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Austin Addiction Treatment Center

The Prairie Recovery Center is an addiction treatment center in Austin, Texas, committed to helping our clients find their path to recovery.

When someone is struggling with addiction, seeking help can be one of the hardest things that they could do. At our Austin treatment center, we help those individuals who are struggling to overcome their addiction and begin living a better life in recovery. Individuals who are struggling do not have to suffer alone. There is help available.

Addiction Treatment Programs in Austin, TX

Our programs help individuals in need of recovery from addiction. We offer a variety of programs at differing levels of care. That way, our treatment center can meet each client where they are in their recovery.

The following are the types of programs that we offer:

Detox Programs

A detoxification program, or detox, is the first step necessary when trying to overcome addiction. The purpose is to safely remove the substances from the system while being medically and psychologically monitored. Thus, should any complications arise, they can be addressed and treated correctly.

During detox, individuals will receive 24-hour-a-day monitoring. Being medically monitored helps to ensure that an individual safely comes off of whatever substances they use. The methods by which this process is done will vary based on the substance and the amounts being used. Undergoing detox helps to ensure the safety of the individual. This offers the best possible start to a life in recovery from addiction to harmful substances.

It is crucial to note here that detox is not the end of all addiction. It is vital to receive proper continuing care to maintain a life of recovery. After detox, clients in our Austin treatment center are encouraged to continue with a comprehensive treatment program. This can include therapy, group support, and behavioral interventions to address the root causes of addiction.

Residential and Inpatient Programs

A residential treatment program usually occurs after detox. At this point, a person is in a mental and physical place to receive proper treatment for addiction. Most programs last about 90 days, and clients will live within the treatment facility.

Residential treatment programs often include therapeutic services like cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy. They also include group therapy settings in which peers are sitting together discussing a topic.

With holistic treatment approaches, treating the person as a whole can be beneficial during a residential program at our Austin treatment center. This means addressing the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of addiction.

Addiction affects all facets of a person and in order to achieve recovery and peace, all facets should be addressed and treated. Recovery is possible with the proper care.

Partial Hospitalization Program

Partial hospitalization, or PHP, is a level of care that is less intensive than detox and residential. It is a form of outpatient in the sense that you are not in the same area 24 hours per day.

During this time, treatment for drug and alcohol addiction truly begins. Therapy and healing can begin.

During PHP, a person is under the care of professionals. However, it is a little different because during this type of treatment, an individual would go to group and individual therapy during certain hours, and return to a sober living environment after day treatment is completed.

In the sober living environment, there is more free time and a person is able to begin taking care of themselves again. While day treatment is going on, a person will see a medical doctor, as well as a mental health counselor or therapist and participate in group sessions.

Intensive Outpatient Program

Intensive outpatient, or IOP, is a lower level of care where a person can participate in group and individual therapies during program hours, then return to normal living once after. This level of care is suitable for those who have stabilized and have learned some of the needed tools to maintain recovery with minimal supervision.

An IOP program usually is available after detox and residential as well as a PHP have been completed. During IOP, a person will go to the treatment facility during designated hours. They will participate in group and individual therapy, usually about 3-4 hours per day a few times a week.

After program hours, the person will then return to everyday living. This can include family duties, extracurricular activities, and work. At this point in recovery, they have the tools to handle life stressors without turning to drugs and alcohol as a means of coping.

Peer Support and Recovery Programs

As part of our Austin treatment center’s approach, we offer multiple options for inclusive peer support programs. This allows each individual person to choose what works best for them and their recovery path. It is important to know that recovery isn’t linear and that different people heal and recover in different ways. However, the common goal of recovery from addiction is an important factor in all of these programs.

12-Step Programs

The 12 steps began with the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Here the steps are laid for an individual to go through and work, traditionally with a sponsor, in order to maintain recovery. It is a peer-led community in which the common goal is to maintain recovery from addiction to harmful substances. The process of working the steps has the purpose of addressing the physical, mental, and spiritual parts of a person seeking recovery.

Twelve-step recovery programs have been a cornerstone of addiction treatment for decades. These steps have been adapted for various substance use disorders as well as behavioral addictions. In addition, family support groups, like Al-Anon, also use 12-step models.

