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Wallis, Texas, United States
The Orchard on the Brazos
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If you or your loved one is ready to begin treatment at The Orchard on the Brazos, fill out the form to get started. We work with most insurance plans with “out of network” benefits. Our process includes a free and confidential insurance verification to determine if there are benefits which can be applied towards your care.
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About The Orchard on the Brazos
Just outside of Houston, Orchard on the Brazos is a detox and residential treatment center designed for individuals who are ready to embrace lasting change and meaningful growth. With a warm “home away from home” atmosphere, their full continuum of care guides each client from stabilization to long-term recovery.
Move from Surviving to Thriving—One Pillar at a Time
At The Orchard on the Brazos, recovery is about rediscovering purpose, reconnecting with self and others, and learning how to truly live again. Through their 3-pillar approach—Recover, Explore, Live—clients move beyond surface-level healing. This begins with understanding the nature of addiction and uncovering what led them here. Clients are encouraged to explore spiritual connection in a way that feels authentic to them. With an emphasis on relapse prevention and aftercare planning, they empower clients to begin again with courage.
Relax in a Home away from Home
On 132 acres just west of Houston, Orchard on the Brazos offers a place to feel truly at home. With its farmhouse-style residences set under sprawling oak trees, the center feels like a quiet, private village. Clients enjoy private, resort-style accommodations, chef-prepared meals, and daily housekeeping, so they can focus entirely on recovery, not routine. Whether they walk along the Brazos River, cast a line into the fishing pond, or unwind after therapy with yoga or a swim, the Orchard surrounds each client with comfort.
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Insurance Accepted
Provider's Policy:If you or your loved one is ready to begin treatment at The Orchard on the Brazos, fill out the form to get started. We work with most insurance plans with “out of network” benefits. Our process includes a free and confidential insurance verification to determine if there are benefits which can be applied towards your care.
Cigna
Cigna's unique history traces back to 1792, but today they offer services to 190 million customers in 30 different countries across the globe.
BlueCross BlueShield
A leading healthcare provider serving over 100 million Americans as one of the largest insurance companies in the country.
United Healthcare
Offering plans to individuals and businesses throughout the United States and in countries around the world.
Aetna
One of the largest health insurance companies in the US, offering several health insurance options to individuals and businesses.
Face Life with Support—Not Isolation
When clinically appropriate, residents are allowed to keep their phones and laptops during treatment. This isn’t just about comfort—it’s a powerful therapeutic tool. Orchard on the Brazos wants their clients to stay connected to the people, responsibilities, and passions that matter most to them—because those supports are part of their healing. Instead of shielding clients from stress, they help face them with guidance and support.
Enjoy Grounding, Restorative Days
Each day at Orchard on the Brazos is designed to balance clinical structure and personal restoration. Mornings begin with a shared breakfast and a personalized schedule including individual therapy, medical check-ins, and full-day group sessions. Mid-day brings time to rest, walk the open grounds, or simply breathe in the quiet. Dinner is shared, followed by optional 12-Step meetings in the barn, where real stories are exchanged under soft evening light. Nights often end in a pickleball match, a movie, or just a moment of ease.
Explore, Reflect, and Step Forward with Extended Care
The extended care option at Orchard on the Brazos gives clients the time and space to take their healing even further. Blending the structure of sober living with the full clinical experience of residential care, this optional next step helps clients gain new freedoms under the guidance of the clinical team, so they can safely practice real-world integration. They also engage in their Story of Self curriculum, which dives into their past, present, and future to help rewrite limiting beliefs.
Experience Real Stories and Shared Hope—Every Night
At Orchard on the Brazos, recovery is more than just treatment—it’s a way of life supported by spiritual growth and shared experience. That’s why they follow a 12-Step-based model, offering AA meetings on-site every evening in The Barn. These gatherings are not just for current clients; they’re open to anyone in recovery seeking hope.
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Center Overview
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Older Adults
Addiction and mental health treatment caters to adults 55+ and the age-specific challenges that can come with recovery, wellness, and overall happiness.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Executives
Executive treatment programs typically directly support the needs of people who manage businesses and may provide flexible schedules and office space to allow work during treatment.
Young Adults
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
LGBTQ+
Addiction and mental illnesses in the LGBTQ+ community must be treated with an affirming, safe, and relevant approach, which many centers provide.
Men and Women
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Midlife Adults
For adults ages 40+, treatment shifts to focus on the unique challenges, blocks, and risk factors of their age group, and unites peers in a similar community.
Professionals
Busy, high-ranking professionals get the personalized treatment they need with greater accommodations for work, privacy, and outside communication.
