We'll go over your options during the consultation.
Schedule your consultation on the next page. We'll determine whether the program is a good fit for your teen, and if it is, they can spend a full day at Catalina at no cost.
Book Your Consultation
We won't charge you. We want to help.
Fill out the form below and book your consult on the next page.
Meet the team, experience the program and see how it feels before you commit to treatment.