Black Horse Health

About Black Horse Health

711 E. 20th St., Houston, TX 77008, Houston, Texas
Black Horse Health is a boutique treatment center specializing in substance use recovery, mental health stabilization, chronic pain management, trauma recovery, and process addiction. They offer detox, 24/7 residential care, day treatment that allows clients to go home at the end of the day, and a flexible intensive outpatient program (IOP). Their integrated approach helps clients harness the power of wellness to promote healing and sustainable recovery on all levels: mind, body, and spirit. Focus on the Whole Picture At Black Horse Health, they understand health issues such as substance use ...disorder (SUD) or trauma don’t exist in isolation. They look at other aspects of each client’s health and well-being, and integrate science-backed treatments with holistic practices for comprehensive healing. Their treatment methods help clients: Change negative thought patterns and develop healthier coping strategies Safely process painful experiences and reduce emotional distress Encourage creative self-expression and mindful calm Restore physical wellness Recover in a Charming Neighborhood Black Horse Health is located in The Heights, an inviting, walkable neighborhood with historic charm, green spaces, and modern conveniences. The facility is also close to the Texas Medical Center, with easy access to specialists as needed. During residential treatment, clients stay in private or shared rooms, enjoy meals prepared by a chef, and have on-site access to a fitness center, billiards, pool, and outdoor lounge. Stay Connected to Maintain Progress Black Horse Health provides ongoing support through its alumni programs, intensive outpatient programs (IOP), and outpatient wellness opportunities. Alumni share challenges and victories in weekly meetings, and enjoy substance-free social events and staying connected through a digital platform. Aftercare also includes 1-on-1 check-ins, recovery coaching, crisis support, and relapse prevention, plus additional training to build practical and relational skills that will help clients maintain progress made in treatment.

Insurances

Aetna logo

Aetna

Covers mental health, substance use treatment, and rehab services with broad nationwide access and t...
Anthem logo

Anthem

Supports behavioral health and addiction services through integrated plans and access to therapy and...
BlueCross BlueShield logo

BlueCross BlueShield

Offers nationwide access to mental health providers, inpatient rehab, and outpatient addiction servi...
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Cigna

Provides access to therapy, inpatient rehab, outpatient care, and virtual mental health support acro...
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Highmark

Covers mental health and addiction treatment, including rehab and recovery support programs.
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Humana

Provides behavioral health care, rehab coverage, and substance use treatment with virtual and in-per...

Who We Treat

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Men and Women

All-gender programs accept clients of more than on...
Men logo

Men

Men’s programs may address substance use, mental h...
Women logo

Women

Women’s programs may address substance use, trauma...

Treatments

1-on-1 Counseling

1-on-1 Counseling

One-on-one counseling gives clients private time with a counselor or therapist to discuss substance use, mental health symptoms, goals, triggers, and recovery planning. It is commonly used throughout treatment to create a more personalized care plan.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT helps clients notice difficult thoughts and emotions without being controlled by them. It may support people working on substance use, anxiety, depression, trauma, or major life changes by helping them act in line with personal values.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a complementary therapy that involves stimulating specific points on the body. Some programs may use it as supportive care for stress, discomfort, cravings, or relaxation, but it should not be presented as a replacement for clinical addiction or mental health treatment.

Art Therapy

Art Therapy

Art therapy uses creative activities to help clients express emotions, process experiences, and explore thoughts that may be difficult to discuss directly. It is often used as a supportive approach in mental health, trauma, and substance use treatment settings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

CBT helps people identify thought and behavior patterns that may contribute to substance use, anxiety, depression, or relapse risk. Programs may use it to build coping skills and practical recovery strategies.

Craniosacral Therapy

Craniosacral Therapy

Craniosacral therapy is a gentle bodywork approach sometimes offered for relaxation or stress support. It should be listed as a complementary wellness service, not as a primary clinical treatment for substance use or mental health disorders.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

DBT teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and communication. It may support people with intense emotions, trauma symptoms, self-destructive patterns, or co-occurring mental health concerns.

Equine Therapy

Equine Therapy

Equine therapy uses supervised activities with horses to support emotional awareness, trust, boundaries, communication, and confidence. It is often used as an experiential support alongside counseling or trauma-informed treatment.

Expressive Arts

Expressive Arts

Expressive arts therapy uses creative methods such as art, writing, music, movement, or drama to help clients explore emotions and experiences. It is often used as a supportive approach for trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, or recovery work.

Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)

Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)

EMDR is a structured therapy often used for trauma-related symptoms and distressing memories. In treatment settings, it may support clients whose substance use or mental health symptoms are connected to traumatic experiences.

