Greenhouse Treatment Center (TX)

Clinical Care

Individuals struggling with addiction who are also working as a licensed professional face a unique set of challenges in recovery. Greenhouse has a designated Licensed Professionals Treatment Program that offers doctors, pharmacists, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, lawyers, and others working a licensed professional role, treatment for substance use and co-occurring disorders.

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) uses medications along with therapy to treat substance use disorders, particularly opioid use disorders and alcohol use disorders. MAT may sometimes also be used to simultaneously manage pain.

Individual Therapy

Individual therapy sessions are typically one hour in duration and held at least weekly with the client’s primary therapist. A variety of different treatment modalities are used, including but not limited to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing (MI), and rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT).

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR is reserved for those who have been in treatment at Greenhouse for some time and who have physician and therapist approval that they are ready for this intensive level of work.

Family Support and Therapy

Our therapists will work with you to facilitate family therapy sessions. Additional family programming is available every first and third Saturday of the month. Families can visit on Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon.

Group Therapy

Group therapy sessions are one hour in length and occur 3-4 times a day, 7 days a week. This is in addition to other programmed classes and activities. All group sessions are separated by gender to address gender-specific issues that may be present within topics such as grief, trauma, and relationships.

Greenhouse offers a specialty treatment track for members of the LGBTQ community. There are also bilingual staff on call.

Psychoeducational, Supportive, Expressive, & Alternative Therapies

Additional treatment interventions are offered to therapeutically support your overall care and wellbeing.

Veteran’s Affair Community Care Partner

Greenhouse Treatment Center is a VA Community Care Partner, meaning that we work 1-on-1 with veterans assigned by the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Local VA to meet our patients’ needs.

Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders

Clinicians at Greenhouse are equipped to treat patients with co-occurring mental health disorders and may adjust medications or initiate new medications if needed. We have 3 psychiatrists and 2-3 psychiatric nurse practitioners on staff at all times, with groups providing integrative therapy on a daily basis.

Chronic Medical Conditions & Physical Challenges

Greenhouse is equipped to care for medically compromised patients and patients with significant physical health needs. We receive patients that were previously in the hospital and now are coming to Greenhouse to get treatment for their substance use disorder along with their medical condition.

Many staff members are in recovery, so they understand first-hand what it’s like to battle addiction and thrive in recovery. This gives the staff a level of compassion and empathy that is evident throughout the treatment process. A high staff-to-patient ratio helps optimize individualized patient care.

We also have 2 Spanish-speaking staff members to assist Spanish-speaking patients. Sign language and other languages are accommodated via translation service.

Greenhouse rehab center in Grand Prairie, TX is a leader in treatment for patients in the LGBTQ community. We offer programming that is not just sensitive to and considerate of these identities but that specializes in the specific set of challenges members of that community may face.

Tyler Harrell, CEO

In 2018, Tyler Harrell joined Greenhouse Treatment Center as its chief operating officer and transitioned to chief executive officer in late 2019. Harrell has more than 11 years of experience managing and administrating healthcare organizations. He is also a certified licensed professional counselor supervisor and licensed chemical dependency counselor. His clinical background combined with his years of leadership experience have been instrumental in his ability to provide clinical and operational oversight at Greenhouse that is focused on compassionate, quality patient care.

A member of the Texas Association of Addiction Professionals and the American College of Healthcare Executives, Harrell believes in a holistic approach to addiction treatment that involves treating the body and the mind. Harrell treats addiction with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), and 12-step programming. Harrell’s passion for helping those struggling with the disease of addiction is ingrained in every aspect of his work.

Shahzad Allawala, M.D., Medical Director

Shahzad Allawala, M.D. is the medical director at Greenhouse Treatment Center. Dr. Allawala is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has more than 15 years of experience treating patients with psychiatric and substance abuse issues. He finished his early medical education from his hometown of Karachi, Pakistan and completed his post-graduate training at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, NY.

Dr. Allawala has extensive experience in treating dual diagnosed, substance abuse, and mental health clients. After his postgraduate training, he started his carrier in rural areas of Arkansas and then moved to private practice. He has extensive experience treating patients in inpatient, residential, day program, and outpatient settings. Dr. Allawala is Suboxone-certified and has been treating opioid addiction in outpatient settings for over 10 years.

