Clinical Services · Houston & The Heights
Clinical Services in Houston
Heights Behavioral Health provides individualized outpatient mental health and addiction treatment in Houston. Care may include intensive programming, individual therapy, group therapy, family support, psychiatric services, intervention support, and recovery mentoring. Each plan is built around clinical need, daily responsibilities, and the level of structure that is appropriate.
01Master’s-Level Clinicians
02Individualized Planning
03PHP · IOP · IIP
04Private Pay · Superbills
Your Clinical Services Hub
One treatment plan, built from the services you actually need
This page is the central guide to clinical services at Heights Behavioral Health. First, a clinical assessment helps clarify the level of support that is appropriate. Then, the treatment team combines the services that fit your symptoms, goals, schedule, and current level of stability.
As needs change, the plan can change with them. For example, a client may begin in PHP or IOP, add individual and family therapy, and later step down to less intensive care. Others may begin with individual therapy, specialized process addiction treatment, or a customized intensive plan.
Our services support the full range of conditions we treat, including mental health conditions, substance use disorders, co-occurring concerns, trauma, and process addictions.
Levels of Care
Structured outpatient programs
Explore IIP, PHP, IOP, Evening IOP, Mental Health IOP, and Substance Use IOP when more support than weekly therapy is appropriate.
Core Clinical Services
Therapy, family, and psychiatric support
Individual therapy, group therapy, family programming, and other clinical services are combined according to the treatment plan rather than delivered as a fixed package.
Specialized Support
Intervention, mentoring, and specialty care
Specialized services can address process addictions, support families before treatment begins, and extend accountability beyond the therapy session.
Levels of Care
Structured outpatient treatment in Houston
The right level of care depends on clinical need, safety, functioning, and the amount of structure required. Therefore, the assessment comes before the program recommendation. The options below range from highly individualized intensive care to flexible evening programming.
Flagship Program
Individualized Intensive Program
Our flagship program is built around the individual rather than a preset schedule. It can combine high-frequency therapy, specialty services, family work, mentoring, and structured accountability across three phases.
Highest Standard Structure
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
PHP provides multiple hours of structured clinical programming on treatment days while allowing clients to live outside a hospital or residential setting. It is designed for people who need substantial daytime support.
Structured Flexibility
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
IOP provides more support than weekly therapy while leaving room for work, school, and family responsibilities. Depending on the plan, treatment may be scheduled across five-day or three-day formats.
After Hours
Evening IOP
Evening IOP brings intensive outpatient treatment into a schedule that is more compatible with daytime work, school, or caregiving. It is designed for clients who need structured support without a daytime program.
Mental Health Focus
Mental Health IOP
Mental Health IOP provides structured group and individual treatment for concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, and related symptoms when weekly therapy is not enough.
Substance Use Focus
Substance Use IOP
Substance Use IOP provides structured outpatient treatment for alcohol and drug use while also addressing co-occurring mental health needs, relapse prevention, and the practical demands of ongoing recovery.
Core Clinical Services
Therapy and family services that support the treatment plan
A level of care describes the amount of structure. These services describe the clinical work inside that structure. As a result, individual therapy, groups, family programming, and specialty modalities may be used across several different programs.
Connection & Practice
Group Therapy
Clinician-led process, skills, psychoeducational, and experiential groups help clients practice new skills, build accountability, and reduce isolation while working alongside others with related goals.
Family-Centered
Family Programming
Family programming supports education, communication, boundaries, and healthier patterns around treatment and recovery. Loved ones are involved when clinically appropriate and consistent with the client’s treatment plan.
Specialty & Extended Support
Additional services for complex needs and real-world support
Some clients need support that extends beyond a standard outpatient schedule. Therefore, HBH also coordinates specialty services for families, process addictions, interventions, and recovery support outside the therapy office.
When Treatment Has Not Started
Intervention Services
Professionally guided intervention support helps families prepare for a difficult conversation and move a loved one toward appropriate care with structure, compassion, and a clear plan.
Beyond the Session
Mentoring & Recovery Support
Real-world accountability, structure, and practical support can complement clinical treatment through our sister practice, Heights Mentoring. When appropriate, mentoring is coordinated with the clinical team.
