High Intensity Outpatient Program (Formerly PHP) in Grand Junction, Colorado
Structured, Stabilizing Care - Without Stepping Away from Life
You don’t need to start over. You just need a place to land that doesn’t knock the rest of your life off track. Whether you’re stepping down from residential, trying to avoid hospitalization, or simply need more than outpatient can give, Ava Health’s High Intensity Outpatient Program (formerly PHP) in Grand Junction, CO offers real structure, daily support, and clinical depth without pulling you out of your life to get it.
- Trauma-informed mental health and addiction care
- Life skills, therapy, psychiatric support, and medication management
- You’ll work on the things that actually shape your life - like income, housing, access to food, and legal support
- Most insurance plans and Medicaid accepted
At this stage, healing isn’t just emotional, it’s practical. Our high intensity outpatient program in Grand Junction, CO includes tools and support to help you stabilize your nervous system and your daily life, including access to legal help, job readiness, school reentry, and housing support. Care only works when your life outside of treatment becomes manageable, and we are here to make that possible.
What Ava’s PHP Really Feels Like
An inside look at how our daytime care model supports healing while keeping your life intact.
Quick Service Summary
Ava Health’s High Intensity Outpatient Program (formerly PHP) in Grand Junction, CO is designed to give you structured, stabilizing care while still supporting your daily life. The summary below outlines what you can expect when entering our level of care and how we help you move forward with clarity, safety, and support.
- Type of Care: High Intensity Outpatient Program, day treatment level of care for mental health and addiction
- Location: Crossroads at Ava Health – 2784 Crossroads Blvd, Grand Junction, CO 81506
- Schedule: 5 days per week | ~6 hours/day
- Duration: Typically 2-4 weeks, based on clinical progress and your goals
- Insurance Accepted: Medicaid + most commercial plans
- Ideal For: Stepping down from residential, avoiding hospitalization, structured stabilization
- Next Step: Transition to IOP, OP, MAT, Mental Health Transitional Housing or Sober Living
What High Intensity Outpatient Program Really Is and Why It Works
High Intensity Outpatient Program is often misunderstood. It is not a step down in intensity. It is a step forward in stability.
Our High Intensity Outpatient Program (formerly PHP) in Grand Junction, CO gives you daily clinical structure, peer support, and trauma informed care while allowing you to live at home or in our sober living or transitional housing. It is a place to continue the work without putting your life on hold.
It is the bridge between clinical and psychiatric care and functional independence. We begin to integrate life skill development and social determinants of health into your care so you are not just feeling better, you are building a life that works.
What We Offer (and Why It’s Different)
Ava Health’s High Intensity Outpatient Program (formerly PHP) is built to support the whole person, not just the symptoms. Our approach combines trauma informed clinical care with practical, real world support so you can stabilize, rebuild, and move forward with confidence. What we offer reflects what people actually need to heal and regain stability in their daily lives.
“I wasn’t just treated – I was seen. That changed everything.”
– Former Client
- Individual & Group Therapy - Trauma-focused, skills-based, and clinically curated
- Family Therapy & Systemic Support - Deep healing, not surface repair
- Medication Management & MAT - Real psychiatric care, not check-the-box med checks
- Holistic & Experiential Programming - Yoga, mindfulness, movement, outdoor integration
- Case Management & Peer Support - From housing to job readiness, we don’t leave you hanging
- Real-World Skill Support - From resume help to court coordination to getting your driver’s license back - we don’t just stabilize you, we equip you.
What You’ll Actually Experience at Crossroads at Ava Health
Located in the heart of Grand Junction, the Crossroads Campus was built for real life, not just clinical care. Whether you are in programming or simply part of the Ava community, this space was created to support your goals, your dignity, and your momentum.
“It didn’t feel like a facility. It felt like somewhere I belonged – even after treatment ended.”
At a Glance: Crossroads Campus Highlights
- Centrally located at 2784 Crossroads Blvd, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506
- Comfortable recovery lounge with couches, coffee, tea, snacks, and space to relax or connect
- Access to computers, phones, and private workstations for job search, legal support, schoolwork, or staying connected to life outside treatment
- Onsite peer-led mutual help groups available during and after programming
- A space you can return to even after discharge – because community shouldn’t end when care does
You’re not a number. You’re a neighbor.
Crossroads is for you – during care, and long after.
Is High Intensity Outpatient Program Right for You?
Ava Health’s High Intensity Outpatient Program (formerly PHP) Grand Junction, CO is designed for people who need structured support while staying connected to their daily lives. If you are looking for a level of care that offers stability, clinical depth, and practical guidance without requiring full residential treatment, it may be the right next step for you.
You may benefit from High Intensity Outpatient Program if:
- You’ve recently completed detox or residential care
- You’re trying to avoid hospitalization or crisis
- Outpatient hasn’t been enough
- You want to keep living life and stay grounded in care
Not a fit if:
- You need 24/7 medical/psychiatric stabilization
- You’re unable to engage for 6 hours/day in structured care
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Conditions We Commonly Stabilize at Our High Intensity Outpatient Program in Grand Junction, CO
Many people come to Ava Health’s High Intensity Outpatient Program when symptoms begin to interfere with daily life but do not require inpatient care. Our team provides compassionate, trauma informed treatment to help you regain emotional stability, improve functioning, and safely navigate the transition between higher and lower levels of care.
