Intensive Outpatient Program · Biddeford, Maine
IOP in Southern Maine, real treatment that fits your real life
Our intensive outpatient program delivers structured, clinical addiction treatment in half-day blocks, so you can keep your job, your classes, and your family routine while you do the work. Serving Biddeford, Saco, Portland, and communities across York and Cumberland County.
No waitlist · MaineCare accepted · Morning and evening tracks
3–5 days
Sessions per week
3 hrs
Clinical hours per session
AM & PM
Morning and evening tracks
No waitlist
Openings available now
Medically reviewed
Benjamin Crocker, MD
Psychiatrist · Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine · MD, The Ohio State University · Residency & fellowship training at the University of Michigan and LAC+USC Medical Center
Last reviewed August 2026. Read our editorial standards & clinical review process
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What IOP is
Serious clinical care, scheduled around work and family
An intensive outpatient program sits between PHP and weekly counseling. You attend three-hour clinical sessions three to five days a week, enough structure to hold early recovery steady, flexible enough to keep working, parenting, or going to school while you do it.
Some clients step down into IOP after detox, residential, or our own PHP. Others start here, because an assessment shows this is the right level of care from the beginning. Either way, your plan is individualized, built from a full clinical assessment and reviewed as you progress.
With morning and evening tracks at our Biddeford center, clients commute in from Portland, South Portland, Scarborough, Westbrook, Saco, Kennebunk, Old Orchard Beach, and Sanford, treatment before the workday starts or after it ends, close to home.
Starting treatment in Portland?
We'll check your benefits free in minutes, MaineCare and most major plans accepted.
Inside each session
What an IOP week is built from
Three-hour blocks, three to five days a week, morning or evening, every session combining the pieces that actually move recovery forward.
Group therapy
The core of each session, CBT and DBT skills groups, relapse prevention, and process groups with peers in the same phase of recovery.
Individual therapy
Regular one-on-one sessions with a primary therapist who knows your history and adjusts the plan as your life and recovery change.
Medication support
Ongoing medication management for cravings and co-occurring conditions, coordinated with your prescriber and woven into your treatment plan.
Family involvement
Scheduled family sessions and education so the people around you understand the plan and how to support it at home.
Good to know: if mornings or evenings don't work with your schedule, ask about virtual IOP, the same clinical program, from anywhere in Maine.
What's included in our IOP
Half the hours of PHP, all of the clinical substance, one team, one plan, built around your actual life.
Evidence-based therapy
CBT and DBT skills, motivational interviewing, and relapse prevention, the approaches with the strongest evidence for lasting recovery.
Co-occurring care
Depression, anxiety, trauma, and other mental health conditions treated alongside substance use, not after it.
Medication-assisted treatment
MAT coordination with trusted local prescribers, integrated into your plan when clinically appropriate, with medical oversight and medication management for cravings and co-occurring conditions.
Case management
Help with work and FMLA paperwork, court or probation requirements, transportation, and referrals to resources across York and Cumberland County.
Holistic care
Yoga, meditation, breathwork, sound baths, and mindfulness practices woven into the schedule, recovery that includes your body, not just your thoughts.
Step-down planning
A clear path from IOP into outpatient and alumni support, with the same clinical team the whole way, no handoffs, no starting over.
Is IOP right for you?
Signs IOP is the right level of care
- You've finished detox, residential, or PHP and need a structured next step, not a cliff.
- Weekly therapy alone hasn't been enough, but you don't need full-day programming.
- You need to keep working, going to school, or caring for family while in treatment.
- You're medically stable and safe at home, with some support around you.
- You want accountability and community several days a week, not a once-a-week check-in.
Not sure which level fits? A short phone assessment answers it. If you need more structure than IOP, we'll tell you, and get you into PHP or a trusted residential partner first.
Our Spaces
Beautiful spaces built for comfort, community, and healing
Where you recover matters. Every room at Portland Treatment was designed to feel calm, open, and human, so you can focus on the work of getting well.
A Welcoming Front Door
The first room you walk into sets the tone. Warm light, real people, and a team that knows your name before you sit down.
Real People at the Front Desk
A friendly face, a calm lobby, and a team ready to help you take the first step without judgment.
