I'm curious: what did the therapist do for your iliacus and psoas? Those can be tough to get at. My massage guy (who's also a good friend) puts his hand in and around my stomach while I sit upright. Lots of fun. Hehe.
I've found (remember, I'm not a therapist myself) that QL tightness and pain is usually just the symptom of the hip problem.
Before anyone can offer exercises for your problem, perhaps it would help to tell us what you have been doing already, which exercises seem to inflame the problem, and if your massage therapist said there was definitely a correlation to the iliopsoas.
One thing that I can offer up - and this certainly won't do any harm, even if it doesn't specifically help - is work on your piriformis. The piriformis is a pretty darn common problem, and can result in that "general nerve pain" feeling when abducting your leg. A sturdy foam roller or a tennis ball can get in there fairly well, and the classic cross-legged stretch right after might do you good.
Other potential areas of concern: glute medius and minimus.
Hope that helps a little.
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