Partial Hospitalization Program

At Branches Auburn Hills, a service of Havenwyck Hospital, we provide children and adults with structure, stability and support in outpatient programs tailored to your needs. Our partial hospitalization programs (PHP) offer focused mental health care in an outpatient setting.

Partial hospitalization, or day treatment, allows you to get comprehensive mental health care without hospitalization. You go home every night and on the weekends.

Partial hospitalization provides a full day of mental health treatment five days a week. Most people attend our program for about two weeks. Your next steps could be traditional outpatient therapy or another mental health program.

Highlights of our partial hospitalization program include:

• Compassionate providers: Our caring and experienced doctors, therapists and nurses are deeply committed to your journey to mental wellness.
• Flexibility: PHP can be a “step-down” program after completing inpatient treatment. You can also enter PHP directly as an alternative to hospitalization.
• Fast assessments: Call us today. We can typically schedule an assessment for the next day. You can start treatment right after your assessment if it’s a good fit for you.
• Virtual options: Our meeting rooms feature big telehealth screens, so you can join virtual therapy from home. You can see and hear your fellow participants, and they can see and hear you.
• Support for your return to school and work: We offer a transitional back-to-school period for your child, where we assess their progress after a day or two of attendance. Similarly, adults can benefit from support during a transition back to work.
• Access to inpatient care: We’re right across the street from Havenwyck Hospital’s inpatient hospital. Our location makes it easy for you if you’re stepping down from a higher level of care or need to transition to inpatient care.
• Support for transgender individuals: We affirm and respect transgender and gender nonbinary individuals. We provide a comfortable, welcoming environment tailored to your needs at any phase of your transition.

We treat people with moderate to severe mental health conditions, including:

• Anxiety
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Schizophrenia

Partial hospitalization may be an option if you:

• Want more focused care than traditional therapy can provide
• Have increasing symptoms that could lead you to harm yourself or others
• Notice a decline in your typical level of functioning
• Need stabilization, better insight and self-management skills

Our program for adults 18 and up offers comprehensive daily treatment. We can set up weekly family sessions as part of your care. A therapist helps guide talks between you and your loved ones. Any family involvement in your treatment is always your choice. Learn more about adult partial hospitalization.

This program offers focused mental health care for children and teens 11 to 17. We tailor the program to the unique developmental needs of kids. We welcome and encourage family input in a child’s treatment plan. Learn more about child and adolescent partial hospitalization.

We also offer an intensive outpatient program for children and adults. This program provides three hours of treatment, three days a week. It’s a great option if you have school or work obligations. The program provides more support than traditional outpatient therapy appointments offer. Learn more about our intensive outpatient program.

We primarily use group therapy rather than individual therapy. Group therapy offers a strong space for learning together. You can gain insights from many different viewpoints.

We know past experiences of trauma can significantly affect your mental health. Our providers are trained to take a trauma-informed approach so you can feel respected and begin your healing process. They use dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to equip you with the tools to manage your emotions, improve relationships and tolerate stress.

Topics we explore in therapy include:

• Healthy body, healthy mind
• Emotional regulation
• Addictive behaviors
• Goal setting and roadmaps for change
• Relationships

Our partial hospitalization program takes place Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Your day includes:

• Breakfast
• Group therapy sessions, where you explore current life events and learn new coping skills to use in your daily life
• Lunch
• Medication education, where you learn about medications and how they can help you
• Recreation therapy, including yoga, art and music therapies that promote mindfulness, improve mood and contribute to your overall well-being

Our discharge planning process focuses on giving you the resources you need to successfully transition to your next step.

Before you leave the program, we develop a safety plan and a therapy plan for moving forward. We help schedule your first appointment if you don’t already have a therapist.

Branches Auburn Hills is a beautiful facility designed specifically for outpatient treatment. Our space has multiple meeting rooms and large areas for yoga and activities. We also have grassy outdoor spaces for meditation walks and more. We are an open facility. Adults can come and go freely. Children are monitored and can’t leave without a guardian.

We’re located off Interstate 75 in Auburn Hills, about an hour north of Detroit, with a bus line also available for easy access. Transportation options may be available – please contact us to learn more.

Call us at 800-401-2727 or message us for a mental health assessment. You can also walk in for an assessment. Read more about our admissions process.