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Houston Outpatient Addiction and Mental Health Treatment
The Heights Treatment
Levels of Care in Houston, Texas
A full continuum of outpatient care designed around you. From our most intensive individualized programming to structured step-down and long-term support, every level of care at The Heights Treatment is clinically grounded and built for lasting recovery.
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A Continuum of Care Built Around You
Recovery is not a single event. It is a process, and the right level of clinical support can shift as you make progress. That is why The Heights Treatment offers a full outpatient continuum in Houston, from highly intensive individualized programming through structured step-down and long-term care.
Each client receives a personalized treatment plan built around their specific clinical needs, life circumstances, and recovery goals. Our team identifies the right entry point and adjusts your care as your situation evolves. For clients who need structured housing alongside treatment, we partner with Transcend Supportive Living, a private Houston sober living program operated by the same ownership team.
All programs are outpatient, which means you can engage in meaningful, evidence-based treatment while maintaining your responsibilities at home, at work, or in school.
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Our Levels of Care
Each program below represents a distinct level of clinical intensity. Your treatment team will help determine the best starting point and guide any transitions as your recovery progresses.
Individualized Intensive Program in Houston
IIP
The Individualized Intensive Program at The Heights Treatment is our most clinically intensive outpatient offering. IIP is designed for adults in Houston who need a deeper, more concentrated level of clinical engagement, whether they are stepping down from inpatient or residential care or entering outpatient treatment and requiring intensive individualized support from the start.
Our 90-day IIP delivers a multidisciplinary approach across three structured phases, combining frequent one-on-one therapy sessions, tailored treatment planning, psychiatric oversight, and evidence-based modalities. The program is built to meet you where you are clinically and adapt as your needs evolve.
IIP at The Heights Treatment is particularly well-suited for clients managing:
- Substance use disorders requiring intensive clinical engagement
- Co-occurring mental health and addiction (dual diagnosis)
- Trauma alongside substance use or mood disorders
- Complex clinical presentations that require more than standard IOP
For clients who need a stable living environment alongside intensive treatment, IIP pairs directly with Transcend Supportive Living, our private Houston sober living partner.
Partial Hospitalization Program in Houston
PHP
Our Partial Hospitalization Program provides a high level of structured clinical support for adults in Houston who need intensive daily treatment without requiring overnight residential care. PHP runs five days per week for a minimum of six hours per day and delivers comprehensive programming including individual therapy, group sessions, psychiatric care, and integrative modalities.
Clients attend PHP during the day and return to their home or supportive housing each evening. This structure makes PHP one of the most clinically intensive outpatient options available and is often the most appropriate entry point for clients stepping down from inpatient or residential treatment, or for those who need consistent daily structure to stabilize and build recovery momentum.
PHP is a strong fit for adults in Houston who are:
- Transitioning from inpatient, detox, or residential treatment
- Managing significant mental health symptoms alongside addiction
- Requiring daily clinical oversight but able to live independently
- Seeking intensive support while avoiding the cost of full residential care
PHP pairs directly with supportive living at Transcend Supportive Living for clients who need a stable recovery-focused home environment alongside full-day programming.
Intensive Outpatient Program in Houston
IOP
The Intensive Outpatient Program at The Heights Treatment offers structured clinical support three to five days per week, giving clients in Houston the consistency of regular treatment without requiring full-day programming. IOP combines individual therapy, clinician-led group sessions, and ongoing clinical oversight in a format that can be built around work, school, and family responsibilities.
IOP is designed for clients who are ready for increased independence while still needing regular, structured clinical engagement. It is appropriate as a step-down from PHP or as a primary level of care for those whose needs do not require daily programming.
Our Houston IOP is a strong fit for:
- Clients stepping down from PHP or higher-intensity care
- Adults managing addiction and mental health who maintain daily responsibilities
- Individuals who need more structure than standard outpatient but have stable living situations
- Clients who benefit from peer community, group accountability, and regular clinical oversight
As clients demonstrate progress and stability, session frequency decreases in a planned step-down toward our Outpatient Program. Care plans can be adjusted at any time if additional support is needed.
