Mood
Structure and close support for when depression has grown hard to manage with weekly care alone.
Levels of care
Partial Hospitalization (PHP)
and where it fits
PHP is the most intensive level of outpatient care: full days of structured treatment with a return home each evening. At The Lovett Center, our most intensive level is our Intensive Outpatient Program. When more structure is needed first, we arrange it with Prairie Recovery Center, our sister facility in Round Top, Texas, and we are here for the step back down.
What PHP is · How it compares to IOP · What we provide · One continuum with Prairie Recovery Center
What it is
A full treatment day,
without an overnight stay.
Despite the name, partial hospitalization is an outpatient level of care. There is no hospital admission and no overnight bed.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration describes partial hospitalization as ambulatory, less-than-24-hour treatment delivered during the day, in sessions of several hours on a regular schedule. The structure of a full treatment day, then home each evening.
It sits one step below inpatient care and one step above IOP. Federal guidance on the continuum of care places PHP between residential or inpatient treatment and standard outpatient therapy, for people who need intensive, near-daily support but not round-the-clock supervision. Because mental health and substance use so often occur together, treating these co-occurring conditions in an integrated approach is considered best practice at every level of care.
- Symptoms have intensified and a few hours a week is no longer enough
- Weekly therapy or IOP is not holding the work right now
- A recent hospital stay needs a structured step down
- Near-daily treatment is needed, but not round-the-clock supervision
- There is a safe, stable home to return to each evening
Right-sizing your care
What The Lovett Center
provides
We are an outpatient practice. Knowing which level of care fits, and being straight with you when it is not one of ours, is part of the work.
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Our most intensive level: IOP
Our Intensive Outpatient Program is the most structured care we provide: real clinical depth in group and individual work, several days a week, built to fit around work and home. For most people who need more than weekly therapy, this is the right step.
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When weekly care is enough (Outpatient)
If individual therapy once a week can hold the work, outpatient care is a sustainable long-term cadence, and often the step that follows IOP.
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When substance use is central
When a substance use disorder drives the picture, our dual diagnosis track carries the depth, treating addiction and mental health together in one plan.
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When more structure is needed first
Care above the outpatient level, including detox and residential treatment, happens at Prairie Recovery Center rather than here. We coordinate it, then stay ready for your step down. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.
How the two work together
One continuum, two settings
The Lovett Center and
Prairie Recovery Center
Robert Hilliker and Will Davis founded The Lovett Center in 2014 and Prairie Recovery Center in 2019. The two are built to work as one continuum, so care moves in both directions without a cold handoff.
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When you need more structure first
If an assessment points above outpatient care, you do not leave with a phone number and good luck. We coordinate the referral to Prairie Recovery Center directly, pass along what we know with your consent, and hold your place here for when you are ready to come back.
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When you are stepping down
Leaving a higher level of care is where progress is most often lost. Our IOP and outpatient programs are built for that transition, and both teams plan it together, so the structure tapers instead of stopping all at once.
Explore IOP
Conditions
What we treat
at Lovett
These are treated in our IOP and outpatient programs, alongside co-occurring substance use. When symptoms need more structure than outpatient care can give, we tell you.
Mood
Psychoeducation, skills, and coordination with your prescriber during periods of mood instability.
Trauma
Trauma-informed care that meets the symptoms with the frequency they sometimes require.
Insurance
Most major plans cover
outpatient treatment.
Intensive outpatient and outpatient care are recognized levels of care that most major plans cover, though benefits and out-of-pocket costs vary by plan. We check yours and explain what it means in plain language, at no cost and with no obligation.
Plans we accept
Coverage varies by plan and individual benefits. A quick verification tells you exactly where you stand.
Getting started
Admissions in
three steps
No long intake maze. A few conversations, and you know your plan.
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Reach out
Step 1
Call or send a message. We listen, answer your questions, and check your insurance benefits for you.
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Comprehensive assessment
Step 2
A clinician meets with you to understand your history, your symptoms, and your goals, then recommends the level of care that fits. If that level is higher than what we provide, we say so plainly.
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Start at the right level
Step 3
If IOP or outpatient care fits, we build your individualized plan and place you in the right groups. If more structure needs to come first, we coordinate it with Prairie Recovery Center and stay ready for your step down.
Common questions
Partial hospitalization,
answered.
Our most intensive level of care is our Intensive Outpatient Program, so partial hospitalization is not a level we provide on site. If your assessment points above outpatient care, we will say so and coordinate it with Prairie Recovery Center, our sister facility in Round Top, Texas, then pick your care back up when outpatient treatment is the right fit.
Explore our IOPA partial hospitalization program (PHP) is the most intensive level of outpatient care: structured treatment during the day, with a return home each evening. It is used when someone needs more support than weekly therapy or IOP can provide, but does not need 24-hour supervision. The goal is to stabilize symptoms quickly while the person keeps living at home.
No. Despite the name, PHP is an outpatient level of care with no overnight stay and no hospital admission. A person attends a full schedule of treatment during the day and returns home each evening. The word "partial" refers to the intensity of a treatment day, not an inpatient bed.
The main difference is intensity. PHP runs more hours, on more days of the week, for people who need near-daily support to stay stable. IOP is lighter and easier to fit around work and family. Both are outpatient and both let you live at home, and many people step down from PHP to IOP as they improve.
Compare PHP and IOPA comprehensive assessment is the surest way to know. A clinician looks at your symptoms, your history, your safety, and the support you have at home, then recommends a level of care. Honest level-of-care matching is part of the work, and that includes telling you when the right answer is somewhere other than here.
How to choose a level of careWe help you get there. Care above the outpatient level, including detox and residential treatment, happens at Prairie Recovery Center, our sister facility in Round Top, Texas, founded by the same clinicians who founded Lovett. We coordinate the referral rather than hand you a phone number, and your care does not end there. When you are ready to step back down, our IOP and outpatient programs are built for exactly that transition.
Yes, and that is how the two are meant to work. Stepping out of a higher level of care is where progress is most often lost, so both teams plan the transition together rather than passing you along. Many people move from Prairie into our IOP, then into weekly outpatient therapy as support tapers.
Explore IOPYes. When a mental health condition and substance use occur together, we treat them in one integrated plan rather than separately. For substance use disorders that can include medication support: buprenorphine or naltrexone for opioid use disorder, and naltrexone or acamprosate for alcohol use disorder, alongside therapy.
Dual diagnosis treatmentMost major plans cover intensive outpatient and outpatient care, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, Magellan, and TriWest, though coverage levels and out-of-pocket costs vary by plan. We verify your benefits for free and explain exactly what they mean before you start, so there are no surprises.
Verify your insuranceStart the conversation
The next step is
a conversation.
If you are weighing levels of care and are not sure where to start, our admissions team will talk it through with you honestly, including when the right answer is somewhere other than here.
- Free, confidential benefits check
- No obligation, no pressure
- Speak with a real person who knows the programs
Prefer to call?
(713) 589-5991In a crisis or an emergency? Call or text 988, or call 911. This form is not monitored around the clock.