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Imagine Recovery offers Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient programming We are dedicated to helping people heal.

Our programs offer individuals experiencing substance misuse and other mental health issues the opportunity to re-create their lives.

08/06/2025

“Change your behavior and you will change your emotions.” — Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, founder of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which teaches vital skills for tolerating and accepting distress.

We’re excited to bring you an Intensive Workshop in Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD, integrating DBT principles with trauma-focused treatment, led by experts using the certified UPenn curriculum.

This training is essential for DBT practitioners and all mental health professionals looking to deepen their trauma treatment toolkit and help clients find lasting healing.

📆 Save the dates: October 2–3 & November 6–7, 2025
📍Location: Uptown New Orleans, LA (TBA)

Registration is open at the link in our bio. Don’t miss your chance to advance your practice and support recovery with evidence-based care.

08/01/2025

📅 Save the Dates!

Attention DBT practitioners and mental health specialists: don’t miss this intensive Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) training happening this fall in New Orleans!

Four days of expert-led training with Eric Schmidt, MSW, LCSW, MBA from New Roads Behavioral Health — using the certified UPenn curriculum designed to elevate your trauma treatment skills.

🗓️ October 2 & 3 | November 6 & 7�
📍 Location TBA — New Orleans, LA

CE credits pending for social workers and counselors.
This is your chance to gain cutting-edge PE skills and deepen your clinical practice to help clients overcome PTSD. See registration details here: imaginerecoverytraining.com

07/24/2025

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cornerstone of Imagine Recovery’s approach to healing. This evidence-based therapy equips our clients with vital skills to navigate intense emotions, manage crisis situations, and build healthier relationships—all essential components of lasting recovery.

At Imagine Recovery, DBT is integrated across our programs—from High Intensity Outpatient to Outpatient care—helping clients develop mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills empower individuals to face life’s challenges with resilience and confidence, supporting not just sobriety but whole-person wellness.

Our commitment to DBT is reflected in the positive outcomes we see every day: clients who build sustainable habits, regain control over their emotions, and reconnect meaningfully with their communities. Recovery is more than abstinence—it’s about learning to live well. DBT is a powerful tool on that journey.
Which DBT skill resonates with you today? Share below and let’s grow together.

07/20/2025

Recovery isn’t about giant leaps—it’s found in the daily rhythm of simple, intentional acts. Nourish your body, calm your mind, and stay connected. These small, consistent habits are what truly build a life worth experiencing—sober and thriving. 🌿✨

What’s one daily habit you lean on to keep your recovery strong?👇

07/15/2025

At , we understand every recovery journey is unique—and so are the support needs along the way. That’s why we offer a spectrum of programs designed to meet you exactly where you are:

HIGH INTENSITY OUTPATIENT/PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM (HIOP/PHP)
Our High-Intensity Outpatient Program for dual diagnosis clients provides structured, daily therapeutic sessions Monday through Friday, delivering 20+ hours per week of clinical care. HIOP/PHP offers the intensity of inpatient treatment with the flexibility to maintain your daily life commitments. It’s ideal for those who need consistent support while still engaging with work, family, or school.

INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (IOP)
Our core Intensive Outpatient option for dual diagnosis clients provides a balanced mix of dynamic group and individual therapies over a 10-week period. This 10-hours per week program is perfect for clients seeking to create a new life in recovery by building life skills at a manageable pace and/or those wanting strong ongoing therapy and community post-residential treatment. IOP is available in early evening format from 4-7pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, in addition to our 10am-1pm daytime option.

OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (OP)
Our Outpatient Program offers a structured approach to mental health treatment focused on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Participants attend a weekly 3-hour group session, engage in weekly individual therapy, and have 12 hours per day, 7 days per week access to DBT phone coaching. OP is designed to help individuals improve their mental health with new skills and support, particularly suited for those without substance use issues or actively in recovery who seek additional therapeutic tools.

OUTPATIENT PLUS (OP+)
The OP+ program builds upon the standard Outpatient Program by providing more opportunities for engagement and support. OP+ offers additional group sessions, incorporates a variety of therapeutic approaches beyond DBT, and fosters a stronger sense of community. This enriched environment is ideal for individuals who are committed to deepening their healing process while maintaining flexibility in their schedule.