Specialty Focus
Process Addiction Treatment
Specialized treatment addresses patterns such as gambling, sex and love, technology, and other behavioral addictions. The clinical work focuses on the behavior itself as well as the underlying drivers and co-occurring concerns.
How Care Is Matched
How we decide where treatment should begin
You do not need to choose a program before contacting us. Instead, the admissions and clinical teams use the assessment to understand current symptoms, safety, substance use when applicable, daily functioning, previous treatment, family context, and the amount of structure needed.
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Assess
Understand the full clinical picture
First, the clinician looks at symptoms, history, current functioning, risk, co-occurring concerns, previous treatment, and the support already available at home and in the community.
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Match
Select the right level of structure
Next, the team recommends the level of care and services that fit the current need. When substance use is part of the picture, ASAM criteria may help guide level-of-care decisions.
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Adjust
Change the plan as progress changes
Finally, treatment intensity can step up or down as the clinical picture changes. The goal is to provide enough structure to be effective without keeping someone in a higher level of care longer than needed.
Not Sure Where to Start?
You do not need to choose the program on your own.
Start with one confidential conversation. Then, we can explain the options, arrange an assessment when appropriate, and help you understand the next step without pressure.
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Prefer to start in writing?
Tell us briefly what kind of support you are looking for and the best way to reach you. A member of admissions will follow up personally and explain the next step. Please do not include detailed medical history, medication information, or other sensitive health information in the website form.
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Common Questions
Clinical services, scheduling, and payment
If you do not see your question here, call admissions at (877) 549-5102 and we will walk you through the options.
What clinical services does Heights Behavioral Health offer?
HBH provides a broad outpatient continuum that includes the Individualized Intensive Program, PHP, IOP, Evening IOP, Mental Health IOP, Substance Use IOP, individual therapy, group therapy, family programming, intervention services, mentoring and recovery support, and specialized process addiction treatment.
How do you decide which level of care I need?
We begin with a clinical assessment rather than asking you to choose a program. The team considers current symptoms, safety, daily functioning, prior treatment, co-occurring concerns, available support, and the amount of structure needed. When substance use is part of the picture, ASAM criteria may also guide level-of-care decisions.
Can several services be combined into one treatment plan?
Yes. Treatment plans often combine several services. For example, a client in IOP may also receive individual therapy, family support, psychiatric care, or specialty treatment. Likewise, mentoring may support real-world accountability outside scheduled clinical hours.
What is the difference between PHP, IOP, and individual therapy?
PHP generally provides the greatest amount of scheduled outpatient structure. IOP provides intensive treatment with fewer weekly hours, while individual therapy is usually a lower-frequency one-to-one service. The appropriate option depends on clinical need rather than preference alone.
Do you offer evening or flexible treatment schedules?
Yes. Evening IOP is designed for people who need intensive outpatient care outside typical daytime hours. HBH also offers different outpatient schedules and individualized planning so treatment can be balanced with work, school, and family responsibilities when clinically appropriate.
Do you treat both mental health and substance use concerns?
Yes. HBH treats mental health conditions, substance use disorders, co-occurring concerns, trauma, process addictions, and related behavioral health needs. The assessment helps determine which concerns should be addressed together and which services are appropriate.
How does payment work for clinical services?
Heights Behavioral Health is a private-pay, out-of-network provider. Clients pay HBH directly for care. When a policy includes out-of-network behavioral health benefits, we provide detailed superbills that may be submitted to the insurer for possible reimbursement. Reimbursement is determined by the insurer.
What if outpatient treatment is not the right level of care?
We will say so directly. If the assessment indicates that detoxification, residential treatment, inpatient care, or another setting would be more appropriate, we help identify the next step. HBH may later be appropriate when the person is ready to step down to outpatient care.
Clinical Review
Clinically reviewed by Joni Ogle, LCSW, CSAT, CEO of Heights Behavioral Health. Heights Behavioral Health provides licensed outpatient behavioral health care for adults in Houston, Texas, delivered by master’s-level clinicians and licensed professionals. This page is intended to explain HBH services and does not replace an individualized clinical assessment. Last reviewed August 2026.
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Crisis Notice
Heights Behavioral Health provides scheduled outpatient care and is not an emergency or crisis service. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911. For crisis support in the United States, call or text 988.
