What We Treat / Addiction
Alcohol use disorder is a treatable medical condition. Mountain View Health offers outpatient care for adults, from PHP through OP, with a plan based on your assessment and schedule.
Alcohol IOP at a Glance
Alcohol IOP in Seattle, WA is 9 to 12 hours a week over 3 to 5 days, with morning, afternoon, and evening tracks. It includes group therapy and individual therapy. A prescriber decides whether medication such as naltrexone fits, and you sleep at home.
Heavy daily drinking can cause dangerous withdrawal. If that is you, medically supervised detox comes first, and Mountain View Health does not provide it.
Understanding
Addiction
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic, relapsing brain condition marked by trouble stopping or controlling alcohol use despite harm to relationships, work, or health. It ranges from mild to severe and affects people of every background.
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) classifies AUD as a medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual's life experiences. Effective treatment addresses all of these, not only the drinking itself.
Left untreated, alcohol use disorder is associated with liver disease, heart problems, nerve damage, and earlier death. With treatment and ongoing support, recovery is possible.
Warning Signs
The DSM-5 identifies 11 criteria for AUD. Meeting 2 or more within a 12-month period can indicate a disorder. Severity is rated mild (2–3), moderate (4–5), or severe (6 or more).
Loss of Control
Drinking more or for longer than intended, or repeated failed attempts to cut down.
Preoccupation
A great deal of time spent obtaining, using, or recovering from alcohol's effects.
Cravings
Strong urges or cravings to drink that are difficult to ignore or resist.
Neglecting Responsibilities
Failure to fulfill major obligations at work, school, or home due to alcohol use.
Continued Use Despite Problems
Drinking despite persistent social, interpersonal, or health problems caused or worsened by alcohol.
Physical Dependence
Tolerance (needing more to feel the same effect) or withdrawal symptoms when alcohol is reduced or stopped.
Withdrawal & Detox
Alcohol withdrawal is one of the few substance withdrawals that can be life-threatening. Symptoms emerge within hours of the last drink and may progress in severity over 24–72 hours. Medical supervision is strongly recommended for anyone with a history of heavy, daily drinking.
Medical supervision required. Withdrawal from this substance can be medically serious. Do not stop abruptly without medical guidance. Mountain View Health does not provide detox.
6–24 Hours
Early Withdrawal
24–72 Hours
Peak Withdrawal
Days 4–14+
Late & Post-Acute
Delirium tremens (DTs) is a severe form of alcohol withdrawal that can be fatal without medical treatment. Mountain View Health does not provide detox, so withdrawal that needs medical supervision happens first with a detox provider.
Our Approach
Outpatient care for alcohol use disorder combines individual and group therapy with medication when a prescriber decides it fits, in a structured schedule that lets you sleep at home.
(253)-252-5875Assessment and Medication Decisions
A clinical intake covers your drinking history and withdrawal risk. A prescriber decides whether naltrexone, acamprosate, or disulfiram fits your care.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT skills help you spot the thoughts and triggers that lead to drinking and replace them with steadier coping habits.
Group & Individual Therapy
Group therapy covers relapse prevention and peer support. Individual sessions focus on your own situation and goals.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills
DBT skills help you tolerate distress and get through cravings without drinking.
Programs at Mountain View
Whether your plan pays for a level of care depends on your benefits and medical necessity. Admissions verifies your benefits for free before you begin.
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
25 to 30 hours a week over 5 to 6 days, with daily individual and group therapy. You go home in the evening.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
9 to 12 hours a week over 3 to 5 days, with morning, afternoon, and evening tracks. It suits people stepping down from PHP and people who keep working, studying, or caring for family.
Outpatient Program (OP)
1 to 3 hours a week over 1 to 3 days of therapy and group support, for stable recovery or a step down from a higher level.
Fit and Next Steps
Your assessment decides where you start. These are the usual dividing lines.
Why Mountain View Health
Seattle, WA Location
Mountain View Health is at 13028 Interurban Ave S, Suite 124, Seattle, WA 98168.
A Free Insurance Check
Verify your insurance for free, with no obligation. Admissions reports what your plan covers for each level of care.
Your Assessment Sets the Plan
Your assessment decides your starting level of care, and the plan can step up or down as your needs change.
Confidential Care
Private, confidential care. Your treatment records are protected by federal law, including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
Common Questions
Your clinical team sets the length of care with you, based on your assessment and progress. Partial hospitalization runs 25 to 30 hours a week, intensive outpatient 9 to 12, and outpatient 1 to 3. The team reviews the plan regularly and can step you up or down.
Often, at the lower levels. Intensive outpatient has morning, afternoon, and evening tracks and runs 9 to 12 hours a week, and outpatient runs 1 to 3. Partial hospitalization takes 25 to 30 hours a week, so working during it is harder.
It can, depending on your plan and medical necessity, and no one can promise it in advance. Admissions verifies your benefits for free and sends a written breakdown for partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient care.
Intensive outpatient is structured treatment for alcohol use disorder that you attend several days a week while you sleep at home. Here it runs 9 to 12 hours a week over 3 to 5 days and includes group therapy and individual therapy.
At Mountain View Health it is 9 to 12 hours a week over 3 to 5 days, with morning, afternoon, and evening tracks. Partial hospitalization is the level above at 25 to 30 hours, and outpatient is the level below at 1 to 3.
Possibly. If you drink heavily every day, or stopping would cause withdrawal, medical detox comes first. Admissions asks about your drinking history. Mountain View Health does not provide detox, so that care comes first elsewhere when it is needed.
Alcohol withdrawal can cause seizures and delirium tremens, a severe state of confusion and fever, and either can be life-threatening. That is why people who drink heavily every day should not stop alone. Call 911 for a seizure or severe confusion.
Yes, when a prescriber decides it fits. Naltrexone, acamprosate, and disulfiram are medications used for alcohol use disorder, and medication is one part of a plan that also includes therapy.
Naltrexone reduces the urge to drink, and you can take it while still drinking. Disulfiram causes an unpleasant reaction if you drink, so you must not drink while taking it. A prescriber decides which one fits you.
Consider stepping up if cravings or use keep returning, or if you need daily clinical structure. Your team reviews the plan regularly, and partial hospitalization runs 25 to 30 hours a week.
Your plan can step down to outpatient at 1 to 3 hours a week. Many people add peer support meetings after their schedule ends, and your plan can step back up if your needs change.
Benefits Verification
Benefits verification is free, carries no obligation, and starts from a secure form. Admissions explains what your plan covers so you know your next step.
How The Process Works
Secure Submission
Provide your basic policy info through our secure form. Submitting it is confidential and carries no obligation.
Admissions Review
Admissions checks what your plan covers for partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient care.
Clear Guidance
If your plan can be run, a written breakdown usually arrives within 1 to 2 hours. It is not a guarantee of coverage.