Online IOP for College Students and Emerging Adults in MA
Your Treatment Experience
At the Austen Riggs Center, each patient’s treatment experience is unique. Yet all share the basic principles of our psychodynamic approach to therapy and residential treatment.
Initial Evaluation & Treatment
During these first six weeks at Riggs, you’ll settle in and engage in aspects of the program. You’ll immerse yourself in our therapeutic community, get to know fellow community members, and begin to let yourself be known. For some, this period of six weeks is the entire duration of treatment at Riggs, but most people stay longer.
Inn Residential Programs
Riggs offers a continuum of care serving different levels of developmental needs. Our Inn Residential Programs offer patients an environment resembling a New England historic inn or college campus more than a residential treatment center.
Step-Down Programs
Two renovated historic homes offer a space for further developing self-management, interpersonal ability, and independent living skills, along with the capacity to rejoin the various communities outside Riggs.
Our Programs and Services
Our integrated mental health programs and services are designed with the intent to foster a therapeutic alliance that can ultimately help you come to terms with whatever has been holding you back.
Former Patient Stories
Hear first-hand from Austen Riggs Center Alumni about their experiences before, during, and after treatment at Riggs.
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Understanding Treatment at the Austen Riggs Center
June 18, 2025
In a community that fosters emotional honesty, mutual responsibility, and genuine participation, patients can become active agents in their healing.
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Toward a Self-Directed Life: Redefining IOP Treatment for Emerging Adults
June 16, 2025
Learn the crucial differences between crisis stabilization and treatment aimed at recovery that allows one to live a self-directed life.
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