Veterans
Patients who completed active military duty receive specialized treatment focused on trauma, grief, loss, and finding a new work-life balance.
Treatment Focus
You can admit to this center with a primary substance use disorder or a primary mental health condition. You'll receive support each step of the way and individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis.
Treatment
Specializations
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Executives
Executive treatment programs typically directly support the needs of people who manage businesses and may provide flexible schedules and office space to allow work during treatment.
Professionals
Busy, high-ranking professionals get the personalized treatment they need with greater accommodations for work, privacy, and outside communication.
Treatment Services
Day Treatment
In a PHP, patients live at home but follow an intensive schedule of treatment. Most programs require you to be on-site for about 40 hours per week.
Detox
Detox fully and safely removes toxic substances from the body, allowing the next steps in treatment to begin with a clean slate.
Intensive Family Program
Some rehabs offer intensive programs for loved ones. Group and individual therapy sessions help everyone heal, and improve family dynamics.
Intensive Outpatient Program
In an IOP, patients live at home or a sober living, but attend treatment typically 9-15 hours a week. Most programs include talk therapy, support groups, and other methods.
Licensed Primary Mental Health
Some primary care providers offer mental health diagnosis and treatment. This can prevent patients from developing more serious conditions.
Outpatient
During outpatient rehab, patients attend a structured treatment program while continuing to live at home.
Residential
In a residential rehab program, patients live onsite, with access to daily treatment and 24-hour care. An average stay is 30-90 days.
Approaches
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Family Involvement
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
Personalized Treatment
The specific needs, histories, and conditions of individual patients receive personalized, highly relevant care throughout their recovery journey.
Twelve Step
Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.
Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Meditation & Mindfulness
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
Trauma-Specific Therapy
This form of talk therapy addresses any childhood trauma at the root of a patient's current diagnosis.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
A type of cognitive therapy that identifies negative self-defeating thoughts and behaviors, rewriting beliefs to be positive, empowering, and present.
Mindfulness Therapy
This ancient practice can be mental, emotional, and even spiritual. In meditation, you focus your attention on the present moment without judgement.
Attachment-Based Family Therapy
ABFT is a trauma-focused therapy that teaches you to form healthy relationships by rebuilding trust and healing attachment issues formed in childhood.
Aromatherapy
Inhaling or topically applying essential oils can help relieve stress, soothe pains, and relieve emotional distress.
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
Conditions We Treat
Grief and Loss
Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but severe grief can interfere with your ability to function. You can get treatment for this condition.
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders destabilize the way a person thinks, feels, and behaves. If untreated, they can undermine relationships and lead to severe distress.
ADHD, ADD
ADHD is a common mental health condition caused by dopamine imbalance. Common symptoms include inattention, hyperactivitiy, and impulsivity.
Anger
Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
Burnout
Burnout entails mental and physical exhaustion, and leads to a severe lack of fulfillment. This condition is often caused by overwork.
Codependency
Codependency is a pattern of emotional dependence and controlling behavior. It's most common among people with addicted loved ones.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a long-term pattern of unhealthy behavior relating to food. Most people with eating disorders have a distorted self-image.
Substances We Treat
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep issues. They are highly habit forming, and their abuse can cause mood changes and poor judgement.
Chronic Relapse
Consistent relapse occurs repeatedly, after partial recovery from addiction. This condition requires long-term treatment.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Ecstasy
Ecstasy is a stimulant that causes intense euphoria and heightened awareness. Abuse of this drug can trigger depression, insomnia, and memory problems.
Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Psychedelics
Hallucinogenic drugs—like LSD—cause euphoria and increased sensory experiences. When abused, they can lead to depression and psychosis.
Aftercare
Experience
Personal Amenities
Amenities
Special Considerations
Executive Program
Addiction and mental health treatment for executives typically involves high discretion, greater technology access, and more private, 1-on-1 care.
Flexible technology policies
Centers with flexible technology policies allow professionals to stay in touch with work and give patients a greater sense of connection and normalcy.
First Responders Program
Paramedics, police officers, firefighters, and others join in a specific First Responders program, usually focused on trauma, grief, and work-life balance.
Activities
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
Off-Site Activities
Off-Site Amenities
Professional Staff
Dan Lummis
Founder & CEO
Brandy Lummis
Co-Founder
Clay Brown
Medical Director
M.D.
Marki McMillan
Clinical Director
PhD., LCSW-S
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Testimonial
The location is a place where you can easily find peace and serenity. Truly the definition of a 'luxury' treatment center. They have an approach to fulfill you spiritually, physically, and emotionally. The program is individually based client to client.
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