At our Austin Treatment Center, we use a modern form of integrating a 12-step program into the lives of clients under our care.

Self Management and Recovery Training (SMART) Recovery

SMART recovery is based on the principle of abstinence. The goal of SMART recovery is to change the person’s life from destructive and unhappy to a more positively happy, and constructive life. A life that they are happy to be living so that they do not return to using substances in order to feel a false sense of happiness. The scientific coping skills and methods are meant to empower a person to begin building the life that they want to live.

Using the 4 Points Program, SMART recovery works as a catalyst to produce behavioral change. The 4 Points Program consists of:

Building and maintaining motivation for change
Coping with urges to use substances
Managing thoughts, feelings, and emotions effectively
Living a balanced, healthy, and positive life

Refuge Recovery

As a Buddhist-based approach to addiction recovery, Refuge Recovery is a spiritual approach aiming to create spiritual healing. Noah Levine founded Refuge Recovery, and the recovery program uses mindfulness, meditation, personal inventory, and peer support in order to address the root causes of addiction.

Refuge Recovery meetings provide a safe space for individuals to share their experiences, meditate, and have group discussions with a common goal of beating addiction. There is no requirement to believe in a god or gods in any form or fashion. The only request from Refuge Recovery is to trust the process.

Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery is a biblical program that is Christian based. It is designed to provide support for people with different hurts, struggles, and addictions. John Baker created Celebrate Recovery by incorporating biblical principles with the 12-step models in order to help guide people to spiritual growth and recovery.

Celebrate Recovery can be used to recover from a wide variety of things like codependency and addiction. The core principles include admitting powerlessness, surrendering to God, working through a moral inventory, making amends, and living a life of service.

How We Can Help

Prairie Recovery offers these programs in order to help those who are struggling to find different ways of coping and healing. Not only through traditional methods of treatment but also by providing a means of support once traditional treatment at our Austin treatment centers is completed.

Get Help with Prairie Recovery

Struggling with addiction can make life extremely difficult. It is a life-altering condition that can harm not only the person struggling, but it can also harm those around them. Healing and recovery are possible. If you or a loved one are struggling with addiction, there is hope. At Prairie Recovery, we offer proven care to those who are struggling in order to ensure the best possible start to a life in recovery.

CO-FOUNDERS AND MANAGING PARTNERS

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It’s the people at The Prairie Recovery Center that make a difference. Serving and helping others is second nature to each member of our team. Moreover, our team holds credentials that far exceed the norm for a residential treatment center; masters and doctoral-level clinicians, a medical director, psychiatrist, doctor, nurses and nurse practitioners are all part of our in-house, on-site team ready to care for individuals around the clock. Our clinical team is dually trained in co-occurring disorders, also known as addiction and mental health conditions combined.

MEDICAL TEAM

CLINICAL TEAM

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DR. JOANNE KETCH, LPC - S, LMFT - S, LCDC
CLINICAL DIRECTOR
DR. JOANNE KETCH, LPC - S, LMFT - S, LCDC

CLINICAL DIRECTOR

Joanne returned to school at age 40 to earn her master’s of counseling. She graduated summa cum laude in 2011 and quickly passed the licensing exams for Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC). She later became a board-certified supervisor for both LPCs and LMFTs and added the Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) certification. In 2019, Joanne returned to school to begin work on her doctorate, graduating with recognition of doctoral academic excellence in 2022 as a Doctor of Professional Counseling with a specialty in addictive and compulsive behaviors.

Joanne has been the program manager for The Right Step Intensive Outpatient Programs, opened the Katy satellite of Bo’s Place bereavement support, been a care advocate for Optum, worked as a Licensed Professional of the Healing Arts at the NeuroPsychiatricCenter (NPC) at The Harris Center and was the assistant principal/school counselor at a small college prep private school in Katy, Texas. In her private practice, Joanne treats the clients and families of professionals, executives, managers and business owners who have a substance use disorder. Additionally, Joanne specializes in treating first responders such as law enforcement, military, firefighters and EMS.

Prior to earning her master’s in counseling, Joanne earned a BA in English and BA in business, worked in restaurant management and management consulting, owned 2 licensed daycares and was the site director for the YMCA afterschool program.

