VIRTUAL INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT · CALIFORNIA
Life doesn’t pause for treatment. Your care shouldn’t wait either.
Virtual Intensive Outpatient counseling for adults in California. More support than weekly therapy, without stepping away from your job, your family, or your home.
Most major PPO and HMO plans accepted. Licensed in California, and new clients can start right away.
What you can count on
Most major PPO and HMO plans accepted, including Cigna, Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield and United.
Licensed clinicians and our Medical Director, working as one team rather than separately.
New clients can start right away. There is no waitlist, and no obligation to enroll after the first call.
LEVEL OF CARE
Is this the right level of care?
WEEKLY THERAPY
One hour a week. Right for many people, and not enough when things get heavy.
Virtual IOP, where we work. Nine to fifteen hours a week of structured group and individual care, built around your schedule.
INPATIENT OR RESIDENTIAL
Full time care away from home. Sometimes necessary, rarely convenient.
WHAT YOUR WEEK LOOKS LIKE
Two tracks, so you can keep working
Morning track
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Monday through Friday
Evening track
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Monday through Friday, for people who work during the day
Three hours a session, three to five days a week. Nine to fifteen hours in a typical week, and we build the schedule with you.
HOW IT WORKS
What virtual IOP actually looks like
If you're navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, or a life that suddenly feels unmanageable, IOP offers a level of support that's more structured than weekly therapy but doesn't require stepping away from your job, your family, or your daily responsibilities.
Wherever you can close a door. Home, a spare room, a quiet corner between work meetings. You need a private space and an internet connection, nothing else.
Approaches with research behind them. CBT, DBT skills, ERP, EMDR and psychoeducation, alongside depth psychology and a relational way of working, delivered by clinicians trained to do this over video.
Small groups, individually tailored. You join small groups led by licensed clinicians, alongside individual check ins and a treatment plan built around what you actually need.
One team, talking to each other. Your therapist and your prescriber coordinate, so you are not the one carrying information between appointments.
INSIDE THE PROGRAM
Medication management
When medication is part of your care, our Medical Director, Dr. Joe DeSanto, MD, assesses what you need, prescribes, and adjusts over time, working alongside your therapist. If medication is not part of your care, that is a real option too. About medication management
INSIDE THE PROGRAM
EMDR therapy
EMDR helps the brain process traumatic memories so they carry less charge. As part of the program we offer it by video, or in person with the NeuroTek EyeScan lightbar, with clinicians trained in this work. If talking through what happened has not helped, EMDR works differently. About EMDR
WHAT WE WORK WITH
The things people come to us for
WHO YOU WOULD WORK WITH
A virtual program still has people in it
There is no waiting room to walk into, so here is who you would actually be sitting with.
Cofounder and Clinical Director, LCSW #80761, Ph.D Candidate
Paola Mercado Demeza, AMFT
Cofounder and Lead Clinical Therapist, Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #15190. Supervised by Angelina DeSanto, LCSW, Ph.D Candidate
Dr. Joe DeSanto, MD
Angelina DeSanto, LCSW
Medical DirectorGETTING STARTED
Three steps, and you can stop at any of them
01
Reach out
A short, confidential call. No pressure, and no obligation to enroll.
02
We check your benefits
You find out what is covered and what your care would cost before you commit to anything.
03
You start
We schedule your groups around your actual life, on the morning or evening track.
LET US HELP
Tell us how to reach you
Tell us how to reach you and someone from our team will call you back. The first conversation is short and confidential: what has been going on, what your questions are, whether this is the right level of care for you, and what it would cost with your insurance. There is no obligation to enroll, and if it is a fit you can start right away.
Prefer to call?
949.706.8610
Office hours Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 8 PM Pacific. In person care at 8780 Warner Ave, Ste 11, Fountain Valley CA 92708.