Master’s-Level Clinicians · Advanced Certifications
The Therapies Behind Your Treatment Plan
Heights Behavioral Health delivers evidence-based and experiential therapy in Houston: EMDR, CPT, DBT, ACT, IFS, ERP, somatic, creative, and equine modalities under one coordinated plan. Every therapy below is matched to your needs through a confidential clinical assessment, then delivered at the right level of care.
01Twelve Clinical Modalities
02Master’s-Level Clinicians
03Advanced Certifications
04Private Pay · Superbills
Why This Matters
A modality list is not a treatment plan
Most programs publish a list of acronyms. What actually determines whether treatment works is the match between the therapy, the person, and the intensity of care they need.
Every clinician here is master’s-level, and several hold advanced certifications that are uncommon in outpatient settings: EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Cognitive Processing Therapy, CSAT for sex and love addiction, and Trauma-Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy delivered by a licensed psychologist.
Care is assembled around one person at a time, which is the entire premise of our Individualized Intensive Program.
Trauma and Nervous System
Therapies for trauma and PTSD
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing helps the brain reprocess traumatic memories so they lose their charge.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
A structured, evidence-based protocol for PTSD that targets the beliefs a person built after trauma. Delivered by a clinician with specialized CPT training.
Somatic Experiencing (SE)
Body-based work that releases survival energy the nervous system never discharged. Led by a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.
Skills and Cognitive Work
Therapies that change how you respond
DBT
Dialectical Behavior Therapy builds distress tolerance, emotion regulation, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness.
ACT
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps you stop fighting internal experience and move toward what you actually value.
SFBT
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy concentrates on what is already working and builds from there. Delivered by a clinician with specialized SFBT training.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Works with the different “parts” of a person rather than against them, which is especially useful alongside trauma and addiction work.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
The gold-standard treatment for OCD. Learning skills for facing triggers without performing the compulsion.
Specialty Tracks
Where our clinical depth is uncommon
CSAT: Sex and Love Addiction
Certified Sex Addiction Therapist care, led by Joni Ogle, LCSW, CSAT. Very few Houston outpatient programs offer this in-house.
Neurofeedback with qEEG Brain Mapping
A qEEG assessment maps your brain’s electrical activity patterns, then training helps the brain learn steadier regulation over time.
Gambling and Behavioral Addiction
Specialized treatment for gambling, gaming, spending, and compulsive behaviors that most programs refer out.
Take the Next Step
Find the right therapy with one call
A confidential conversation with admissions, an honest clinical assessment, and a plan built from the modalities on this page.
Experiential and Mind-Body
When talking is not enough
Art Therapy
Led by a master’s-level art therapist who is also a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. For what does not yet have words.
Equine Therapy (TF-EAP)
Trauma-Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy at a partner ranch, facilitated by a PhD licensed psychologist who specializes in this work.
Trauma-Informed Yoga and Mindfulness
Body scan, grounding, and mindfulness practice adapted for trauma, including MBSR-informed skills groups.
The Pairing Map
How we combine therapies, deliberately
Regulate the nervous system first so trauma processing lands without overwhelming you.
Somatic Experiencing+Neurofeedback
The body releases what it has been holding; the brain learns to keep the calmer pattern that follows.
Skills to survive the hardest moments, paired with commitment to a life worth staying steady for.
How They Work Together
The sequence matters as much as the method
Therapies are not interchangeable and they are not simply stacked. Part of clinical skill is choosing what to use, in what order, for one specific person.
Regulate, then process
Neurofeedback and Somatic Experiencing can help steady the nervous system so that trauma processing in EMDR is tolerable rather than overwhelming.
Process, then rebuild belief
EMDR can reduce the charge on a memory while CPT addresses the conclusions a person drew from it, such as self-blame.
Skills alongside depth work
DBT and ACT give people something concrete to hold onto between deeper sessions, which is why they often run in parallel.
Behavior plus what drives it
CSAT work addresses the behavior while IFS and attachment-focused work address the relational patterns underneath it.
In our Individualized Intensive Program, this sequencing is designed around one client rather than assigned by a fixed group curriculum.
Where Therapy Happens
Every level of care uses these therapies
Individualized Intensive Program
One client, one coordinated team, a therapy mix built around your history and goals.
Full-day structure with the widest range of therapies in a single week.
Nine or more clinical hours a week, including evenings for working adults.
Common Questions
Therapies, answered
Do you take insurance for these therapies?
Heights Behavioral Health is a private-pay, out-of-network practice. We provide superbills so you can pursue out-of-network reimbursement if your plan offers it, and we can verify your benefits before you commit. See our admissions page.
How do I know which therapy is right for me?
You do not have to decide. A clinical assessment identifies what is driving the problem, and your treatment plan names which therapies fit and why. If a different approach would serve you better, we say so.
Are your clinicians actually trained in these, or is it a list?
Every therapy on this page is delivered in-house by a licensed clinician with training in that specific approach. That includes three EMDR-trained clinicians, a CPT-trained clinician, an SFBT-trained clinician, a CSAT, a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, a master’s-level art therapist, and a PhD licensed psychologist for equine work.
Can I combine more than one therapy?
Yes, and most people do. The combination and the order are clinical decisions made with you, not a menu you select from.
Do you offer these virtually?
Many talk-based therapies can be delivered by telehealth in Texas. Body-based and experiential work such as equine therapy and neurofeedback are in-person by nature. We will tell you which parts of your plan require attendance.
Do I need a diagnosis or referral first?
No referral is needed. A confidential assessment is the first step, and it is where the right level of care and therapy mix get decided.
Do I need to be in a full program to access these therapies?
No. These therapies are delivered through our structured programs, from the Individualized Intensive Program through PHP, IOP, and Evening IOP, and through coordinated individual therapy. An assessment determines the right setting and combination for you. Start with a confidential conversation with our admissions team.
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Find the right therapy, not just any therapy
One confidential call with admissions, an honest assessment, and a plan that names what we will actually do.
Crisis Notice: Heights Behavioral Health is not an emergency service. If you or someone you love is in immediate danger, call 911. If you are in a mental health crisis, call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7.