Joanne is a certified advanced meditation and mindfulness teacher, a certified Tai Chi EZ practice leader and a certified Appreciative Living Practice Leader. She is also completing certification as a positive psychology coach. Joanne has presented at conferences, given many continuing education presentations to professional peers and is published widely on the topic of substance use disorder and recovery.
ROBERT HILLIKER, PhD, LCSW‑S, LCDC
CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER
ROBERT HILLIKER, PhD, LCSW‑S, LCDC

CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER

Robert is driven by a deep commitment to serve others, and is passionate about the subject of hope and despair in clinical treatment. His 17 years in the field of addiction and mental health encompass private practice, clinical supervision, the creation and management of clinical programming, the co-founding of The Lovett Center in 2014 and the co-founding of Ethos in 2018.

Throughout his educational and professional careers, Robert has gained valuable experience and impactful recognitions. He earned his Master’s degree from the University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work, which went on to honor him as a 50 for 50 Alumni in 2019 for embodying the college’s social justice vision. Robert’s education includes a fellowship at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies and a Postgraduate Social Work Fellowship at The Menninger Clinic, while his resume includes long standing leadership positions at The Daring Way, The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston and The Menninger Clinic. At the latter, he earned a Menninger Clinic Pillar Award for Integrity for his work in the Professionals in Crisis Program, an honor meant to recognize those who best exemplify Menninger’s core values: excellence, teamwork, hope, integrity and caring. The Houston Business Journal named Robert a 40 Under 40 Class of 2018 Honoree.
CECI HUDSON TORN, DSW, LPC-A
LEAD THERAPIST
CECI HUDSON TORN, DSW, LPC-A

LEAD THERAPIST

An exemplary, long-spanning career in mental health and finance has put person-centered-care at the heart of Ceci’s work. She has gathered a wealth of experience at one of the nation’s largest residential summer camps, which provides her with a unique lens to approach treatment in a residential setting. Ceci received her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health from Wake Forest University, as well as her Doctorate of Social Work from the University of Southern California with a focus on building behavioral health in adolescents and young adults. Since co-founding Ethos Behavioral Health Group in 2018, Ceci now spends her time providing clinical services and business leadership across all Ethos healing centers as a Licensed Mental Health Professional and Ethos’ Chief Operations Officer. She and her husband Chris are continuing to serve children and families with the launch of Camp OTX in the Texas Hill Country, all while raising 5 children of their own.
ALANA SMITH, LCSW, LCDC
FAMILY THERAPIST/PRAIRIE FAMILY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
ALANA SMITH, LCSW, LCDC

FAMILY THERAPIST/PRAIRIE FAMILY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

Alana Smith is a graduate of the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Her career has been dedicated to the treatment of those with substance use disorder (SUD) and the corresponding impact on families.

At national conferences, Alana has presented on aspects of denial, grief and family healing as related to SUD. In residential treatment centers, she has served as clinical director and family program director and has had various roles in program development and staff training. Currently with a Texas-based private practice, she has also developed the family program and facilitates family therapy for us here at The Prairie Recovery Center.

Alana’s clinical training in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) and Coherence Therapy informs her work with those impacted by SUD to move beyond a mere behavioral approach into one that is more emotionally experiential and healing-focused.

In 2018, Alana completed a year long travel and volunteerism sabbatical which included traversing India and trekking in Nepal. She currently lives in San Diego, CA.
SHAWN SLOBE, LMSW
STAFF THERAPIST
SHAWN SLOBE, LMSW

STAFF THERAPIST

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OLIVIA BERKLEY, LMSW
STAFF THERAPIST
OLIVIA BERKLEY, LMSW

STAFF THERAPIST

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MATT RUSSELL
SPIRITUAL CARE
MATT RUSSELL

SPIRITUAL CARE

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TYLER WARD, LCDC
STAFF THERAPIST
TYLER WARD, LCDC

STAFF THERAPIST
HENDERSON SMITH
QUIGONG & TAI CHI INSTRUCTOR
HENDERSON SMITH

QUIGONG & TAI CHI INSTRUCTOR