Adult Mental Health Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) in Virginia Beach
Falcon Behavioral Services’ Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) is a structured, intensive mental health treatment program designed for adults who require more support than traditional outpatient care but do not need 24/7 inpatient hospitalization. PHP provides a comprehensive therapeutic environment with daily programming that includes group therapy, individual counseling, medication management, and skills training to promote emotional and psychological well-being. This program allows individuals to receive intensive treatment during the day while returning home in the evenings, maintaining connections with family and daily life responsibilities.
What is a Mental Health Partial Hospitalization Program?
A Partial Hospitalization Program, or PHP, is a structured level of mental health treatment designed for adults who need more support than traditional weekly outpatient therapy but do not require 24-hour inpatient hospitalization. PHP provides intensive treatment during the day while allowing patients to return home or to a supportive living environment outside of program hours.
At Falcon Behavioral Services, our adult mental health PHP combines psychiatric care, therapy, nursing support, medication management, and care coordination within a structured treatment environment. The goal is to help patients stabilize symptoms, improve daily functioning, develop practical coping skills, and work toward a safe transition to a less intensive level of care.
Who is Appropriate for PHP?
Partial hospitalization may be appropriate for adults experiencing mental health symptoms that are significantly affecting their ability to function at home, work, school, or in relationships.
PHP may be considered for individuals who:
- Need more structure and clinical support than weekly outpatient therapy can provide
- Are experiencing worsening depression, anxiety, mood instability, trauma-related symptoms, or other psychiatric concerns
- Are stepping down from an inpatient psychiatric hospitalization or other higher level of care
- Need close psychiatric monitoring or medication management without requiring 24-hour hospitalization
- Can participate safely in a structured, group-based treatment environment
- Have a safe and supportive living arrangement outside of program hours
Admission decisions are based on an individualized clinical assessment. If another level of care would better meet a person’s needs, our team will help identify appropriate treatment options.
What Conditions Can Be Treated in a PHP?
Falcon Behavioral Services provides treatment for adults experiencing a range of mental health conditions and symptoms. Treatment is individualized based on each patient’s clinical needs, strengths, goals, and current level of functioning.
Depression and Mood Disorders
Our program supports adults experiencing significant depression, loss of motivation, mood instability, difficulty functioning, or other symptoms that may require more intensive treatment than traditional outpatient therapy.
Anxiety Disorders
PHP can provide structure and support for adults whose anxiety, panic, excessive worry, or related symptoms are interfering with daily life and functioning.
Bipolar and Other Mood Disorders
Treatment may include psychiatric evaluation, medication management, therapy, education, and skills development to help patients better understand and manage mood changes.
Trauma and PTSD
Our program uses a trauma-informed approach to help individuals develop coping strategies, emotional regulation skills, and greater stability while receiving treatment in a structured environment.
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Symptoms
Adults experiencing intrusive thoughts, compulsive behaviors, or other symptoms associated with OCD may benefit from a higher level of structured psychiatric and therapeutic support when clinically appropriate.
Not sure whether PHP is the right level of care? Contact Falcon Behavioral Services to discuss your situation with our admissions team.
What to Expect in Falcon's PHP
Treatment at Falcon Behavioral Services is structured around each patient’s individual needs while providing the consistency and support of a comprehensive daily program.
Patients may receive:
- Psychiatric evaluation and ongoing psychiatric care
- Medication management
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy
- Nursing assessment and support
- Treatment planning
- Psychoeducation and skills development
- Care coordination
- Discharge and aftercare planning
Throughout treatment, our interdisciplinary team works together to monitor progress, address barriers to recovery, and help each patient work toward measurable treatment goals.
Our goal is not simply to reduce symptoms in the short term, but to help patients develop the stability, skills, treatment plan, and community supports needed to continue progressing after PHP.
A Typical Day in Our PHP
A typical day in PHP includes a combination of structured group therapy, skills development, education, individual clinical services, and opportunities to meet with members of the treatment team.
Patients may participate in groups focused on topics such as:
- Coping skills
- Emotional regulation
- Stress management
- Depression and anxiety management
- Healthy relationships and communication
- Mindfulness
- Relapse prevention
- Problem solving
- Medication and health education
- Preparing for continued recovery after discharge
Individual appointments with therapists, nursing staff, and psychiatric providers are incorporated into treatment based on each patient’s clinical needs.
PHP After Psychiatric Hospitalization
A Partial Hospitalization Program can provide an important transition for patients who no longer require inpatient psychiatric hospitalization but still need significant structure, monitoring, and clinical support.
Moving directly from a hospital setting to routine outpatient therapy can sometimes represent a substantial decrease in treatment intensity. PHP can help bridge that gap by providing continued psychiatric care, therapy, medication management, and daily structure while the patient begins returning to life in the community.
Falcon Behavioral Services accepts referrals from inpatient psychiatric hospitals, emergency departments, outpatient providers, and other healthcare professionals when PHP is clinically appropriate.
When Weekly Therapy Is Not Enough
Traditional outpatient therapy can be highly effective, but there are times when one appointment per week may not provide enough support.
A higher level of care may be worth considering when mental health symptoms are becoming more severe, daily functioning is declining, symptoms are not improving with routine outpatient treatment, or a person is beginning to require more frequent clinical intervention.
PHP offers significantly more structure than traditional outpatient therapy while allowing patients to remain connected to their home and community.
Patients do not need to wait until they require hospitalization to seek a higher level of mental health care. Early intervention can help address worsening symptoms before they develop into a more serious crisis.
PHP vs. Inpatient Hospitalization vs. Weekly Therapy
The appropriate level of care depends on factors including symptom severity, safety, functional impairment, treatment history, available supports, and the individual’s ability to participate safely outside of treatment hours.
Falcon’s clinical team evaluates each prospective patient individually to determine whether PHP is an appropriate level of care.
How Long Does PHP treatment last?
The length of PHP treatment varies from person to person. There is no single treatment duration that is appropriate for every patient.
Length of stay is based on factors such as:
- Clinical needs
- Severity of Symptoms
- Progress toward treatment goals
- safety and stability
- response to treatment
- readiness to transition to a lower level of care
- Insurance Authorization requirement, when applicable
From the beginning of treatment, the Falcon team works with each patient to develop an individualized treatment and discharge plan. The goal is to provide the appropriate level of care for as long as it is clinically needed, followed by a planned transition to ongoing treatment and community supports.
Admissions and Referrals
Falcon Behavioral Services accepts inquiries from prospective patients, families, therapists, psychiatrists, hospitals, emergency departments, primary care providers, and other healthcare professionals.
Insurance and Payment Options
Falcon Behavioral Services works with patients and families to understand available insurance benefits and treatment costs before admission whenever possible. Insurance coverage for Partial Hospitalization Program services varies by health plan, network status, medical necessity criteria, and individual benefits.
Our team can help review available benefits and discuss payment options before treatment begins. Contact Falcon Behavioral Services for the most current information regarding insurance participation and coverage.
Serving Adults Throughout Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads
Falcon Behavioral Services provides adult mental health Partial Hospitalization Program services from our Virginia Beach location. We serve adults from Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and surrounding communities throughout the Hampton Roads region.
Our program is designed to provide a structured level of psychiatric and therapeutic care while allowing patients to remain connected to their homes, families, and communities.
Healthcare professionals throughout the region may also contact Falcon to discuss referrals, continuity of care, or whether PHP may be appropriate for a patient who needs more support than traditional outpatient treatment.