Specializing in Teen Challenges
Clear Behavioral Health offers outpatient treatment for a wide range of mental health conditions that often affect adolescents. Our team works with families to understand each teen’s challenges, uncover the root causes, and build a personalized path toward recovery.
Depression
Teen depression can show as irritability, withdrawal, or changes in sleep, appetite, and school performance. Our team helps teens rebuild self-worth through compassionate, evidence-based care.
Anxiety Disorders
Teen anxiety looks different for everyone—worry, irritability, restlessness, or avoidance are common. Our team helps teens build confidence, find calm, and regain balance in daily life.
Substance Use
Teen substance use today goes beyond alcohol and marijuana to include vaping, prescription misuse, and synthetic drugs. Our team helps teens understand their use, make healthier choices, and find balance through compassionate, evidence-based care.
Academic and Social Challenges
Academic pressures and social challenges can quickly overwhelm teens. Our program teaches stress management and balance, helping parents and teens navigate these pressures together.
Chronic Stress and Burnout
When stress piles up or doesn’t let up, it can get harder to cope, leading to persistent, unrelenting tension.
ADHD and Learning Disorders
ADHD can make school and relationships challenging. We help teens build focus while giving families strategies to support academic success and healthy communication.
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder can disrupt mood, energy, and daily stability. Outpatient care provides ongoing structure and family involvement to help teens maintain stability and thrive.
OCD
Obsessive thoughts and repetitive behaviors can take over a teen’s life. With therapy, families learn how to support their teen’s treatment while regaining a sense of normalcy.
PTSD and Trauma
Trauma can deeply affect an adolescent’s emotional health and relationships. Specialized care helps teens process experiences and teaches families how to support healing at home.
Technology Dependence
We support teens in finding balance with technology by teaching them healthier ways to cope with stress, set boundaries, and build real-world connections that strengthen their confidence and wellbeing.
Self-Harm
We help teens manage overwhelming emotions by introducing safe, healthy coping strategies and emotional regulation skills, so they can express themselves without turning to harmful behaviors.
Body Image Issues
With the growing pressures on teens’ appearance and self-image, we guide them in building a healthier relationship with their bodies and self-esteem, helping them replace negative self-talk with self-acceptance and resilience.
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What to Expect in Clear’s Teen Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Clear’s Teen IOP is designed to meet teens where they are — offering structured, evidence-based treatment that supports their emotional, social, and academic growth. When a teen needs more support than weekly therapy, our program helps them manage depression, anxiety, and substance use challenges while strengthening family connections, building healthy coping skills, and empowering them to thrive in daily life.
Individual & Family Therapy
Weekly one-on-one sessions give teens a safe space to process their experiences, while monthly family therapy strengthens the entire family system.
Group Therapy
Teens participate in a variety of group sessions, including process groups, expressive arts, communication workshops, emotion regulation education, music therapy, mindfulness, and more.
Family Group Sessions
In therapist-led sessions, teens and parents work together to explore family dynamics. Parents then join a support group of their own to share experiences and gain tools for growth.
Case Management & Counseling
Each teen is paired with a dedicated case manager who provides mentorship and serves as a bridge between the family and care team.
Life Skills & Education
We help teens build everyday life skills through hands-on workshops that strengthen communication, emotional awareness, and self-management.
School Support
We work with your teen to coordinate classwork, communicate with teachers, and ensure they stay on track academically while focusing on healing.
Insurance Accepted
At Clear Behavioral Health, we’re not just experts in treating your mental health. We’re adept at helping you navigate your insurance to facilitate treatment, accepting most major insurance and plans. Call today and let us help you through the maze.
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Why Clear Behavioral Health?
With Clear, you’ll have a partner in your teen’s recovery—offering expertise, guidance, and the reassurance your family needs.
Accessible Care
Convenient, affordable, immediate, and designed to work with your family’s schedule
Built for You
Expert clinical care centered around your family’s unique & evolving goals
Connected to Community
Deep local support from your family’s care team and peers, today and tomorrow
Get to know our Clear, Van Nuys location
At Clear Behavioral Health’s Van Nuys outpatient center, we understand how overwhelming it can feel when your teen is struggling. That’s why our program is designed with families in mind—offering a safe, structured, and supportive place where teens can heal while parents feel reassured.
Our center features private therapy rooms, welcoming group spaces, and dedicated areas where teens can receive school support, so they don’t fall behind while focusing on their well-being. Our Van Nuys location also offers art-based expressive therapy, improv, and music groups that give teens creative outlets to process emotions and build confidence.
With wellness amenities, all-gender restrooms, and culturally sensitive programming, we make sure every teen entering our Van Nuys center feels included and respected. Come visit us to take the next step toward lasting wellness for your family.
Mental Health Experts in Clear Van Nuys, CA
Care is only as effective as the experts providing it, and we’re not shy about telling the world that some of the best in the business are right here at Clear Behavioral Health. But don’t just take our word for it – get to know them yourselves.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Teen IOP (Intensive Outpatient Program) in Van Nuys?
Our Van Nuys teen IOP program provides structured care for adolescents who need more support than weekly therapy sessions but don’t require inpatient hospitalization. Teens attend multiple therapy sessions each week while continuing to live at home and attend school.
Can teens continue attending school while in outpatient treatment?
Yes. Outpatient care is designed to work around a student’s school schedule. Our team partners with families and schools to help teens balance academics with treatment, so they don’t fall behind.
Does insurance cover teen outpatient mental health programs?
Most insurance plans do cover outpatient treatment for adolescents. Our admissions staff will confirm your family’s benefits and explain your options to make sure care is both accessible and affordable.
What therapy types are used in teen outpatient care?
Treatment typically includes a combination of individual therapy, group sessions, and family therapy. Evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), skills training, and mindfulness are used to build resilience and healthy coping strategies.
How involved are families in teen treatment programs?
Family involvement is a cornerstone of our approach. Parents participate in family therapy, parent support groups, and receive regular progress updates so they feel informed, supported, and equipped to help their child at home.
How long does teen outpatient treatment typically last?
The length of treatment depends on your teen’s needs and progress. Most programs last several weeks to a few months, with flexibility to adjust based on how your child is responding.
Is teen mental health treatment confidential in Van Nuys?
Yes. Confidentiality is maintained so teens feel safe and open during therapy. At the same time, parents are appropriately included in treatment planning and family sessions to ensure ongoing support.
How quickly can treatment begin for a teen?
Treatment can often begin within days. After an intake assessment and insurance verification, we work with families to create a timely start so teens can access the help they need without delay.