IOP in Waltham, MA
If you live in Waltham and need more support than weekly therapy, our Evening IOP gives you structured addiction treatment without putting work, family, or daily responsibilities on hold.
We run the program three evenings a week at our Weston campus, about 15 to 20 minutes from central Waltham. Care includes group therapy, individual support, relapse-prevention work, medication management when appropriate, and dual diagnosis treatment for clients also dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, or other mental health concerns.
What Brings Waltham Residents To Our Evening Program
Many people reach out when weekly therapy is no longer enough. We are working in school, caring for family, or looking for treatment that fits around daily responsibilities. What we need is structured clinical support that fits around a job, not a programme that requires giving everything else up.
Our Evening IOP runs three evenings per week at our Weston campus. It’s a short drive from Waltham to our Weston campus, with Route 20 commonly serving the area. You come in after work, complete your session, and go home.
What The Evening IOP at Charles River Recovery Involves
Intensive outpatient care can be a step down from residential or day treatment, or a step up from standard weekly outpatient when that level of support is not enough. Three evenings a week of structured group and individual therapy, supported by medication management where clinically appropriate.
The clinical framework we use is evidence-based. Sessions draw on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for emotional regulation and relapse triggers, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the thought patterns that feed substance use. Both are delivered by licensed counselors and recovery specialists.
Family sessions are available as part of the program. Psychiatric support and medication management run alongside the therapy track.
We don’t use the Evening IOP as a standalone entry point for everyone. If your situation is more acute, if you’re coming off a recent relapse or haven’t yet stabilised medically, our assessment team will tell you honestly whether a higher level of care makes more clinical sense before IOP.
Who Delivers Your Care At Our Weston Campus?
Our Medical Director, Dr. Salah Alrakawi, is dual board-certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine, has over 30 years of clinical and academic experience, and holds a teaching faculty position at Harvard Medical School. He is also an attending physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Our Director of Clinical Services, Jillian Martin, is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC I) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with EMDR training and more than 15 years in behavioral healthcare. She leads the clinical programming across all our program levels.
Day-to-day delivery in the evening, IOP sits with licensed counselors and recovery specialists on our clinical team.
How Waltham Residents Can Reach Our Weston Campus
Weston is near central Waltham. Route 20 West is one common route from Waltham Center to the Weston campus; drive time depends on traffic and your starting point. If you’re coming from the northern or eastern end of Waltham, use current directions to 75 Norumbega Rd, Weston, because routes and exit numbers vary by starting point.
Charles River Recovery is located at 75 Norumbega Rd. If you need transportation arranged to the campus, our admissions coordinators can help: call (844) 666-2375 before your first session, and we’ll work out what’s possible.
The evening session schedule is designed to align with standard work-end times. If your shift pattern is non-standard, talk to our admissions team about what fits.
What Charles River Recovery Covers in an IOP Insurance Verification
We work with most major commercial insurance plans, including Cigna, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, UnitedHealthcare, Tufts Health Plan, Optum, AllWays Health Partners, Oxford Health Plans, and ConnectiCare.
We verify your benefits before your clinical assessment, not after. Call with your insurance card, and we’ll confirm what the Evening IOP is covered for, what your out-of-pocket looks like, and whether any prior-authorization steps are needed. Ask our admissions team about payment options if your plan is out of network.
We help clarify insurance early in the admissions process. That way, your clinical assessment can focus on the right level of care.
What A First Week In The Evening IOP Looks Like At Charles River Recovery
The process from your first call to your first session typically runs like this:
You call our admissions line at (844) 666-2375. The team can begin your insurance verification and explain the next steps.
Once coverage is confirmed, a clinician conducts an intake assessment, by phone or in person at the Weston campus, to confirm IOP is the right level of care.
Your first evening session is scheduled. You’ll meet your primary counselor and begin the group therapy track recommended for your needs.
Sessions run three evenings per week. Your care team can answer questions, and medication management appointments are scheduled alongside your group schedule when clinically appropriate.
The first phone call starts the admissions process. The intake assessment is what decides the right level of care: sometimes that’s IOP, sometimes it’s a step up to our PHP day program, or a step down to standard outpatient.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is evening IOP right for me, or do I need residential treatment?
If you’ve already completed detox or residential care and you’re medically stable, evening IOP is typically the appropriate next step. If you’re still in acute withdrawal, haven’t yet completed a medical detox, or your living environment doesn’t support early recovery, our intake assessment will flag that. We operate a full continuum, medical detox, day treatment (PHP), and evening IOP, on the same Weston campus, so a step up or step down doesn’t require you to change providers.
How many sessions per week is the Evening IOP?
Three evenings per week. Each session includes group therapy, and individual therapy and medication management appointments are scheduled alongside the group schedule. Duration per session varies by clinical need, but evenings are structured to end at a reasonable time for clients driving back to Waltham and the surrounding areas.
Which insurance plans cover IOP at Charles River Recovery?
Cigna, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim, UnitedHealthcare, Tufts, Optum, AllWays, Oxford, and ConnectiCare are among the plans we currently accept. Coverage specifics, session limits, prior authorisation, and co-pay amounts vary by plan and individual policy. The quickest way to know exactly what you’re covered for is to call us with your insurance card: (844) 666-2375.
Can I work full-time while attending the Evening IOP?
Yes. That’s what the evening schedule is designed for. The program is designed for clients who are working, in school, caregiving, or managing daytime responsibilities. The three-evening-per-week structure keeps the week intact while providing the clinical intensity that standard once-a-week outpatient doesn’t.
Does the programme address mental health alongside addiction?
Our Dual Diagnosis treatment track runs through every programme level, including the Evening IOP. If you’re managing both a substance use disorder and a co-occurring mental health condition, anxiety, depression, or PTSD, our clinical team treats both simultaneously rather than sequencing one after the other. Medication management and psychiatric support are integrated into the IOP structure.
Is there family involvement in the Evening IOP?
Family therapy sessions are available as part of the programme. Family involvement is discussed at intake and built into the treatment plan where appropriate. Our approach is that recovery can be stronger when the people closest to you understand the treatment plan and how to support it.
Three Ways To Start From Waltham
Call our admissions line: (844) 666-2375, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Verify your insurance online at charlesriverrecovery.com/insurance-verification/
Contact admissions online or by phone and ask about callback options that fit your schedule.
Charles River Recovery | 75 Norumbega Rd, Weston, MA 02493 | Admissions: (844) 666-2375 | charlesriverrecovery.com | Near I-90 and I-95/Route 128, with drive time from Waltham depending on traffic and starting point.