Courtney Messina, Director of Clinical Services

Courtney Messina, MA, LPC, LCDC, serves as Greenhouse Treatment Center’s director of clinical services. Prior to joining Greenhouse Treatment Center, Messina worked with patients struggling with mental health conditions and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities. Messina has also worked with adolescents and adults who have co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions, and as a counselor treating patients in the criminal justice system.

Todd Garlington, Lead Therapist

Todd Garlington is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor with more than 10 years of clinical experience. Garlington’s passion for helping others achieve sobriety was ignited by his own struggles with addiction. Garlington relapsed after 20 years in recovery and, after completing treatment, began his counseling career. He has worked with a number of organizations, including law enforcement, where he helped those revived from an overdose to find treatment. Garlington’s passion for helping others was recognized when he was recognized as the 2019 Counselor of the Year by the Fort Worth chapter of the Texas Association of Addiction Professionals.

Prospective Patients

Each treatment environment is going to be a little different—but Greenhouse’s setting of a former Nieman Marcus Spa makes it something truly unique and outstanding. Coming to residential treatment, especially from out of state, is just the first of many great risks that our patients undertake on their journey to recovery. This is why prospective patients and their families are welcome to tour the facility ahead of time and see for themselves Greenhouse’s luxurious accommodations. Depending on the time, prospective patients and their loved ones may meet the staff they will likely work with if they choose Greenhouse to get acquainted and ask questions. Tours are conducted in groups and individually, and they are conducted primarily by designated members of leadership. We do tours 7 days a week if needed, and we are flexible in terms of notification. Tours last on average about an hour.

Arrival

Our admissions process is quick and easy and usually takes an hour or less to complete. Once you arrive at the airport, one of our behavioral health technicians in our in-house transportation department will meet you and help you every step of the way.

Meals

Delicious, healthy meals at Greenhouse are prepared by an executive chef who was previously the chef of the Neiman Marcus spa. Three meals a day are served buffet-style in the dining room at set times, but there is also a 24-hour juice bar where patients can get coffee, juice, milk, fruit, and other healthy snacks at any time of day. Accommodations are made for special diets if needed. Patients can meet with a registered dietitian on-site and have a custom meal plan developed.

Housing Details

Men and women reside on separate floors, and rooms for patients in detox are located separately from the rooms for patients in the residential treatment program. Most rooms house two patients, although there are a few single rooms. There is a laundry service, so patients do not have to wash their own clothes.

Luxury Overview

In their free time, patients can exercise in the fitness center, swim in the heated indoor or outdoor pool, relax in the hot tub, watch television in the lounge, get a massage or other spa services, experience acupuncture, unwind in the dry or wet sauna, walk in the 12-step garden, or just enjoy the soothing scenery around the facility. Patients can also participate in yoga, Pilates, Zumba, tai chi, physical fitness, or meditation groups.

On evenings and weekends, special activities and outings are planned that patients can participate in if they are interested. Events may include a cookout, a trip to a lake, or a sporting event. These types of fun activities help build a supportive community for patients and help replace substance use and abuse in their life. All of these activities are included in the program, except for massages and acupuncture, which come at an additional cost.

Technology

Because connectivity is so important, patients may bring and use their electronic devices at Greenhouse Treatment Center during free hours. We provide free Wi-Fi to all patients and guests.

Programming

Greenhouse recognizes that addiction affects not only the individual with the illness but their loved ones as well, and that having a strong support system is an integral part of recovery. To start healing those family relationships damaged by addiction, Greenhouse offers a family program on the first and third Saturday of every month and strongly encourages patients’ family members to participate.

Visiting Your Loved One

**Note: Family visiting times, hours, or visitation in general may change at the discretion of the facility and may be impacted by COVID. Contact us or the facility to learn more about current visitation rules.

Typically, family members can visit patients on Sundays between 10 a.m. and noon, but the family members must complete Greenhouse’s family program first. The family program is offered on the first and third Saturday of every month. Once family members complete the program once, they can visit patients on Sundays without attending the program again. This policy is to promote positive family interactions and make sure that family members are not a trigger or negative influence for the patient, as well as to provide the family with education about addiction. Family visitations are supervised but unstructured.

During your loved one’s treatment, we can work with you to plan a visit. Your loved one’s treatment team will provide you with all of the information you need to schedule your visit. Greenhouse Treatment Center is conveniently located just 30 minutes outside of Dallas in Grand Prairie, Texas.