We provide trauma informed, psychiatric, and addiction focused care for individuals experiencing acute or destabilizing symptoms of:
- Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder
- Bipolar I & II (including manic or depressive episodes)
- Major Depressive Disorder
- PTSD and Complex Trauma
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorders
- Substance Use Disorders (including alcohol, opioids, benzos, stimulants, and polysubstance)
- Co-occurring Mental Health & Substance Use Conditions
- Personality Disorders (e.g., Borderline Personality Disorder with emotional dysregulation)
- Medication Noncompliance or Mismanagement
- Suicidal Ideation or Self-Harming Behavior (not requiring hospitalization)
- Functional Decline Following a Recent Psychiatric Episode, Detox, or Inpatient Stay
Not sure if you or your loved one fits into one of these categories? Talk to someone now who can help you decide.
What You’ll Work On in High Intensity Outpatient Program
During your time in Ava Health’s High Intensity Outpatient Program (formerly PHP) in Grand Junction, CO, the focus is on helping you rebuild stability in both your inner world and your daily life. It gives you structured time each day to strengthen emotional regulation, restore connection, and develop practical skills that support long term recovery.
- Nervous system stabilization
- Coping & relapse prevention
- Relationship rebuilding
- Real-life reentry planning
- Personal confidence + life direction
- Social and occupational goal setting (school, work, custody, housing)
Why High Intensity Outpatient Program Matters and Why Ava Does It Differently
Most programs treat the diagnosis.
We treat the person carrying it.
We know what it’s like to try, fall short, and try again. Ava Health was built for the rebuild. The part where you stop white-knuckling and start feeling yourself come back online.
“I could work, show up for my kid, and still do real therapy every day. I didn’t think that was possible.” – Former Client
How We Track Progress in Our High Intensity Outpatient Program (formerly PHP) in Grand Junction, CO
Progress is about more than symptom relief. It is about building a foundation that supports real stability in your daily life. At Ava Health, we use meaningful, practical indicators to understand how you are strengthening emotionally, socially, and functionally so your time in treatment leads to lasting change.
Healing isn’t just about feeling better. It’s about having a life that works. Here’s what we track – because these are the things that actually matter:
- Housing stability: Do you have a safe, consistent place to live?
- Job readiness & income support: Resumes, job search, benefits, or returning to work
- School or training connection: GED, reentry into education, or skill development
- Legal navigation: Support with court, probation, custody, or reentry
- Food & transportation access: Meeting basic needs so you can focus on healing
- Mental health & substance use symptoms: Tracking anxiety, depression, cravings, sleep, and trauma recovery
- Participation & personal goals: Your voice drives the plan-we review it weekly
- Support system strength: Feedback from peers, family, and the people walking this path with you
- Readiness for what’s next – Because leaving here shouldn’t mean falling off a cliff
Progress at Ava means you leave with traction – not just insight.
Our Core Values—In Action
The heart of our High Intensity Outpatient Program is grounded in the beliefs that guide every interaction at Ava Health. These values shape how we deliver care, how we support your decisions, and how we walk with you as you rebuild stability and direction in your life. This isn’t just a level of care. It’s where our values become lived experience.
Agency
You are the expert on yourself. Your care is built with you, not prescribed to you.
Service
Purpose
Cost & Insurance
We accept Medicaid and most major commercial plans.
What Comes Next?
When you’re ready, we walk you into what’s next:
PHP → IOP → OP → MAT → Transitional Housing → Independent Housing + Ava Always
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a full time day program, but we will help coordinate your schedule and support any responsibilities you are managing outside of treatment. Many clients in our program continue parenting or working part time with our guidance.
Yes. For eligible clients in the Grand Junction area, transportation assistance is available. We work to ensure getting to care is never a barrier to healing.
No. You can attend while living at home or in our sober living or transitional housing. Your living situation is tailored to your needs and level of stability.
Ava Health’s High Intensity Outpatient Program (formerly PHP) in Grand Junction, CO is different. We offer smaller groups, trauma informed staff, individualized support, and real world resources like housing navigation, legal help, and job search assistance. You are not starting over. You are building forward with a team that stays with you.
That is exactly who we are built for. Our program provides fully integrated dual diagnosis treatment so you do not have to choose which part of your story gets attention.
Adaptable care means your treatment evolves with you. We never force you into a one size fits all plan. Your team adjusts your goals and interventions based on your current needs, whether you are navigating parenting, probation, burnout, trauma, or life transitions.
Accountable care means transparency at every step. You will always understand your treatment plan, why decisions are made, and what comes next. No surprises, no judgment, no disappearing providers. We show up, communicate openly, and adjust together when something isn’t working.
Accessible care means nothing prevents you from engaging in treatment. We accept Medicaid, help with transportation, support housing stability, and provide tools like tech access so you can show up even when life feels chaotic or overwhelming.
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