Outpatient Services
The program is designed for active duty service members, first responders and veterans living with mood disorders such as depression, anxiety and PTSD or a mental illness such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. These are all health issues that can impede daily life. We want people who are struggling to cope to get back to living a life they want, and living it well.
Remember, it can take a long time to develop the proper skills to recover from a mental health crisis. Learning to manage an illness is essential to long-term recovery.
- A welcoming and warm environment for you to share
- Education on illness management
- Group therapy classes centered on emotion regulation, safety and mindfulness
- Medication management
- Supportive therapies for coping, including activity therapy
Who Needs Outpatient Treatment?
Outpatient services are more intensive and focused than typical one-day-a-week (or month) therapy, but also far more flexible than inpatient treatment.
For those who are stepping up from outpatient psychiatry and therapy services to either partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient services (IOP or PHP), these programs can provide more frequent contact, assessment and education through group therapy with the goal of earlier intervention and stabilization that may alleviate the necessity for inpatient admission.
For those who are stepping down from inpatient treatment, our outpatient services provide additional treatment and support as you transition back to your home environment, keeping you connected to a similar — yet now flexible — support system that you had throughout inpatient care.
Program Details
Programming is offered five days a week, and schedules will depend on individual needs, but standard programming schedules are below. Individual therapy sessions occur during the same schedule (for example, a patient on Monday would have individual therapy from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and then join group from 11 a.m. – 1 a.m., Wednesday and Friday they would be in group 10 a.m. – 1 a.m.)
- PHP (Mental Health or Co-occurring)
- M-W, & F 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursdays until 2 p.m.
- IOP *can be virtual or in-person
- Primary Mental Health M,W,F 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Primary SUD M,W,F, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Attendance & Duration:
Duration of the program depends on individual needs and ability to process and apply skills learned during sessions. Average length of stay is 2 to 3 weeks for PHP, and 7 to 9 weeks for IOP.
No more than three absences, and except for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and Fourth of July, participants are expected in group on holidays.
Programming:
- Group Therapy: focuses on developing coping skills, healthy relationships, identifying triggers, and processing shared experiences through therapy modalities primarily consisting of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Individual therapy: Personal trauma experiences and individual therapy goals through therapy modalities primarily consisting of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy
- Lunch is provided during the 12-1pm hour for those who are in-person
Discharges:
- We need 48 hours’ notice prior to discharge (unless acuity requires an immediate placement in a higher level of care) to complete a final session and required discharge paperwork.
Program Staff
Kidanys Arroyo is a License Professional Counselor; he graduated from Nova Southeastern University in 2022 with a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. While in the graduate program, he completed his internship and practicum working with adults in the correctional system, helping them reintegrate into society. Additionally, he worked with veterans dealing with a variety of mental health disorders caused by different life situations.
At Branches of Alaska, he works with active-duty military, veterans and first responders as well as community members in the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). Kidanys provides group therapy with an emphasis on education and knowledge for coping skills to manage mental health symptoms because of mental health disorders.
Josh has been a practicing clinician for the past five years, specializing in trauma recovery, PTSD, & substance use disorders. He’s had the unique opportunity of providing clinical therapeutic services to many of the demographics found in Alaska; including the different
cultures within our diverse populations, veterans & active military members, and first responders.
Therapy is one of those unique medicines that people often turn to when it’s their last resort, yet, each of us can find it beneficial. Josh believes every person is truly the expert of their own life and therapy is simply a means to provide healing and direction when there appears to be no other turns left to make.
Josh’s role at Branches Intensive Outpatient Program includes providing both individual and group counseling services that include, but are not limited to modalities such as somatic desensitization, cognitive & dialectical behavioral therapies while maintaining a person-centered approach. “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor Frank
Kimberly E. Bass Browder is a Licensed Professional Counselor who provides compassionate, collaborative, and evidence-based counseling to adults and families navigating life transitions, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and emotional overwhelm. She believes counseling is a joint process that honors each person’s unique emotional, relational, and personal history while empowering clients to take an active role in their healing and growth. Her approach emphasizes self-awareness, emotional regulation, boundary-setting, and resilience, helping clients move forward with clarity, confidence, and intention.
Kimberly obtained her Master’s degree in Counseling / Clinical Mental Health Counseling/School Counseling. Ongoing professional development and continuing education in trauma-informed care, grief and loss, and cognitive-behavioral interventions.
Healing is a process. Restoration is possible. No one has to walk it alone.
Dalia has been practicing in the field for 10 years, beginning her career at Ellsworth AFB as a Family Advocacy Program Assistant, where she collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to support military families. She later earned her master’s degree in social work, which broadened her experience across diverse populations, including culturally diverse communities, families, children, adolescents, active‑duty service members, veterans, and individuals who are incarcerated.
Dalia has extensive experience working with individuals living with mental health challenges and is committed to providing practical, supportive services that promote growth and success. She utilizes evidence‑based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution‑Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and talk therapy to help clients deepen their understanding of trauma or explore current life stressors.
She is a strong believer in hope, faith, and the inherent good in every person, even when they struggle to see it in themselves. Dalia’s therapeutic style emphasizes high‑quality care, a safe and respectful environment, and honest, realistic guidance. She is supportive yet willing to challenge clients when it fosters growth and healing.
Estelle is the Case Manager for the outpatient program and her goal is to support clients by assisting with a variety of case management needs. This includes helping clients access resources, coordinate care, and work toward their overall treatment and recovery goals.
