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Where Do I Take My Child or Loved One Who Needs More Care?

What if we tried all the meds and weekly treatments, and it's no longer enough?

In this episode, Heleen Woest sits down with Larisa Klein, MA, an Advanced Treatment Placement Specialist, to unpack one of the most terrifying moments a family can face: realizing their child or loved one needs more care than outpatient therapy can provide.

IOP. PHP. Residential. Detox.
The options feel overwhelming, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Larisa’s entire role is guiding families and clinicians through that wall. She has personally visited and vetted programs across the country. She isn’t guessing. She knows.

In this episode, we cover:

• What a Treatment Placement Specialist actually does — and why their help is free
• The difference between IOP, PHP, residential care, and detox
• How to know which level of care someone truly needs
• Why 41% of people with co‑occurring disorders receive no treatment
• How the Stages of Change model affects timing (and why pushing too hard backfires)
• What real trauma‑informed care looks like, beyond surface behavior
• When outpatient wrap‑around teams aren’t enough
  
  Connect with Larisa Klein, MA
  Advanced Treatment Placement Specialist
  Larisa.Klein@AcadiaHealthcare.com

• Visit Heleen's Blog to learn more about this topic and the research behind it: https://www.lifesolutions.io/blog/
  
  
• Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heleenwoest/videos
  
  
• Explore upcoming topics that are dropping soon on The Missing Piece: https://www.lifesolutions.io/podcast/