Outpatient Program in Houston
OP
Our Outpatient Program supports clients who have built strong personal autonomy in recovery and are ready for a less intensive but still clinically supported level of care. OP consists of scheduled weekly sessions including individual therapy and access to group programming, designed to fit around a fully reintegrated daily life.
Outpatient care at The Heights Treatment is not simply a wind-down. It is the stage where recovery begins to define how you live rather than how much of your schedule it consumes. Clients continue developing coping strategies, emotional regulation skills, and relapse prevention tools while staying connected to the clinical support that sustains long-term sobriety.
OP at The Heights Treatment is appropriate for:
- Clients stepping down from IOP who have demonstrated sustained stability
- Adults managing ongoing mental health needs with strong daily functioning
- Individuals in long-term recovery who benefit from continued professional support
- Those working through grief, relationship challenges, or life transitions alongside recovery
Our team monitors progress throughout OP and can adjust the care plan upward if additional support is needed at any point.
Not sure which program is right for you?
Our admissions team will review your situation, answer your questions, and help you understand which level of care, or which combination of treatment and housing, makes the most sense. There is no pressure and no obligation.
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Solution-Focused, Evidence-Based Care
Our levels of care are designed for adults navigating substance use disorders, mental health conditions, dual diagnosis, and co-occurring challenges. Treatment plans are tailored to clinical need and your real life, not a predetermined protocol.
Through structured, compassionate outpatient programming, The Heights Treatment helps clients in Houston engage in meaningful recovery while maintaining the responsibilities that matter to them. Whether you are at the beginning of your recovery journey or returning to care after a setback, our team can help you find the right path forward.
We treat the full spectrum of what brings people to care. Substance use. Depression. Anxiety. Trauma. Dual diagnosis. You do not have to fit neatly into a category to receive exceptional support here.
We treat:
- Alcohol and drug addiction
- Depression and mood disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Dual diagnosis and co-occurring disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Process addictions
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Private Sober Living and Supportive Housing in Houston
For many clients, the environment they return to each day is just as important as what happens in the therapy room. That is why The Heights Treatment partners with Transcend Supportive Living, a private, structured sober living program in Houston operated by the same ownership team.
How Supportive Living Works With Treatment
Transcend offers gender-specific recovery housing designed to complement outpatient treatment at The Heights Treatment. Clients attend PHP, IOP, OP, or IIP during the day and return to a stable, accountable, recovery-focused home each evening. The pairing of clinical treatment and structured housing is one of the most effective combinations in outpatient addiction recovery.
Who It Is Best For
Transcend Supportive Living in Houston is a strong fit for:
- Clients stepping down from inpatient or residential programs who need a structured reentry
- Adults whose current home environment includes substance use, conflict, or instability
- Individuals new to recovery who benefit from peer accountability and daily structure
- Clients attending PHP or IIP who want housing and treatment fully integrated
Important to Know
Supportive living is a housing option, not a clinical level of care. It works best when paired with an active treatment program. Visit Transcend directly to learn more about men’s and women’s sober living options in Houston.
Recovery Mentoring and Coaching in Houston
Recovery mentoring and coaching at The Heights Treatment provides individualized, relationship-based support for clients who benefit from consistent guidance and accountability outside of formal clinical sessions. Mentoring bridges the gap between structured programming and independent daily life, helping clients apply what they learn in treatment to real-world situations.
How Mentoring Supports Recovery
Our recovery mentors work alongside the clinical team to reinforce treatment goals, support healthy decision-making, and help clients navigate the early stages of independence in recovery. This service is particularly valuable for clients in IIP or those transitioning out of higher levels of care who need a trusted point of contact beyond clinical hours.
