Hybrid IOP Program for Adults—Chicago, Northbrook & Throughout Illinois.

Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for Adults at SpringSource: Eating, Weight, and Mood Disorders

Our hybrid IOP combines in-person and virtual care in Chicago, Northbrook, and across Illinois to support adults who are navigating eating disorders, weight concerns, mood disorders, and factors unique to early, mid, and later adulthood. This intensive outpatient program is for individuals who need more than weekly therapy but do not require hospitalization.

Adult IOP for Eating, Mood, and Anxiety Disorders, Including Relationship Issues and Life Transitions.

Support for relationship challenges, life transitions, and the emotional patterns that keep people stuck.

Do you need to improve the quality of your life? 

Our hybrid Intensive Outpatient Program for Adults provides structured, evidence-based behavioral health care to reduce anxiety, stabilize mood, and support lasting mental health recovery.

Are you trying to create a meaningful life?

We use a developmental, relational approach grounded in research showing that mental health is shaped by the quality of our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world around us.

Therapy for Life Transitions

This program is especially helpful for adults navigating the pressures of early, mid, and later adulthood, including career strain, changes in self-image, divorce, parenthood, caregiving, grief, loneliness, health changes, and relationship challenges.

Age-Appropriate Small Groups

Our IOP groups are intentionally small and thoughtfully designed with age in mind. Adults in midlife and older participate in age-appropriate groups, so they can engage in therapy alongside peers in similar life stages.

Participants learn to:

• Manage conflict
• Improve communication and interpersonal effectiveness
• Build appropriate vulnerability and connection
• Make thoughtful, values-aligned decisions
• Navigate life transitions with clarity and confidence
• Develop healthier relationships with food, habits, work, and daily life

Our transdiagnostic approach focuses on the underlying patterns that keep people stuck, rather than treating each diagnosis in isolation. This allows for flexible, whole-person care that meets you where you are and supports meaningful change.

What to Expect from the SpringSource IOP for Adults

We help you achieve meaningful change through the structured, compassionate care of our hybrid Intensive Outpatient Program.

• Three hours per day, three days per week
• Evening and weekend sessions that fit real life
• Led by experienced, licensed clinicians specializing in eating, mood, and anxiety disorders
• Small, age-appropriate groups
• Individualized treatment planning
• Evidence-based therapies, including ACT, RO DBT, CBT, and narrative therapy
• Practical recovery skills and healthy coping strategies you can use in daily life
• Focus on strengthening relationships with self and others
• Support for conflict, vulnerability, and connection
• Guidance for navigating food concerns, habits, work, and daily life
• Monthly support group for friends and family
• Progress tracked with standardized assessments from intake through completion

Everything in this program is designed to help you build insight, resilience, and healthier patterns that last beyond treatment.

Psychological Support for Clients Taking GLP-1s

SpringSource co-founders Dr. Susan McClanahan and Dr. Angela Derrick have decades of experience treating eating, mood, and anxiety disorders. As GLP-1 use has surged, we are seeing more adults, especially women in midlife, seeking emotional support alongside medical care. We are a size-inclusive, evidence-informed practice with deep expertise in supporting patients across the weight spectrum.

While GLP-1 medications can be a powerful tool, they do not address stress, shame, disordered eating patterns, or body image struggles. That is where we come in.

Our Adult IOP and individual therapy provide structured support to help clients stabilize, build coping skills, and develop a healthier relationship with food, body, and self during their medical journey.

SpringSource is CARF Accredited

SpringSource has earned a three-year CARF accreditation for its Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Adults. This designation recognizes that our program meets internationally recognized standards for quality, safety, and clinical excellence, and reflects our ongoing commitment to the highest level of care.

Psychological Services In-Person for Chicago & Northbrook or Virtually Throughout Illinois

This hybrid group can be attended in person at our Chicago & Northbrook locations or virtually throughout Illinois.

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What is an IOP? Learn more in our recent blog post.

Intensive Outpatient Program for Adults in Chicago & Northern Suburbs: Expert Care Rooted in the Legacy of Insight

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About SpringSource

SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders is a clinician-led practice dedicated to helping adults heal and grow through every stage of life. Founded by two Ph.D. licensed clinical psychologists, our work is rooted in decades of leadership in eating disorder and mood disorder treatment and in the development of innovative, adult-focused models of care.

We bring that depth of expertise into a boutique, relational, and highly individualized environment where real change can happen.

What sets SpringSource apart:

• Led by Ph.D. licensed clinical psychologists
• CARF-accredited hybrid Intensive Outpatient Program for Adults
• Specialization in eating, weight, and mood disorders across adulthood
• Developmental and relational treatment model
• Size-inclusive, trauma-informed care
• Age-appropriate groups for midlife and beyond
• In-person care in Chicago and Northbrook, with virtual options across Illinois

Whether through individual therapy or our hybrid IOP, our goal is the same: to help you build insight, skills, and resilience so that recovery feels possible and sustainable.

Ready to Take the Next Step Toward Lasting Support and Recovery?

At SpringSource, our hybrid Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program for Adults is designed to meet you where you are and help you build sustainable mental health skills and resilience.

Get started today:

You do not have to decide today. A 15-minute call can help you understand your options

• Schedule a Free 15-Minute Consultation to explore the program and ask questions.
• Fill out our Contact Form, and we’ll follow up with personalized information.
• Call us at 224-202-6260 to speak directly with a member of our team.
• Email Our Director of IOP Services, Jamie Kelly, and we’ll get back to you promptly.

You deserve support that understands your experience and helps you thrive.