Get the Help You Need, Now
Chris Kyle Patriots Hospital is here to help you with a wide-range of mental health issues through our outpatient services. Call us at 907-615-1571 to start working towards better mental health, today.
Outpatient Services
The day treatment program at Chris Kyle provides ongoing treatment after a crisis and may even help to avoid a mental health crisis in the future. Patients can attend group therapy three to five days a week, with medication management appointments available by request. A psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner will also be able to help with any necessary psychiatric medication.
The program is designed for active duty service members, first responders and veterans living with mood disorders such as depression, anxiety and PTSD or a mental illness such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. These are all health issues that can impede daily life. We want people who are struggling to cope to get back to living a life they want, and living it well.
Remember, it can take a long time to develop the proper skills to recover from a mental health crisis. Learning to manage an illness is essential to long-term recovery.
Our mental health program provides:
- A welcoming and warm environment for you to share
- Education on illness management
- Group therapy classes centered on emotion regulation, safety and mindfulness
- Medication management
- Supportive therapies for coping, including activity therapy.
Outpatient program hours:
- Full time day treatment (Mental Health or Co-occurring): M- F 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Part time day treatment (can be virtual or in-person): Primary Mental Health M,W,F 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Primary SUD: M,W,F, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Primary SUD (Virtual only): M-TH 2 p.m to 5 p.m.
Who Needs Outpatient Treatment?
Outpatient services are more intensive and focused than typical one-day-a-week (or month) therapy, but also far more flexible than inpatient treatment.
For those who are stepping up from outpatient psychiatry and therapy services to either partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient services (IOP or PHP), these programs can provide more frequent contact, assessment and education through group therapy with the goal of earlier intervention and stabilization that may alleviate the necessity for inpatient admission.
For those who are stepping down from inpatient treatment, our outpatient services provide additional treatment and support as you transition back to your home environment, keeping you connected to a similar — yet now flexible — support system that you had throughout inpatient care.
Program Details
Programming is offered five days a week, and schedules will depend on individual needs, but standard programming schedules are below. Individual therapy sessions occur during the same schedule (for example, a patient on Monday would have individual therapy from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and then join group from 11 a.m. – 1 a.m., Wednesday and Friday they would be in group 10 a.m. – 1 a.m.)
- PHP (Mental Health or Co-occurring)
- M-W, & F 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursdays until 2 p.m.
- IOP *can be virtual or in-person
- Primary Mental Health M,W,F 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Primary SUD M,W,F, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Attendance & Duration:
Duration of the program depends on individual needs and ability to process and apply skills learned during sessions. Average length of stay is 2 to 3 weeks for PHP, and 7 to 9 weeks for IOP.
No more than three absences, and except for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and Fourth of July, participants are expected in group on holidays.
Programming:
- Group Therapy: focuses on developing coping skills, healthy relationships, identifying triggers, and processing shared experiences through therapy modalities primarily consisting of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Individual therapy: Personal trauma experiences and individual therapy goals through therapy modalities primarily consisting of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy
- Lunch is provided during the 12-1pm hour for those who are in-person
Discharges:
- We need 48 hours’ notice prior to discharge (unless acuity requires an immediate placement in a higher level of care) to complete a final session and required discharge paperwork.
Program Staff
Kidanys Arroyo is a License Professional Counselor; he graduated from Nova Southeastern University in 2022 with a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. While in the graduate program, he completed his internship and practicum working with adults in the correctional system, helping them reintegrate into society. Additionally, he worked with veterans dealing with a variety of mental health disorders caused by different life situations.
At Branches of Alaska, he works with active-duty military, veterans and first responders as well as community members in the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). Kidanys provides group therapy with an emphasis on education and knowledge for coping skills to manage mental health symptoms because of mental health disorders.
Josh has been a practicing clinician for the past five years, specializing in trauma recovery, PTSD, & substance use disorders. He’s had the unique opportunity of providing clinical therapeutic services to many of the demographics found in Alaska; including the different
cultures within our diverse populations, veterans & active military members, and first responders.
Therapy is one of those unique medicines that people often turn to when it’s their last resort, yet, each of us can find it beneficial. Josh believes every person is truly the expert of their own life and therapy is simply a means to provide healing and direction when there appears to be no other turns left to make.
Josh’s role at Branches Intensive Outpatient Program includes providing both individual and group counseling services that include, but are not limited to modalities such as somatic desensitization, cognitive & dialectical behavioral therapies while maintaining a person-centered approach.
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor Frank
Kim is a licensed professional counselor in both Alaska and Virginia and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional with over 30 years of experience in many therapeutic settings, ranging from crisis stabilization and residential treatment to private practice and individual therapy with adults and families. She has completed specialized training with the Veterans Administration on PTSD treatment, as well as completing other critical incident, trauma recovery and conflict resolution trainings. As a retired military family member, she also has experience working with military families and the issues unique to their lives.
Kim’s goal is to make patients feel heard, respected, cared about and safe, while also helping them make the changes they desire to move closer to the life they want.
Estelle Halbrooks, BSW
Estelle is the Case Manager for the outpatient program and her goal is to support clients by assisting with a variety of case management needs. This includes helping clients access resources, coordinate care, and work toward their overall treatment and recovery goals.
Get the Help You Need, Now
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Call 907-615-1571 or use our online form to schedule a level of care, confidential assessment. Our admissions staff is available 24/7 to assist you.
In case of a mental health crisis, call 988 or seek the nearest emergency room.