Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) is full-day, structured treatment for substance use and co-occurring disorders — without requiring you to live on site. Discovery Point Retreat's Dallas-based PHP combines group therapy, individual therapy, and psychiatric care for adults in the Dallas-Fort Worth area who need more than weekly counseling but don't require 24/7 residential care.
Some programs use the term partial hospitalization loosely, offering just a few hours of group time a day. A true PHP means a structured full day of clinical programming — typically 5-6 hours, 5 days a week — with individual therapy, psychiatric care, and medication management built into the schedule, not added on later. That distinction matters when you're choosing where to invest your time and treatment.
Ask exactly how much structured time you're getting — some programs stretch the word "full day" to mean three hours.
Co-occurring anxiety, depression, or trauma often needs psychiatric care alongside substance use treatment.
Group therapy matters, but individual sessions are where the parts specific to you get addressed.
Ask whether prescriptions and monitoring happen within the program, or require a separate outside referral.
A program that only offers one level of care can leave you without a next step if you need more or less support.
Joint Commission accreditation and LegitScript certification are real, checkable standards — not every program that claims quality actually holds them.
Typically 5-6 hours a day, 5 days a week of group therapy, individual therapy, psychiatric care, and medication management — delivered from our dedicated outpatient facility serving Dallas and the surrounding DFW area. You live at home or in sober living and come in for full-day programming, keeping the intensity of a higher level of care without stepping away from your daily responsibilities.
Schedule
5-6 Hrs/Day, 5 Days/Week
Care Team
Individual, Group & Psychiatric Care
Location
Dallas-Fort Worth Outpatient Facility
Accreditation
Joint Commission Accredited
A confidential clinical assessment determines the right starting point and maps out what comes after — many clients step down from residential into PHP, then into IOP, as treatment progresses.
What it is
24/7 structured treatment addressing the substance use and what's underneath it
Full-day structured programming, typically 5-6 hours a day, 5 days a week
A lighter schedule, typically 3 hours a day, 3 days a week
Medical support
Onsite nursing and psychiatric monitoring
Psychiatric care and coordinated medication management built into the schedule
Medication management as clinically needed
Living situation
Live onsite at our residential campus
Live at home or in sober living
Live at home or in sober living
Best fit for
Clients who need round-the-clock structure and support
Clients who are medically stable but still need intensive, daily clinical support
Clients stepping down from PHP, or starting at a less intensive level
There is no application fee and no obligation. Ask us anything on the checklist above — we'd rather you make an informed decision than a rushed one.
Call our 24/7 helpline. We'll discuss your history, your current level of care, and verify your insurance.
Our clinical team confirms PHP is the right fit and builds a therapy and treatment schedule around it.
You begin full-day treatment while living at home or in sober living, with psychiatric care and medication management coordinated from day one.
Many families ask whether PHP counts as "real" treatment since their loved one lives at home. It does — full-day programming, five days a week, is a significant clinical commitment, just without the residential stay.
You can call before your loved one starts. We'll walk through the daily schedule, insurance, and what a typical day of PHP actually looks like.
Family involvement can become part of ongoing treatment when clinically appropriate, alongside the individual and group work happening in the program.
Share a few details and our admissions team will verify your benefits and reach out within one business day. Everything you submit is confidential and only used to check coverage. We are in-network with most major plans and accept many more.
Recognized national standard for behavioral health quality and safety
Verified addiction treatment provider meeting LegitScript's ethical and legal standards
Therapists, psychiatric providers, and addiction counselors licensed in Texas
In-network with most major plans
Most other insurance plans accepted. Verification is free and confidential.
PHP is a full day of structured programming, typically 5-6 hours a day, 5 days a week. IOP is lighter, typically 3 hours a day, 3 days a week. Many clients step down from PHP into IOP as they build stability.
Ask us anything on your checklist. Our admissions team is available 24/7 -- no obligation, no pressure.
If you or someone you love is in immediate medical or psychiatric danger, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. You can also reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. Discovery Point Retreat provides scheduled clinical treatment and is not an emergency response service.