PHP-level care, 20 minutes from Boca Raton.

PHP is the most intensive form of outpatient — 30+ clinical hours per week, M-F, with sober-living housing at night. For Boca residents stepping down from residential or stepping up from standard outpatient, RECO's PHP delivers the clinical density of inpatient with the autonomy of being able to call your kids before bed. The 20-minute drive from Boca becomes the morning commute.

If you are sitting in Mizner Park or near Royal Palm Place weighing whether partial hospitalization is realistic, the geography works in your favor: RECO Intensive’s Delray Beach campus is about 20 minutes north up Federal Highway, shorter than the drive most Boca Raton professionals already make into West Palm or Fort Lauderdale for work. That distance matters clinically, because PHP is not a residential admission — you sleep in your own bed in Boca West, Highland Beach, or Downtown Boca and arrive each weekday for 30-plus hours of structured care. For someone who has already tried standard outpatient and found it too thin, or who is stepping down from detox and is not ready to be unsupervised all day, that proximity is what makes this level of care actually usable. The rest of this page walks through what PHP at RECO involves clinically, who it fits, and how Boca Raton residents typically structure the weeks they are in it.

What partial hospitalization actually provides

Partial hospitalization is the most intensive level of outpatient addiction treatment available. At RECO Intensive, PHP runs a minimum of 30 clinical hours per week, Monday through Friday, with psychiatric services, individual therapy, and evidence-based group programming delivered in a structured daily schedule. For Boca Raton residents, the 20-minute drive to our Delray Beach campus means access to that clinical intensity without the cost or disruption of full inpatient admission.

The distinction between PHP and standard outpatient matters because addiction severity varies. Some people enter treatment needing residential stabilization first; others can begin safely at PHP. Some step down to PHP from a residential or detox setting. Others step up from an IOP that is not providing enough clinical contact to hold their gains. The ASAM placement criteria that guide this decision assess six clinical dimensions and are applied at intake — not guessed at.

Who steps down into PHP

The most common pathway into PHP from Boca Raton is stepping down from a residential program. After three to four weeks in residential, many clients are medically stable and able to safely sleep outside the facility but still need daily clinical engagement to consolidate early recovery skills, address trauma, and develop relapse-prevention plans. PHP provides that density without requiring a continuing inpatient stay.

A second common pathway is stepping up from IOP. When someone in standard outpatient is struggling to stay sober between sessions, experiencing new psychiatric symptoms, or facing environmental stressors that overwhelm their current coping resources, increasing to PHP is often the right clinical decision. The step-up does not signal failure; it signals that the current level of care is not matched to the current clinical picture.

A third group enters PHP directly from the community after a clinical intake indicates that outpatient-level housing is safe but that the 30-plus-hour-per-week structure is necessary. This is common for people with a history of prior treatment who understand what works for them.

What the evidence base looks like

PHP for substance use disorders is supported by clinical research showing outcomes comparable to residential treatment for appropriately selected patients. The key moderating variable is housing stability: PHP produces outcomes similar to inpatient when the overnight environment is controlled, whether that is a personal residence free of substances or a structured sober-living setting. When the overnight environment is chaotic or high-risk, the evidence favors residential placement.

At RECO, the modalities delivered in PHP include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Trauma-Focused CBT, Motivational Interviewing, medication-assisted treatment where indicated, and experiential therapies. Groups are not generic addiction psychoeducation. They are structured, facilitated by licensed clinicians, and tied to the individual treatment goals in each client’s written plan.

What a PHP day looks like at RECO

Clients arrive in the morning. The schedule opens with a check-in group that sets the clinical tone for the day. Core programming runs through midmorning and early afternoon, covering skill-building in CBT or DBT modules, process groups, and psychoeducation on topics including relapse prevention, family systems, co-occurring mental health, and medication compliance. Individual therapy sessions with a primary therapist occur three to five times per week. Psychiatric appointments are embedded in the schedule for clients on medication or undergoing a medication evaluation.

Midday meals are shared and observed by clinical staff. Afternoon programming often includes experiential modalities — art therapy, music therapy, fitness, or mindfulness — before the day closes with a checkout group. Clients return to sober-living or home in the late afternoon.

Transition planning begins at admission

At RECO, discharge planning and step-down preparation begin on day one, not in the final week. The transition from PHP to IOP is planned collaboratively between the client, primary therapist, and case manager. After IOP, the aftercare plan includes alumni programming, continued therapy, peer support connections, and relapse-prevention check-ins. To speak with an admissions coordinator about PHP eligibility, call (866) 396-2008 or visit our PHP program page.

Serving residents of: Mizner Park, Royal Palm Place, Downtown Boca, Boca West.