a different kind of IOP
FLUX is an Intensive Outpatient Program designed for adults struggling with depression, anxiety, and trauma. Our mission is to empower clients to identify, advocate for, and meet their personal needs through increased self-insight combined with practical skills.
Though we cannot make promises of a cure, we can promise to provide opportunities for restored agency, clearer choices, and a practiced way to returning, reforging, and reflowing when life pulls you off center.
Frequently Asked Questions:
In order to attend FLUX, you must be at least 18 years old, and willing to put in the effort to learn and apply new skills.
An Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is a structured therapy program you attend several days a week for a few hours each day, then you go home. It’s more support than weekly counseling, but it doesn't offer as much support as a hospital stay. It’s for people who need focused help with things like anxiety or depression, offering a small-group setting to learn skills, practice them, and get guidance between sessions.
FLUX meets each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (3 hours). The amount of group sessions someone may attend vary from person to person. Length of attendance may change by severity of need, insurance authorization, or personal finances.
There self-pay cost for FLUX is $600.00 dollars per week ($200.00 per day) with a $200.00 non-refundable application fee. If accepted into the program, the $200.00 application fee will be applied toward your balance.
At this time, we accept Aetna and Cigna insurance. We will need a referral from a physician or primary therapist. The referral form can be faxed to 913.608.5659 or emailed to info@ex-ft.com.
Flux means continuous change or flow, and in metallurgy a flux is the substance used to clean and bond various metals so they can be joined. Our FLUX program uses that idea to frame growth as a flowing return to the self, a reforging under safe heat and pressure, and a reflow of choices into daily life.
FLUX not designed to treat substance use disorders (SUDs) or addiction. We are working on the accreditation necessary to provide these services.
While having an individual therapist is highly encouraged, it is not required. If you have an existing therapist, you may continue to see them for your and you are not required to see an individual therapist through Existential Family Therapy. If you are looking for an individual therapist, we are able to provide you with low-cost/in-network referrals.
If billing insurance for IOP services, please contact them to request information about reimbursement restrictions on mental health services. Many insurances will not reimburse for separate mental health services received on the same day. It can be beneficial to schedule therapy sessions on days when you do not attend FLUX IOP.