Innovative Alternatives Barker Ripley Neighborhood Center

Innovative Alternatives is a nonprofit outpatient counseling and behavioral health organization in Houston, Texas offering substance use treatment and co-occurring disorders care with trauma focused therapy.

The organization emphasizes a team based and client matched approach with both secular and faith based options to support whole client healing.

Team Based Addiction Treatment

Clients can access outpatient counseling and co-occurring disorders support, aftercare, and intervention services delivered in 50 minute sessions with frequency tailored to client needs.

Clinicians use evidence based modalities including EMDR and cognitive behavioral therapy, supportive therapy, and trauma resolution.

Clients can also access victim advocacy and safety planning, coaching, mediation, and family focused counseling with cases reviewed in weekly team consultations to ensure thoughtful and coordinated care.

Quick Facts About Innovative Alternatives

• Location: Houston/Clear Lake area, with an additional Santa Fe Resiliency Center location.
• Levels of care: Outpatient addiction treatment, co-occurring disorders care, aftercare, and intervention services.
• Who they treat: Adults, couples, families, minors, seniors, veterans, LGBTQ clients, crime and trafficking victims, and Spanish speaking clients.
• Approach: EMDR, CBT, trauma informed therapy, and transformative mediation, in secular or faith based formats.
• Payment options: Most insurance, Medicaid, Crime Victims Compensation, EAPs, and a sliding scale from $25 to $175.
• Setting: Private, soothing in-person offices plus secure virtual care from home.
• Special services: Free counseling for qualifying victims through the Victim Assistance Program.