Space to Reconnect
Our yoga therapy space is prepared with mats, bolsters, blocks, and room to practice mindful movement at your own pace.
Room to Breathe
Open, bright waiting areas designed to feel like a place you'd actually want to spend time, not a clinic hallway.
One-on-One Support
Private offices where honest conversations happen between clients and clinicians, safe, confidential, and focused on you.
Spaces Made for Connection
Comfortable group lounges where honest conversation happens and community starts to take hold.
Recovery Beyond the Session
Our community room hosts everything from movie nights to ping-pong tournaments, because healing needs joy, too.
IOP near you
Intensive outpatient care in Biddeford and Portland, Maine
Our Biddeford center is about twenty minutes from downtown Portland on I-95 and five minutes from Saco, with free parking at the door. Clients in IOP commute from South Portland, Scarborough, Westbrook, Kennebunk, Old Orchard Beach, Arundel, and Sanford, morning track before work, evening track after it. Because you stay in your own community, the skills you build in session get practiced in real life the same day.
Insurance
In-network with almost every plan.
Portland Treatment is in-network with Anthem, UMR/UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Harvard Pilgrim, Martin's Point, TRICARE and MaineCare, Cigna is our only out-of-network plan. In-network means contracted rates, lower coinsurance and no balance bill. We verify your benefits free, in minutes, with no obligation.
Free, confidential, no obligation
Or read the coverage guide for your plan, Anthem rehab coverage, Cigna rehab coverage, MaineCare rehab coverage and other accepted insurance plans.
IOP questions
- What is an intensive outpatient program (IOP)?
- IOP is structured addiction treatment that doesn't require you to live at a facility or attend full days. You typically attend three-hour clinical sessions three to five days a week, including group therapy, individual counseling, family sessions, and medication support, and go home the same day.
- How is IOP different from PHP?
- PHP is a full-day program, roughly six clinical hours a day, five days a week, with daily medical oversight. IOP is the step down from that: three hours per session, three to five days a week, designed to fit around work, school, and family. Many clients move from PHP into IOP as they stabilize.
- Can I work while in IOP?
- Yes, that's what IOP is designed for. We offer morning and evening tracks at our Biddeford center so sessions fit before or after a workday, and a virtual IOP option for anywhere in Maine.
- How long does IOP last?
- Most people spend six to twelve weeks in IOP, tapering in frequency as they progress. Length of stay is clinical, not fixed, your plan is reviewed continuously with your treatment team.
- Does insurance or MaineCare cover IOP in Maine?
- In most cases, yes. Intensive outpatient treatment is a recognized level of care under nearly all commercial plans and MaineCare. We verify your benefits for free, in minutes, with no obligation and nothing on your record.
- Where is your IOP located?
- Our outpatient center is in Biddeford, Maine, about twenty minutes from downtown Portland and easily reached from Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough, South Portland, Westbrook, Kennebunk, and Sanford.
- Do I have to complete PHP before starting IOP?
- No. Many clients start directly in IOP when a clinical assessment shows it's the right level of care. Others step down into IOP from detox, residential treatment, or PHP. The assessment determines where you start.
Keep exploring
Related care at Portland Treatment
Levels of care
- Partial hospitalization program (PHP) in Biddeford
Our most structured day treatment, five days a week, home each night.
- Virtual IOP for anywhere in Maine
The same IOP curriculum by secure telehealth, statewide.
- Outpatient program (OP) for ongoing recovery
One to two sessions a week that fit around work and family.
- Medical detox coordination in Maine
We match you with trusted licensed detox providers, then step you down.
How we treat
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Practical tools for the thoughts that drive use and relapse.
- Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
Distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills that hold up.
- Individual therapy in Biddeford
One-on-one counseling with the same clinician each week.
- Group therapy sessions
Small clinician-led groups with people in the same fight.
Where we serve
- Addiction treatment in Biddeford, Maine
Our home clinic, in the mill district off Route 111.
- Addiction treatment for Portland, Maine
A 20-minute drive down I-95 from the Portland peninsula.
- Addiction treatment for Saco, Maine
Minutes across the river from our Biddeford clinic.
- All Southern Maine areas we serve
Every city and town within driving distance of Biddeford.
Treatment that fits your life.
Recovery without putting life on hold.
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