Online therapy in California
45% of Californians aged 12-17 struggle with mental health issues.
In California, 91% of Charlie Health clients with severe depression saw improvements in their symptoms.
Are you looking for care in other areas?
Charlie Health's virtual intensive outpatient program (IOP) is also available in other locations.
What is IOP?
Intensive outpatient programming (IOP) is a level of behavioral healthcare that is typically more structured and intensive than traditional weekly therapy.
The goal of IOP is to provide individuals with the support and treatment they need to manage their mental health issues and achieve lasting recovery, while still allowing them to maintain their daily routines and responsibilities.
Curated groups
By bringing people with similar mental health challenges together, we’re able to create group environments where clients can learn how to build connections and foster long-term healing.
Individual therapy
One-on-one connections are critical to the IOP model, which is why each client’s unique treatment plan includes a primary therapist for weekly individual sessions.
Family therapy
The #1 predictor of success in IOP is family involvement. Our virtual intensive outpatient program’s family therapy component teaches communication and coping skills to create a more supportive home environment both during and after treatment.
Who is IOP for?
People with ongoing mental health issues or in a mental health crisis
IOP is designed for individuals who need more treatment and support than can be provided through once-weekly therapy, but who do not require the level of care provided through residential or inpatient treatment.
The top mental health conditions we treat in California
Life-saving mental health treatment when you need it most
People in crisis are struggling to find the mental health treatment they need. At Charlie Health, we’re creating serious, effective, and accessible solutions.
Our treatment programs, including our virtual Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), combine personalized care with peer connection to foster long-term healing.
Immediate Access
Get started with Charlie Health in as little as 24 hours
Flexible Scheduling
Morning, afternoon, and evening options on Mon-Sat
Exceptional Outcomes
Measured care to optimize the treatment experience
We proudly partner with many major insurance providers, including commercial, Medicaid, and TRICARE
In their words
What our clients say
“After my first group session, I left smiling.”
When I got to Charlie Health, I was in a place where I did not want to accept any more help. I was fresh out of the hospital and had seen my fair share of therapists and psychiatrists. I was put in Charlie Health by hospital staff because it was the one thing I was sort of open to. After my first group session, I left smiling. That was the first time I showed a genuine smile in 7 months. It wasn't overnight or in one Zoom meeting that I felt better, but over the weeks in Charlie Health, I connected and shared with people in ways I had been very closed off to just weeks before. I loved my time here, and I looked forward to group every day. Even if I didn't share, I still enjoyed it. I love Charlie Health and thank them for getting me out of place I never thought I could.
—Nia W.
“The skills that I learned saved my life. .”
My depression started really young, when I was 4 or 5 years old. I’ve dealt with so much since then—childhood sexual trauma, an eating disorder and then substance abuse. I flunked out of school and went on medical leave to find treatment. Charlie Health was the first thing I found. It’s given me the emotional maturity to handle hard things and I’ve gotten more emotional regulation, which is something I wish I had my entire life. The skills that I learned saved my life—my stressors are still there but how I react is completely different. It feels so good to have agency over my emotions. That's something I’ve never felt before.
—Demi G.
“The virtual nature of the program saved my life.”
Charlie Health showed up for me at a time when I needed support the most but was trapped in an area where the resources simply didn't exist. The virtual nature of the program saved my life because it kept me out of the hospital and in my home with my family. The other patients I met in my group spaces were the most supportive humans, and being able to connect with them about experiences that I felt so alone in was one of the most healing parts of my journey here.
—Elizabeth L.
