The Meadows Outpatient
HOUSTON
HELP and Healing FOR AMerica’s Fourth-Largest City
Perfect for those who have already completed a residential, inpatient or partial-hospitalization treatment program or someone who doesn’t require a higher level of care, The Meadows Outpatient Center-Houston is based on Pia Mellody’s time-tested Meadows Model of Developmental Immaturity. Let us work with you to determine the safest and most appropriate program for your specific treatment needs.
About Us
You’ll find us in Uptown Houston, a family-friendly area that includes The Galleria, with upscale shopping and restaurants, as well as proximity to parks and recreational activities. We are also near NRG Stadium, home of the Houston Texans. Our central location with convenient access to highway 610, makes us the ideal place to begin your recovery journey. We offer intensive outpatient and partial-hospitalization treatment to address substance use, mental health, and trauma.
Amenities
Group and one-on-one therapy is essential to our program, but we know that healing also happens through other avenues. That’s why we employ a wide range of methods and holistic options to ensure a well-rounded treatment experience that incorporates the mind, body, and soul. Optional Friday activities may include Trauma-Sensitive Yoga and Arts.
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Explore Our Facility
Walk through our location via the interactive virtual tour or click through our photo gallery.
Erie Hebert, LCSW-S, Captain (USA, REt.)
SR. DIRECTOR, Meadows Outpatient Services-HOUSTON
Erie Hebert earned undergraduate degrees in business administration from the University of New Orleans and in social work from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. He also holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California and is a licensed clinical social worker and licensed chemical dependency counselor.
His unique career path began when he fell in love with the local food and music scene in his native New Orleans. Hebert studied business, planning to specialize in the restaurant industry. That environment proved problematic, though, for someone with a family history of addiction co-occurring mental health issues. After attending long-term treatment and an extended care program, Hebert decided to join the military. He served for 10 years in the US Army, with deployments to Baghdad and Iraq. Medically retired after wounds sustained from combat action, Hebert returned to school to remake himself as a therapist.
His experience in the treatment field includes roles as a clinical director, social worker, case manager, and therapist serving populations that include active-duty and retired military personnel, domestic violence survivors, and others in residential, outpatient, and sober living settings.
The issues of addiction and trauma are intensely personal for Hebert, who has struggled with his own addictions, combat trauma, and childhood trauma. He also lost his 19-year-old son to addiction and mental illness. Through it all, his support system rallied around him, instilling in him a desire to pay that forward by serving others.
Hebert joined the Meadows Behavioral Healthcare team in early 2023 to open The Meadows Outpatient Center-Austin. Along with the administrative tasks, business functions, and supervision/mentoring of clinical staff, he will be infusing and maintaining fidelity to the Meadows Model of care with every staff interaction, group led, and individual session conducted.
“I believe that asking for help is a strength, and it is an honor and privilege to have the opportunity to positively affect someone’s life,” Hebert says.
Married with two young daughters who keep him on his toes, in his free time, Hebert is a running enthusiast, Crossfit Level 1 certified, and an avid foodie.
Julissa Espinoza, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, LCDC
Clinical DIRECTOR, Meadows Outpatient Services-HOUSTON
Dr. Julissa Espinoza, PhD, LPC, LCDC, NCC, serves as the Clinical Director of The Meadows Outpatient Center–Houston. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision from Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi and holds specialized training in trauma-informed and evidence-based modalities.
With more than a decade of experience across inpatient, outpatient, and community-based settings, Dr. Espinoza has led multidisciplinary teams and developed behavioral health and substance use programs. Her leadership emphasizes collaboration, professional growth, and improving treatment outcomes through education and innovation.
Reach Out
We use innovative therapeutic techniques to identify and treat the underlying trauma of addictive and dysfunctional processes to help people find hope and healing. Convenient, comprehensive care is available.
Your next chapter can start right now.
Virtual IOP
The Meadows Outpatient Center-Houston offers our same comprehensive outpatient treatment in a convenient, flexible format that allows people to get the help they need without leaving home. The setting may be a little different, but we address everything our in-person outpatient programs do.
