Embark at Scottsdale

Families in the Phoenix area who want structured mental health and substance use support without an overnight stay can turn to Embark at Scottsdale, which runs outpatient programs for adolescents and young adults. Plans are built around each person's situation, and the family's needs carry weight too. Care combines evidence-based methods with experiential and holistic options, and the team updates the plan as circumstances shift.

At the top of the intensity scale sits a therapeutic day program, held five days a week and amounting to roughly 27 to 30 hours of care. Below it, an intensive outpatient program gathers participants three or four days weekly, for about three hours per session. In both cases, people continue living at their own homes. The continuum is completed by individual therapy scheduled every week or every other week, plus virtual or in-home counseling available to clients and their families.

Embark at Scottsdale programs

The partial hospitalization program, known here as the therapeutic day program, is the center's most intensive option. It suits clients leaving residential care or those who require more support than ordinary outpatient services provide. Treatment usually adds up to 27 to 30 hours over five days per week, and participants stay at home while enrolled. Counseling for individuals, groups, and families is paired with educational programming, which helps students stay current with classes and earn credits that may be sent back to their school. If you need a level of care between residential and weekly therapy, then the day program at this Scottsdale center may fit.

The IOP reduces the weekly time commitment while keeping care individualized. Group therapy forms the center of the program, with sessions three to four days a week for roughly three hours each day, and clients keep seeing an individual therapist and taking part in family counseling. Meetings usually happen in the evening, which leaves room for school and work. From there, the continuum moves to outpatient individual therapy once a week or every other week, plus virtual or in-home counseling. Offerings at the center include one-on-one counseling, acceptance and commitment therapy, experiential therapy, EMDR, family therapy, group therapy, and psychoeducation. When a lower level of care makes sense, the intensive outpatient program at this Scottsdale site can continue supporting someone.

1. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
2. Family Therapy
3. Experiential
4. Trauma Informed
5. Evidence-Based
6. Psychoeducation
7. Individual Treatment
8. Group Therapy
9. Holistic
10. 1-on-1 Counseling

Who the program is made for

1. Teens and young adults seeking help with mental health, substance use, or behavior concerns
2. People with co-occurring disorders, where a substance use problem and a mental health condition appear together
3. People dealing with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, personality disorders, PTSD, or trauma
4. Young people dealing with grief and loss, internet addiction, or social withdrawal
5. Families who wish to take part in the treatment plan and the counseling process

Living setting, how long, and languages

The center offers outpatient care, and the typical program length is listed as five days, though the day program and intensive outpatient program run on weekly schedules as described above. Services are provided in English. The center has been operating since 1995 and holds Joint Commission accreditation.

Scottsdale treatment cost options

The payment options the center lists include cash pay rates. Details about insurance aren't given here, so contact the helpline to verify costs and coverage before you commit to anything. The helpline doesn't diagnose anyone and promises no admission or coverage; its job is connecting you with trained advisors who can learn what this center offers.

Good questions to ask this center

1. In the therapeutic day program, how is a usual week structured, and how many treatment hours does that add up to?
2. How does the center decide whether someone needs the day program or the intensive outpatient program?
3. Are family sessions included, and how often do they happen?
4. What educational support is available for students, and how do credits transfer back to school?
5. Does the center take my insurance plan, and what do the cash pay rates amount to?