Recovery & Regulation IOP
Targeting and regulating compulsive and addictive behaviors.
It may look different on the outside.
The pattern underneath can feel very similar.
Alcohol. Gambling. Food. Sex. Screens. Work. Relationships.
The behavior itself may be different, but compulsive patterns can have something important in common: they can become ways of coping, escaping, soothing, seeking reward, or managing uncomfortable emotions.
Over time, what once provided relief can start to feel less like a choice.
Recovery & Regulation focuses on understanding that pattern.
We shift the question from:
“What are you addicted to?”
to:
“What has your nervous system learned to rely on—and what can we build in its place?”
Our goal isn't simply to remove a behavior. It's to help you better understand your patterns, strengthen your ability to regulate yourself, and build a life that doesn't depend on the same cycle for relief.
Our Approach
We treat the pattern, not just the behavior.
Treatment helps you understand:
What triggers the pattern
What situations, emotions, thoughts, relationships, or physical states increase the urge to engage in the behavior?
What reward the behavior provides
Does it create relief? Stimulation? Escape? Connection? Control? Numbness?
How the cycle became automatic
We explore habits, triggers, urges, reinforcement, and the patterns that keep the behavior going.
How to regulate without relying on the behavior
You'll practice tools for managing emotions, distress, urges, relationships, and nervous-system activation differently.
What you're building toward
Recovery isn't only about stopping something. It's also about developing identity, connection, purpose, healthy reward, and a life worth protecting.
Evidence-based treatment. Applied to real life.
Recovery & Regulation maintains the clinical foundation of our existing IOP while expanding the lens through which we understand addictive and compulsive behaviors.
Treatment may incorporate:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Motivational Interviewing
Relapse prevention
Trauma-informed care
Internal Family Systems-informed / parts work
Polyvagal-informed interventions
Psychoeducation
Sexuality and relationship-focused work
Experiential and skills-based interventions
Different behaviors.
Shared work.
Recovery & Regulation is intentionally designed as a mixed-focus group.
That means you may participate alongside people seeking support for:
Alcohol or substance use
Gambling
Disordered eating behaviors
Compulsive sexual behavior
Technology or screen use
Relationship patterns
Work addiction
Other compulsive behaviors
At first, those experiences may seem very different.
But group treatment focuses on the patterns that can connect them: urges, reward, avoidance, emotional regulation, shame, relationships, habit formation, relapse, and recovery.
You won't need to have the same behavior as another group member to understand what it's like to feel caught in a pattern that's become hard to control.
The goal is not comparison.
It's learning from one another while doing your own recovery work.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. Substance use disorders remain an important part of Recovery & Regulation, but the program also serves appropriate clients struggling with other compulsive or addictive behaviors.
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Reach out. Compulsive behaviors don't always fit neatly into a diagnostic category. Our clinical team can assess what you're experiencing and determine whether this group or another service is the better fit.
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No. Recovery & Regulation intentionally brings together people working on different compulsive and addictive behaviors. Treatment focuses on both your individual experience and shared patterns involving urges, habits, reward, emotions, relationships, and regulation.
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No. Recovery & Regulation may be appropriate for some individuals experiencing emotional overeating, binge-eating behaviors, or other compulsive patterns around food. Individuals requiring specialized eating-disorder treatment or medical stabilization may need a different level or type of care. The clinical assessment helps determine the appropriate fit.
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No. Recovery & Regulation is an Intensive Outpatient Program and does not provide medical detoxification. If there is concern about medically risky withdrawal, our team will help determine what level of care should come first.
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In many cases, yes. Our team can coordinate with outside providers when clinically appropriate and with your written consent.
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Yes. Our IOP is insurance-friendly. We currently accept:
Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
Cigna
Maryland Medicaid
Coverage for IOP services can vary by plan. Additionally, some insurance plans may not recognize certain diagnoses as billable diagnoses for IOP treatment, which can affect coverage.
We recommend speaking directly with your insurance company to understand your specific benefits and coverage. You can also reach out to our Billing Manager if you have questions about your benefits or would like help understanding your insurance coverage.
We also offer self-pay pricing for clients who prefer to maintain greater autonomy and privacy in how their care is managed in relation to their insurance plan.
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You don't need to determine that yourself. An assessment with our clinical team helps determine the level of support that best matches your current needs.
Is Recovery & Regulation IOP right for me?
You don't have to make that decision alone.
Recovery & Regulation may be appropriate when:
A substance or behavior feels increasingly difficult to control
You've tried to stop or cut back but repeatedly return to the pattern
The behavior is affecting relationships, finances, health, work, or daily life
Weekly therapy doesn't feel like enough support
You want structured treatment while continuing to live at home
You're willing to participate in group treatment
You want to understand not only how to stop the behavior, but what keeps pulling you back to it
Because everyone's situation is different, participation begins with an assessment.
Our clinical team will talk with you about what you're experiencing, your treatment history, current needs, safety, and goals to determine whether Recovery & Regulation is the right level of care.
If another service or level of care would better meet your needs, we'll discuss that with you.
The behavior may be the part you can see. We want to understand the whole pattern.
If alcohol, substances, gambling, food, sex, screens, relationships, work, or another behavior has started to feel less like a choice, Recovery & Regulation may be able to help.