Family Therapy

Family Therapy

Family therapy helps clients and loved ones address communication, boundaries, conflict, support systems, and the impact of substance use or mental health concerns on the household. It is an important treatment option when recovery involves family relationships.

Group Therapy

Group Therapy

Group therapy brings clients together in a structured setting to discuss recovery, coping skills, accountability, relationships, and shared challenges. It is commonly used in addiction and mental health treatment at many levels of care.

Life Skills

Life Skills

Life skills programming helps clients build practical routines for daily stability, communication, employment readiness, budgeting, time management, and recovery planning. It is often used in residential, PHP, IOP, sober living, and transitional care.

Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy

Massage therapy is a complementary service that may support relaxation, stress reduction, body awareness, or general wellness. It should be presented as supportive care, not as a replacement for counseling, medication, or clinical treatment.

Meditation & Mindfulness

Meditation & Mindfulness

Meditation and mindfulness practices help clients build present-moment awareness, manage stress, and respond to cravings or emotions with more intention. They are usually supportive practices used alongside clinical treatment.

Neurofeedback

Neurofeedback

Neurofeedback uses real-time feedback about brain activity to help clients practice self-regulation. It may be offered for attention, stress, trauma symptoms, or emotional regulation, but users should ask how it is supervised and what evidence supports its use for their concern.

Relapse Prevention Counseling

Relapse Prevention Counseling

Relapse prevention counseling helps clients identify triggers, warning signs, high-risk situations, and coping strategies. It is commonly used to support ongoing recovery after detox, residential treatment, PHP, IOP, or outpatient care.

Sound Therapy

Sound Therapy

Sound therapy uses music, tones, vibration, or guided listening experiences to support relaxation and emotional regulation. It should be listed as a complementary wellness service, not as a primary treatment for addiction or mental health disorders.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

TMS is a noninvasive brain stimulation treatment used in some mental health settings, especially for depression when appropriate. Users should confirm diagnosis requirements, medical oversight, safety screening, and insurance coverage.

Yoga

Yoga

Yoga combines movement, breathing, and mindfulness practices that may support stress reduction, emotional regulation, sleep, and general wellness. It is best presented as a complementary recovery support rather than a standalone treatment.

Twelve Step Facilitation

Twelve Step Facilitation

TSF helps clients understand and participate in Twelve Step recovery support. It may be used alongside counseling, medication, relapse prevention, and other treatment services.

Level Of Cares

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Detox

Detox, also called withdrawal management, helps pe...
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Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

IOP provides structured treatment several days per...
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Outpatient Treatment

Outpatient treatment allows clients to receive the...
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Residential Treatment

Residential treatment provides structured care in ...
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Day Treatment / Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)

PHP provides structured daytime treatment without ...

Conditions

ADHD / ADD

ADHD / ADD

ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition involving patterns of inattention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, organization difficulties, or time-management challenges. It may affect school, work, relationships, daily routines, and emotional regulation. Related support may include counseling, behavioral strategies, skills-based support, medication management when appropriate, outpatient care, or structured mental health treatment.

Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety involves excessive worry, fear, nervousness, or physical tension that can affect sleep, concentration, relationships, work, school, and daily responsibilities. Related support may include therapy, counseling, medication management when appropriate, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, or structured mental health treatment depending on symptoms and needs.

Bipolar

Bipolar

Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder involving episodes of elevated or irritable mood and increased energy, along with episodes of depression. It may affect sleep, judgment, activity level, relationships, work, school, and safety. Related support may include psychiatric care, medication management, therapy, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, day treatment, residential treatment, or inpatient stabilization when needed.

Chronic Pain Management

Chronic Pain Management

Chronic pain involves ongoing pain lasting for months or longer and may affect mobility, sleep, mood, work, relationships, and quality of life. Related support may include behavioral health counseling, pain-focused therapy, mindfulness-based support, medical coordination, outpatient care, or co-occurring substance use treatment when pain overlaps with medication, opioid, alcohol, or other substance concerns.

Depression

Depression

Depression is a mood condition involving persistent sadness, loss of interest, low energy, hopelessness, or changes in sleep, appetite, and concentration. It may affect daily functioning, relationships, school, work, and safety. Related support may include therapy, counseling, medication management when appropriate, crisis support when needed, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, or structured mental health treatment.

Gambling

Gambling

Gambling disorder involves repeated betting or wagering that continues despite financial, relationship, work, or emotional consequences. It may affect debt, trust, employment, legal issues, and family stability. Related support may include therapy, CBT, motivational interviewing, group support, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, or residential care when gambling occurs with substance use or other mental health concerns.