Who May Benefit
Recovery mentoring and coaching in Houston may be appropriate for:
- Clients in early recovery who benefit from consistent one-on-one accountability
- Individuals stepping down from intensive programming who need ongoing support
- Adults navigating major life transitions alongside recovery
- Clients who want to strengthen the connection between treatment goals and daily habits
Mental Health Treatment in Houston
The Heights Treatment provides structured outpatient mental health treatment in Houston for adults navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, personality disorders, and other psychiatric conditions. Our clinical team delivers individualized, evidence-based care within a continuum of outpatient programming that can be calibrated to the severity of your symptoms and your daily life.
Integrated Mental Health Care
Mental health treatment at The Heights Treatment is not a separate track from addiction care. It is integrated throughout our programs. Many clients carry both a mental health condition and a substance use disorder, and our clinical model is specifically built to treat the whole picture.
Mental Health Conditions We Treat
- Depression and persistent depressive disorder
- Generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder
- Bipolar disorder and mood dysregulation
- PTSD and complex trauma
- Borderline personality disorder (BPD)
- OCD and related conditions
- ADHD in adults
Mental health treatment is delivered across IIP, PHP, IOP, and OP depending on clinical need. Psychiatric evaluation and medication management are available within the program.
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment in Houston
Dual diagnosis refers to the presence of both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition occurring at the same time. It is far more common than most people realize, and it is one of the primary areas of clinical focus at The Heights Treatment in Houston.
When addiction and mental health conditions go untreated together, each tends to worsen the other. Treating only the substance use without addressing underlying depression, anxiety, trauma, or mood disorders leaves the root causes unresolved and significantly increases the risk of relapse. The same is true in reverse. Effective dual diagnosis treatment requires both conditions to be addressed concurrently, within the same clinical framework.
At The Heights Treatment, dual diagnosis care is embedded in every level of our outpatient continuum. Clients receive integrated treatment that addresses:
- Substance use disorders co-occurring with depression or anxiety
- Alcohol or drug addiction alongside PTSD or trauma
- Addiction co-occurring with bipolar disorder or mood dysregulation
- Substance use alongside BPD or personality disorder presentations
- Process addictions combined with underlying mental health diagnoses
Treatment plans are built to address the full clinical picture from day one, not sequentially.
Addiction Treatment in Houston, Texas
The Heights Treatment provides evidence-based outpatient addiction treatment in Houston for adults struggling with alcohol, drugs, and behavioral addictions. Our clinical model is built on the understanding that addiction is a complex condition with biological, psychological, and social dimensions, and that sustainable recovery requires addressing all of them.
After completing a medically assisted detox elsewhere when necessary, clients enter our outpatient continuum at the level of care most appropriate to their clinical needs. Our programs treat the full range of substance use and behavioral concerns, including:
- Alcohol use disorder and alcohol addiction
- Drug addiction including opioids, stimulants, benzodiazepines, and cannabis
- Prescription drug dependence
- Gambling addiction
- Sex and love addiction
- Technology and process addictions
Getting help with a substance use disorder is the beginning of a long-term path to recovery. Our Houston clinical team is equipped to provide compassionate, judgment-free care at every stage of that journey. Treatment is individualized, clinically grounded, and built to help clients maintain the progress they make beyond our doors.
Process and Behavioral Addiction Treatment in Houston, Texas
The Heights Treatment provides evidence-based outpatient addiction treatment in Houston for adults struggling with both substance use and process-related addictions. Our clinical model recognizes that addiction is not limited to substances alone. Behavioral addictions follow the same underlying patterns, impacting brain function, emotional regulation, and daily life in similarly disruptive ways.
How We Approach Behavioral Addictions
We approach treatment through a comprehensive lens, addressing the biological, psychological, and social components that drive compulsive behaviors. Sustainable recovery requires more than symptom management. It requires understanding the root causes, identifying behavioral patterns, and building healthier ways of coping and engaging with the world.
