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We understand the admissions process can feel overwhelming. Let us walk you through the steps to ensure a smooth and supportive journey toward treatment. At OCDI, we offer personalized care for individuals struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder and related mental health challenges. Our dedicated team is committed to providing a comprehensive evaluation and creating an individualized treatment plan that aligns with each client’s unique needs. With a focus on compassionate care and clinical expertise, we ensure that every step of the process is clear and guided with support.

OCDI Texas is a voluntary treatment program; therefore, patients should contact us directly to begin our admission process. Family members and providers are welcome to call us as well to learn more about admissions and our program. To learn more about admission to our PHP and residential program, call us today at 832-900-8687.

Here’s our step-by-step guide to admission:

Call us today to discuss your interest in our program and to ask any questions about OCDI Texas. If you are interested in proceeding with admission, we will collect basic information and send an email invitation to our patient portal.
Visit the patient portal to fill out and submit your paperwork. We also need you to request that your psychiatry records be sent to our office.
Your provider must fill out and submit the provider referral form below. A family member or close loved one should submit the family referral form below.
Once your forms (through the portal), the family referral form and the provider referral form has been received, we will contact you to schedule a 1-hour video call with an intake specialist.
If you are a fit for our program, we will schedule an admission date.

Referral Forms

OCD Institute of Texas delivers leading-edge OCD and anxiety treatment, using proven behavioral therapy models. Exposure and response prevention (ERP) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the main focus of our treatment programming.

Patients work individually with a behavior therapist for individual therapy and customized behavior planning. Patients meet with their behavior therapist three times per week and with their family therapist once per week typically. Sessions with our team psychiatrist are offered as needed.

Treatment groups include a variety of educational and active groups with application. ERP sessions which are held 4 hours per day are led by our trained clinicians, students, and/or staff. Details of our schedule can be seen below by clicking the tab labeled “schedule”.

Our partial hospitalization program includes:

Three individual sessions per week with the patient’s assigned behavior therapist
One family therapy session per week with assigned family therapist
10 treatment groups (educational and active)
10 staff-supported exposure and response prevention groups (two hours each per day)
Psychiatric appointments as needed

*Please note these are the average number of appointments/groups and are subject to change

The initial weeks of treatment begin with a collaborative approach designed to understand individual symptoms. Clinicians and staff conduct behavioral observations to inform treatment planning. During this time, the team focuses on diagnostic clarification, treatment planning, and evaluation of program fit. Simultaneously, patients are beginning to understand their symptoms and engage in recommended treatment approaches. Please note that we may review alternative treatment options if we do not feel our program is the right fit for the individual at this time.

After the initial treatment phase, patients work individually with their providers to develop a behavior plan and begin to work toward their treatment goals with staff support. As time in the program continues, individuals are encouraged to work more independently to promote ongoing symptom management upon discharge from the program. Patients and the family work together with their family therapist to develop treatment goals. Family therapy takes place weekly where psycho-education, support, and plans are discussed and implemented.

Discussion and decisions around aftercare take place with the clinical team, patient, and family (upon the patient’s request). Once a discharge date is set, discharge planning begins which includes transference of clinical care, schedule planning, and goal setting.

OCDI Texas is a self-pay treatment program, therefore we do not accept payment directly from third-party providers (e.g., insurance or loan companies), unless a single case agreement is in place.

While we are a self-pay program, our patients often utilize insurance for payment reimbursement or work with their insurance company to secure a single case agreement.

The fee for the partial hospital program is $875 per day. The fee for the residential program is $1500 per day.

Cash, check, or credit card are accepted at the time of service. Patients are responsible for all fees.

For questions about working with your insurance carrier while in our program, please call our office manager at 832.900.1271.

*Please email scholarship applications to admissions@houstonocd.org

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
8:00am	*Breakfast	*Breakfast	*Breakfast	*Breakfast	*Breakfast	*Breakfast	*Breakfast
8:45am	Goal Setting	Goals Group	Goals Group	Goals Group	Goals Group
9:00am	Fundamentals	ACT	Interpersonal Behavioral Therapy	Emotion Regulation	CBT	Life in Recovery/Intimacy	Values Based Living
9:45am	ERP Check-in	ERP Check-in	ERP Check-in	ERP Check-in	ERP Check-in	ERP Check-in	ERP Check-in
10:00am – 11:00am	ERP	ERP	ERP	ERP	ERP	ERP	ERP
12:00pm – 1:00pm	*Lunch	*Lunch	*Lunch	*Lunch	*Lunch	*Lunch	*Lunch
1:00pm – 2:00pm	Treatment for You	Values in Action	Interpersonal Skills in Action	Skills for Life	Treatment Processing Group	ERP	ERP
2:00pm – 4:00pm	ERP	ERP	ERP	ERP	ERP	ERP (Until 3pm) Art Therapy (Every other week) Progress Monitoring	ERP (Until 3pm)\| *Room Cleaning
4:00pm – 6:00pm	Free Time	Free Time	Free Time	*Community Meeting	Free Time	Free Time	Free Time
6:00pm	*Dinner Self-Directed ERP	*Dinner Mentor Support Group (As feasible)	Group Outing Self-Directed ERP	*Dinner Self-Directed ERP	*Dinner Necessities Shopping Self-Directed ERP	Group Outing Self-Directed ERP	*Dinner Self-Directed ERP

Where is the program located?

OCD Institute of Texas is in the heart of the Houston Heights neighborhood in Houston, Texas. Our program is located within a residential / outpatient setting in warm and comfortable location.

The program address is:
708 E. 19th Street
Houston, Texas. 77008

How long do patients attend the program?

All of our length of stays are patient specific and completely individualized. There is no minimum or maximum length of stay, instead lengths of stay are determined on patients’ needs to promote successful outcomes and symptom maintenance. We ask patients to be willing to commit to 10-12 weeks of intensive care, though the stay could be shorter or longer depending on the patient’s needs. We do not encourage patients to enter our program if they cannot commit to 8-12 weeks of programming if that is what is recommended for their treatment.

What kind of follow-up is available for patients?

Different options include:

Residential patients can step down to day programming
PHP programming can be customized to a few days per week dependent on the continued needs of the patient
Individuals in the Houston area can step-down into our outpatient level of care or we can work in conjunction with previous treatment providers to assist in continuity of care
If the patient is out of state, we can refer to an outpatient provider near their location to provide continuity of care

Rules and information I need to know:

Patients in our PHP programming are asked to arrive to programming on time and to fully engage in each treatment day. If full treatment engagement is not present, patients and providers will discuss options to enhance treatment engagement and support plans may be put in place.

These items are not allowed on campus:

Alcohol, illicit drugs, and all unprescribed drugs
Pets
Electric blankets or personal heating pads
Weapons including, but not limited to, guns, knives, pepper spray, and mace
Tools including, but not limited to, hammers, pliers, wrenches, and utility knives, such as Exacto brand knives

Hours of Operation

Monday – Friday
9AM – 5PM

Admissions Line

713-999-4550

Email

admissions@houstonocd.org

Location

OCDI Treatment Center

708 E 19th St
Houston, TX 77008

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