Gaming

Gaming

Gaming disorder involves impaired control over gaming, increased priority given to gaming, and continued gaming despite negative consequences. It may affect sleep, school, work, relationships, physical activity, and daily responsibilities. Related support may include counseling, CBT, family therapy, group therapy, outpatient care, or intensive outpatient care when gaming occurs with anxiety, depression, ADHD, or substance use concerns.

Internet Addiction

Internet Addiction

Internet addiction is a common term for problematic or compulsive online activity that interferes with sleep, school, work, relationships, health, or daily responsibilities. Related support may include counseling, CBT, family therapy, group therapy, outpatient care, or structured mental health treatment when internet use overlaps with anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, or substance use.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

OCD involves recurring unwanted thoughts, urges, or images and repetitive behaviors or mental acts that can become distressing or time-consuming. It may affect school, work, relationships, sleep, and daily routines. Related support may include specialized therapy, counseling, medication management when appropriate, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, or structured mental health treatment.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

PTSD is a trauma-related condition that may involve intrusive memories, nightmares, avoidance, mood changes, sleep problems, and feeling constantly on edge. It can affect relationships, work, school, safety, and daily routines. Related support may include trauma-focused therapy, EMDR, counseling, medication management when appropriate, and structured mental health or co-occurring treatment.

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that can affect perception, thinking, communication, emotions, and functioning. Symptoms may include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thoughts, or reduced motivation. Related support may include psychiatric care, medication management, therapy, case management, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, residential treatment, or inpatient stabilization when needed.

Shopping Addiction

Shopping Addiction

Shopping addiction is a common term for compulsive buying or spending that continues despite debt, guilt, unused purchases, relationship strain, or emotional distress. It may affect finances, family stability, work, and mental health. Related support may include counseling, CBT, group support, financial-behavior support, outpatient care, or structured treatment when shopping behavior overlaps with anxiety, depression, trauma, or substance use.

Trauma

Trauma

Trauma refers to emotional or psychological distress after a harmful, frightening, or overwhelming experience. It may affect mood, sleep, trust, relationships, physical comfort, and a person’s sense of safety. Related support may include trauma-informed therapy, counseling, EMDR, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, residential treatment, or co-occurring substance use support when relevant.

Substances We Treat

Alcohol

Alcohol

Alcohol use disorder can affect health, relationships, work, safety, and mental health. Treatment may include counseling, behavioral therapies, recovery support, and FDA-approved medications when clinically appropriate.

Benzodiazepines

Benzodiazepines

Benzodiazepines are prescription sedatives sometimes used for anxiety, sleep, or seizure-related conditions. Treatment may involve careful assessment, medical supervision, and support for dependence or withdrawal risk, especially when other substances are involved.

Cocaine

Cocaine

Cocaine is a stimulant that can affect the brain, heart, mood, sleep, and decision-making. Treatment commonly focuses on behavioral therapy, relapse prevention, coping skills, and support for cravings or co-occurring mental health symptoms.

Heroin

Heroin

Heroin is an opioid with a high risk of dependence, withdrawal, and overdose. Treatment often includes medications for opioid use disorder, counseling, harm-reduction education, relapse prevention, and ongoing recovery support.

Cannabis / Marijuana

Cannabis / Marijuana

Cannabis use can become problematic for some people, especially when it affects school, work, mood, motivation, relationships, or daily functioning. Treatment may include counseling, behavioral therapy, coping skills, and support for withdrawal symptoms or co-occurring mental health concerns.

Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine is a powerful stimulant that can affect sleep, mood, thinking, heart health, and behavior. Treatment commonly focuses on behavioral therapies, contingency management where available, relapse prevention, recovery support, and co-occurring mental health care.

Opioids

Opioids

Opioids include heroin, fentanyl, and prescription pain medications such as oxycodone or hydrocodone. Treatment for opioid use disorder may include FDA-approved medications such as buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone, along with counseling and recovery support.

Prescription Drugs

Prescription Drugs

Prescription drug misuse may involve opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants, or other medications used differently than prescribed. Treatment may include medical assessment, withdrawal support when needed, counseling, medication management, and relapse prevention planning.

Drug Addiction / Substance Use Disorder

Drug Addiction / Substance Use Disorder

Drug addiction, or substance use disorder, involves continued substance use despite harmful consequences. Treatment may include assessment, counseling, behavioral therapies, medications for some substance use disorders, relapse prevention, and recovery support.