AAMA – Casa Phoenix

About AAMA – Casa Phoenix

The Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans (AAMA) is a substance use treatment provider in Houston, Texas offering bilingual English and Spanish addiction services for youth and adults. As a long running Latino serving nonprofit AAMA delivers culturally sensitive age appropriate care designed to help clients break the cycle of addiction.

Bilingual Addiction Treatment With Specialty Groups

Care often begins with an alcohol, tobacco, or drug assessment along with drug screenings to help match each client to the right level of support. From there AAMA offers Intensive Outpatient and Supportive Outpatient programs plus aftercare and recovery support for lasting stability.

Clients can expect counseling, specialty groups, and case management delivered in both English and Spanish. AAMA also offers outpatient treatment for teens and adults, a residential program for teen boys called Casa Phoenix, and prevention education rooted in evidence based interventions.

Quick Facts About AAMA

Location: AAMA Learning Center at Gulf Freeway Houston, Texas.
Levels of care: IOP, SOP, aftercare, recovery support, and case management.
Who they treat: Youth, teens, adults, and families within Latino communities.
Approach: Bilingual, culturally sensitive, and age appropriate care.
Services: Assessments, drug screenings, individual counseling, and specialty groups.
Access: Virtual sessions available for select substance use and prevention services.

Edited by: Kimberly Hawkins, MSc

Last Updated: July 13, 2026

Addiction Treatment Programs

Drug Rehab
In Texas, a drug rehab provides a combination of therapy and education to help clients overcome substance misuse. Common services include counseling and classes on coping skills, emotional management, communication, and other key life skills. Drug rehab programs can provide inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Substance Abuse Assessments
Casa Phoenix conducts substance abuse assessments for adolescents and adults, guiding appropriate referrals to counseling or additional treatment resources as part of AAMA’s Houston-area prevention and counseling services.
Prevention Education for Youth and Families
Casa Phoenix offers evidence-based prevention programming, including life skills training and school-based services, designed to reduce risk factors and build protective factors for youth and families in Houston.
Case Management
Casa Phoenix provides case management to coordinate counseling, referrals, and recovery support for clients, helping adolescents, adults, and families in Houston navigate substance use treatment and community resources.
Bilingual Counseling Services
AAMA’s Casa Phoenix offers counseling and prevention services in English and Spanish, with bilingual staff supporting adolescents, adults, and families across Houston’s diverse community.

Levels of Care

1
Inpatient Rehab
There are multiple options for addiction treatment in Texas. During inpatient treatment, you live at the facility and are able to focus on creating a new way of life. Inpatient treatment programs generally last 30 to 90 days and include counseling and classes on emotional regulation, coping strategies, and other vital life skills.
2
Outpatient Rehab
Casa Phoenix delivers outpatient substance abuse counseling to adolescents and adults in Houston, including assessments, individual and group counseling, case management, and referrals to further treatment resources.
3
Aftercare Support
Through recovery support services and referrals, Casa Phoenix helps clients transition beyond initial counseling, connecting adolescents, adults, and families in Houston to ongoing community-based resources for sustained recovery.

Therapies

Group Therapy
Attending group therapy in Texas is a way to overcome shame and isolation, helping you establish long-term recovery. Sessions generally last 60 to 90 minutes and give you a chance to discover others’ experiences, hear about the impact of substance use, and learn important new life skills.
Individual Therapy
During individual therapy in Texas, clients work with a professional to address specific individual concerns. During individual therapy, you have the freedom and confidentiality to share personal issues and past experiences that may impact your substance use. Your therapist will help you work through those concerns and develop new ways of handling them.
Individual Counseling
Casa Phoenix in Houston offers one-on-one counseling sessions for adolescents and adults addressing substance use, part of AAMA’s outpatient services designed to support recovery and reduce risk factors.
Group Counseling
Group counseling sessions at Casa Phoenix bring together youth and adults working through substance use issues, offering peer support alongside prevention education in a Houston-based outpatient setting.
Family Counseling
Casa Phoenix provides family-focused counseling to strengthen protective factors and address substance use concerns, involving parents and youth in the Houston community through AAMA’s outpatient program.
Relapse Prevention
Casa Phoenix incorporates relapse prevention strategies into its outpatient counseling services, helping adolescents and adults maintain recovery progress while connecting clients to ongoing community resources in Houston.