A Virtual Partial Hospitalization Program (vPHP) is a comprehensive, fully personalized treatment plan. It allows you to receive higher levels of mental health care from clinical providers via telehealth. Enrolling in a vPHP is a proactive first step toward long-term emotional well-being.
A vPHP is different from other treatment options because it eliminates the need for commuting to receive mental health care. It also allows you to participate in programming from the comfort of your home.
At Lightfully, a clinical treatment provider, our vPHP provides you with structured support and is focused on your long-term emotional well-being. Our caring and knowledgeable clinicians can help you envision what long-term wellness can look like for you. Lightfully promotes sustainable emotional health by helping you make life changes and form healthy habits to turn your vision into a reality.
In today’s blog post, we will look at five of the different benefits of a vPHP and how it can get you back to feeling like your best self.
1. Provides structured daily support and accountability
When you’ve enrolled in a vPHP, you’ll receive several different types of treatments and be able to connect with others who have similar conditions. You will have group sessions and individual check-ins with your therapists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. Certain clinicians might encourage you to have your camera turned on for a more immersive experience.
At Lightfully, our vPHP implements programming 5 days a week, with at least 20 hours of clinical services provided. You’ll also be enrolled in four to six hours of interactive group sessions. There will also be breaks implemented into your vPHP schedule, for you to eat, get water or freshen up. All these sessions provide consistent, structured care that helps to build routine and implement healthy habits into your day-to-day life.
2. Creates personalized treatment plans
Before enrolling in a virtual treatment, you may want to see if your provider plans to create a personalized treatment plan for you. No two diagnoses are the same, and you are much more than your mental health condition. Your clinician should tailor their support to your individual needs and treatment goals.
At Lightfully, our skilled clinicians keep your treatment plan flexible, not one-size-fits-all. They understand that as you make progress in vPHP, your treatment goals will change as you uncover new insights. By utilizing Precision Care Model (PCM), our experts use evidence-based modalities and techniques to create a fully customizable treatment plan for you.
3. Access to evidence-based treatments
A vPHP can help you understand your thought patterns and emotional triggers, and teach you the skills to manage your emotions long term. One way to accomplish this is by integrating mindfulness virtually, both in your vPHP and daily life. Certain vPHPs will schedule time for engaging in mindfulness, movement and exercise, and interactive group activities. Mindfulness and movement have various benefits to support your long-term emotional health.
Certain evidence-based therapeutic techniques are more useful for managing and understanding your emotions. Before enrolling in a vPHP, check to see if the program incorporates therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT).
4. Builds skills for real-life situations
Another important part of virtual treatment is learning various skills and healthy habits that can foster your long-term emotional well-being. This might include role-playing scenarios, coping strategies or even creating a safety plan. Virtual treatment can offer more opportunities to practice the skills you’ve learned in the very environments where you’ll continue using them. This real-time application can help reinforce new behaviors and provide valuable feedback for growth in real-life situations because your treatment is integrated into your routines at home or in your community.
Receiving treatment virtually in your home environment can make it easier to integrate the tools and skills you’ve learned into your daily life. This can allow you to prepare for life beyond treatment and long-term mental wellness.
5. Offers flexibility and convenience of a virtual format
Enrolling in a virtual mental health care program has benefits that might make it more convenient than in-person treatment. If you have a condition that makes it difficult to leave your home, or if you live further away from a treatment center, virtual treatment might be a good choice for you.
A virtual schedule can integrate more easily into your daily life by reducing certain barriers of in-person treatment, such as a job, school enrollment, a pet or a child to watch. vPHP also supports ongoing engagement throughout your treatment plan. Additionally, completing a vPHP at home allows you to invite a trusted family member or support person into your group or family therapy session, if desired.
Lightfully can help you achieve long-term emotional well-being
Our clinical model, Precision Care Model (PCM), is the framework for everything we do. You will receive a fully customizable treatment plan that is specific to your needs and treatment goals. Our deeply compassionate experts know that you are so much more than your diagnoses. That’s why they’re ready to support you during your journey toward long-term mental wellness.
Change is possible. Our clinical experts are ready to meet you where you are. We know that taking the first step is often the hardest. When you’re ready to take the first step, reach out to our Admissions Concierge Team. We’ll take the next steps together, toward the fullest, brightest version of you.
