Ascent Healthcare Texas

Therapies & Approaches

Everything in our IOP works together: group therapy, body-based regulation, evidence-informed skills, and connected care, all delivered in a trauma-informed way and without requiring trauma retelling.

How we help

What's included in your care

Which pieces matter most is something we shape together, based on the concerns you're facing. Our clinical model brings them together: regulation first, understanding second, and integration third.

  • Group-based IOP

    Three structured group sessions each week, led by licensed clinicians and built around The Healing Ascent™, our clinician-designed curriculum. Sessions move from grounding to guided learning, experiential practice, group reflection, and everyday application, so skills become habits you can use at home and at work.

    Explore The Healing Ascent™
  • Somatic and mindfulness practices

    Body-centered work that helps the nervous system settle before deeper conversations begin. Practices may include breath-based regulation, gentle body awareness, sensory grounding, mindfulness, and trauma-informed yoga. Everything is invitational, and you choose your level of participation.

  • Trauma-informed CBT

    Helps you notice patterns in thoughts, emotions, and behavior without shame or forced disputation. We focus on understanding survival-based beliefs, building cognitive flexibility, and practicing skills that support boundaries, agency, and consistent behavior change.

  • Radical acceptance

    Reduces the internal struggle of fighting what is, without self-attack. Acceptance isn't approval or giving up. It is a pathway to self-compassion, emotional flexibility, and steadier progress, especially during triggers and setbacks.

  • Motivational interviewing

    A collaborative, nonjudgmental style of conversation that helps you explore your own reasons for change. Mixed feelings about change are expected, not a problem, and clinicians support you in building confidence and setting goals at your own pace.

  • Psychoeducation

    Plain-language teaching about the nervous system, stress, and survival responses, supported by dedicated patient handbooks. Understanding why symptoms happen can reduce shame and self-blame, and gives you a shared vocabulary for the skills you practice.

  • Integrated health

    Through our partnership with ViviHealth, we pair compassionate clinical care with meaningful context about daily wellbeing, so the mind and body are considered together rather than in isolation.

    Read about integrated care
  • Collaborative care

    With your consent, trusted outside providers, such as your individual therapist or psychiatrist, join treatment team check-ins at week 1, week 4, and discharge. Your care stays connected, and you aren't left carrying messages between professionals.

    Read how we coordinate care
  • Medication management

    If you don't have an established prescriber, we can provide medication evaluation and ongoing management as part of your treatment, coordinated with your therapy. If you already have a prescriber you trust, they stay in charge of your medications, and with your consent we coordinate with them.

Group therapy

What to expect in group

Group therapy in our program is structured, skills-based, and trauma-informed. Sessions are designed to build stabilization, regulation, and sustainable growth, without requiring trauma retelling.

  • A regulated and predictable environment
  • Choice-based participation (listening counts)
  • Practical skill development
  • Strength-based identity repair
  • Somatic and mindfulness integration

You can share only what feels comfortable.

Small group therapy session with adults seated in a circle with a licensed therapist facilitating discussion

Our Space

A Calming Environment for Healing

Group therapy room at Ascent Healthcare Texas
Waiting area at Ascent Healthcare Texas

Not sure where to start?

A confidential consultation can help you determine the right level of care. Contact us to speak with a representative who will walk you through the process.

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