When medically assisted detox is needed for substance use, it is completed prior to entering our program. From there, clients begin at the level of care most appropriate to their needs within our outpatient continuum.
Behavioral and Process Addictions We Treat
- Gambling addiction
- Sex and love addiction
- Technology and internet addiction
- Compulsive behaviors and impulse control disorders
- Co-occurring substance use and behavioral addictions
Integrated Support for Long-Term Recovery
Behavioral addictions often develop alongside mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, or trauma. Our clinical team integrates mental health treatment into every level of care, ensuring that clients are supported holistically rather than in isolated silos.
Seeking help for a process or behavioral addiction is an important step toward regaining control and stability. At The Heights Treatment, clients receive structured, individualized care in a supportive and judgment-free environment. Our goal is not only to interrupt harmful patterns, but to help clients build sustainable routines, restore balance, and maintain long-term progress beyond treatment.
Treatment Placement and the Continuum of Care
At The Heights Treatment, we believe there is no one-size-fits-all approach to outpatient addiction and mental health treatment. Every client who enters our Houston programs first completes a comprehensive pre-assessment conducted by our Clinical Director and Treatment Team.
How Placement Decisions Are Made
The appropriate level of care is determined based on each client’s individual clinical picture, and the care plan is adjusted as progress is made throughout treatment.
Placement decisions at The Heights Treatment are informed by:
- A multidimensional biopsychosocial assessment using ASAM Criteria
- The client’s personal goals and perceived treatment needs
- The clinical determination of our multidisciplinary treatment team
When a client has achieved the goals on their treatment plan and stabilized sufficiently, they transition to a less intensive level of care as part of a structured step-down toward long-term independence.
ASAM Criteria and Evidence-Based Placement
The ASAM Criteria is the most widely used and comprehensive set of guidelines for the placement, continued stay, transfer, or discharge of patients with addiction and co-occurring conditions. It is the clinical standard used throughout the addiction treatment field in the United States.
Why ASAM Matters
Using the ASAM Criteria alongside the professional judgment of our clinical team enables The Heights Treatment to provide outcome-oriented care that reflects each client’s actual needs rather than a predetermined program timeline.
ASAM defines levels of care on a scale from 0.5 to 4, with higher numbers indicating more intensive clinical support. At The Heights Treatment, when a client has completed the goals on their treatment plan and stabilized in recovery, they will transition to a less restrictive level of outpatient care as part of a planned, clinically guided step-down.
Continuum at a Glance
Every treatment plan at The Heights Treatment is individualized based on clinical assessment, personal goals, and the recommendations of our multidisciplinary team. The levels below represent the outpatient care continuum we offer in Houston, from early intervention and recovery support through our most intensive individualized clinical programming.
Level 0.5
Prevention / Early Intervention
Recovery mentoring, coaching, and supportive living through Transcend Supportive Living for those in early recovery or maintaining sobriety
Level 1
Outpatient Program (OP)
Scheduled weekly sessions with continued clinical oversight. Clients live at home and maintain daily routines while sustaining recovery progress.
Level 2.1
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Structured outpatient treatment three to five days per week with individual and group therapy. Clients live at home or in supportive housing while engaging in consistent clinical care.
Level 2.5
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
Full-day structured programming five or more days per week. Clients receive intensive clinical support including individual therapy, group work, and psychiatric care while returning home or to supportive housing each evening.
Level 3.1 / IIP
Individualized Intensive Program (IIP)
A highly personalized, intensive outpatient program with frequent individual sessions, tailored treatment planning, and clinical oversight. Designed for clients requiring a deeper level of clinical engagement, often paired with supportive housing.
Level 4
Inpatient / Medically Managed Detox
24/7 medically supervised care for the most acute presentations including medical detox and stabilization. The Heights Treatment can assist with referrals to appropriate inpatient or detox providers when needed.
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