Lifeskills Orlando Outpatient

Lifeskills Orlando Outpatient treats adults 18 and older with complex mental health conditions, including depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive behavior (OCD), post traumatic stress (PTSD), schizophrenia, and psychosis. It also treats substance use and behavioral addictions when they happen alongside a mental health condition. Clients can start here directly or step down from residential care. Lifeskills is part of Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare.

Step Down Through PHP and IOP

The partial hospitalization program (PHP) meets 5 days a week during the day, and clients go home or to supported housing each evening. The intensive outpatient program (IOP) runs about 10 hours a week, usually for 8 to 12 weeks, so clients can keep up with work or school. Case management and transitional living are also available for clients who need a stable place to live during treatment.

Work With a Specialized Clinical Team

Group therapy is the core of both programs, with groups on relapse prevention, healthy relationships, mindfulness, and life skills. Therapies include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive processing therapy (CPT), exposure and ritual prevention for OCD, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and Seeking Safety. A psychiatrist and a psychiatric nurse practitioner handle evaluations and medication. The team also includes an art therapist, a recreational therapist, and a family therapist who works with loved ones.