Mental Health Care in Houma, LA

Options for Independence

What Does Options for Independence Offer?

Options for Independence is a mental health facility at 8326 Main Street, Building 3, Houma, Louisiana, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts Medicaid, private insurance and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale and payment assistance. Therapy approaches include CBT and couples and family therapy.

8326 Main Street, Building 3
Houma, LA 70363

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

Types of Care at Options for Independence

  • Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

  • IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
  • Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
  • Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Couples/family therapy
  • Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Who the Program Serves

  • Young adults
  • Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
  • Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
  • Ages: Children/Adolescents
  • Ages: Young Adults

Licensing and Accreditation

  • Mental Health Clinic or Mental Health Center

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

  • Housing services
  • Court-ordered outpatient treatment
  • Family psychoeducation
  • Intensive case management
  • Psychosocial rehabilitation services
  • Case management service
  • Integrated primary care services
  • Education services

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in Louisiana lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.

Sources

  1. SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov listing data, checked October 2026
  2. About FindTreatment.gov (SAMHSA)

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