Center for Discovery Houston

This is a program dedicated to eating disorders, not a general substance use treatment center. Care is provided at outpatient levels: an intensive outpatient program together with a partial hospitalization program. The focus is on helping people understand their symptoms, build coping skills, and regain physical health with clinical support around them.

This center began serving Houston in 2015 and is part of a larger organization that reports over 25 years of practice in evidence-based eating disorder treatment for adolescents and adults. Houston TX clients receive evidence-based therapies at this program, along with non 12 Step approaches, delivered in individual, group, and family settings. Path to Peace is a distinct track for binge eating and long-term restrictive dieting; it draws on weight-neutral and trauma-informed principles and emphasizes belonging instead of correction.

Family members are part of the picture. Counseling for relatives helps them recognize eating disorder triggers and practice concrete ways to support someone in treatment. Art therapy and movement-oriented expressive work appear alongside talk-based methods, which suits people who find it hard to put experience into words at first.

Care levels and programs offered

The center lists outpatient care only, offered as an intensive outpatient program together with a partial hospitalization program. PHP generally means several hours of structured treatment over multiple days each week; IOP is a lighter schedule that fits around school or work. The center confirms exact hours and days.

Care combines individual counseling, group therapy, and family therapy with dialectical behavior therapy, EMDR, art therapy, and nutrition counseling. Meals and nutrition support generally form the core of eating disorder programming. Binge eating treatment at Center for Discovery Houston pairs nutrition counseling with DBT skills in the Path to Peace track. Once treatment ends, an aftercare app and alumni gatherings keep former clients linked to people they met.

1. Non 12 Step
2. Individual Treatment
3. Dialectical Behavior Therapy
4. Art Therapy
5. Nutrition Counseling
6. 1-on-1 Counseling
7. Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)
8. Group Therapy
9. Evidence-Based
10. Family Therapy

Which patients fit this program

1. Adolescents who need structured outpatient eating disorder care while staying at home
2. Adults of any gender, with tracks for men and for women
3. People living with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, or related conditions
4. Individuals with co-occurring mental health diagnoses who need both addressed together
5. Binge eaters and chronic dieters seeking a weight-neutral, non-corrective approach
6. Families who want to learn triggers and supportive skills alongside their loved one

How the setting and daily schedule work

Sessions take place at an outpatient office on the Katy Freeway in Houston, Texas, not in a residential building. Thirty days is the typical program length listed for this center, though the actual schedule depends on whether someone attends PHP or IOP and on clinical recommendations. The program is offered in English. If you want to know how many hours a week a track involves, ask before scheduling an assessment.

Ways treatment costs get covered

Self-pay pricing as a payment option. Insurance might apply too, but what plans cover for partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient eating disorder care varies a great deal, so benefits must be verified with the center and your insurer directly. Before you commit to a start date, request a written summary of your plan's share and your own.

What to ask before admission in Houston

1. Will my insurance pay for PHP or IOP at this location, and how much would I owe myself?
2. What weekly hour commitment does each level of care carry, and what days does it meet?
3. Who provides the medical monitoring, and how often are vitals and weight checked?
4. How is the Path to Peace track different from the general eating disorder program?
5. What does the aftercare app include, and how are alumni events scheduled?