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07/09/2025

recently welcomed for a visit and a heartfelt conversation about how we can support one another in our shared mission to empower women, in particular, on their healing journeys.

Imagine Recovery’s Co-Founder Christopher O’Shea, MSW, sat down with Grace & Emerge Recovery owner Leah Malone, LCDC, for a fireside chat about why they do what they do—in Austin, Texas—and how our paths align to create safer, stronger spaces for recovery.

It’s all about connection, community, and walking the journey together.

07/08/2025

🌟 Networking Event at Imagine Recovery 🌟

Join us Friday, July 11th for a special gathering of recovery and behavioral health professionals.

2:00–2:30pm: Clinical Director August Boyd, LCSW-BACS, presents on Guided Imagery and the Healing Power of the Mind — inspired by her recent ARHE keynote.

📍 734 Nashville Ave | 🕐 1–4pm (Presentation at 2pm)

Learn, connect, and grow with us!

07/06/2025

This morning’s first Tai Chi session at Imagine Recovery was a wonderful success! With solid attendance from clients, residents, and alumni, everyone embraced the calm flow of movement and the mindful pause to “stop and smell the roses.”

It was inspiring to see our community come together to slow down, connect, and savor each moment. Looking forward to more sessions of balance and renewal ahead! ☯️

07/04/2025

Community and connection are pillars of our programs — we love fostering authentic relationships and we’re grateful to celebrate the 4th amongst friends who are like family.

07/03/2025

🌟 Join Us for a Special Networking Event! 🌟

On Friday, July 11th from 1-4pm, connect with fellow recovery and behavioral health professionals at Imagine Recovery’s Presentation & Networking Event featuring our Clinical Director, August Boyd, LCSW-BACS.

From 2:00–2:30pm, August will share insights on Guided Imagery and the Healing Power of the Mind — a powerful tool in the recovery journey and her top presented at the Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE) conference last week.

📍 Location: Imagine Therapy & Community, 734 Nashville Avenue 🕐 Time: 1:00–4:00pm (Presentation at 2pm)

Don’t miss this chance to learn, connect, and grow together!

07/02/2025

Small daily habits build strong recovery. Start your morning with just five minutes of mindful breathing or gentle stretching to calm your mind and energize your body. Each small step sets a positive tone and strengthens your journey. Remember, sobriety grows one day at a time.

How do you begin your day? Share your morning ritual below!

07/01/2025

Recovery is a journey of gentle strength, a dance between movement and stillness that heals the body, mind, and spirit. Each breath and every step carries the power to grow, rise, and rewrite our story with hope and resilience.

Today we encourage you to embrace the rhythm of recovery, where healing flows through motion and transformation comes with every new day.

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728 Nashville Avenue
New Orleans, LA
70115

Telephone

+15046054095

Website

http://imaginerecovery.com/

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Our Story... While attending a recovery fundraiser at a friend’s house in early 2017, we were heartbroken to learn that our Uptown New Orleans community lost several members last year due to substance use and su***de. We know that substance misuse and mental health issues know no boundaries, yet were saddened to learn of lives lost, families shattered and communities devastated. Perhaps with early interventions, and the chance to imagine what a life in recovery can be, each of these individuals could have found a different, positive recovery path… We were immediately inspired to take action, and thus, our Imagine Recovery journey began. Our new abstinence-based Outpatient Program is located in the heart of Uptown New Orleans, and we are so grateful for the opportunity to educate, support and serve our local community, as well as those moving here in early recovery. When we reached out to the New Orleans mental health professional community, the response was overwhelming. We feel so fortunate to have found and hired like-minded, inspired, local Imagine Recovery team members who share our vision of creating a new and unique program for our beloved city. Knowing we needed time to bond and truly connect with one another, we began working together two months prior to our opening date. This is a very personal calling for us. Imagine Recovery is a deeply personal, individual and family recovery focused program. Come to our creative and nurturing space and you will feel it. Our dedicated and open-hearted clinical and leadership teams are here to provide education and therapy, hope and solutions, connection and collaboration. New Orleans is a spectacular, vibrant city that has so much to offer! We are here to help you imagine what a life in recovery in New Orleans and beyond can be!

Our Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient programs offer individuals experiencing substance misuse and other mental health issues the opportunity to re-create their lives. We are dedicated to helping people heal.