The Center for Success and Independence (TCSI) cares for and treats 12-17, whose psychological and emotional disorders, substance abuse and/or history of trauma have impaired their behavioral functioning and adversely impacted their everyday home, school and community environments. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Clients receive proven adolescent-focused treatment directed at the emotional, cognitive, and social roots of their behavioral issues. We have a proven success rate with youths and teens who complete the program. It is one of the reasons we receive referrals from physicians, hospitals, state agencies, and schools. We are one of only a few free-standing intensive adolescent residential treatment centers in Houston offering a recommended 25 hours of therapy per week. We are also one of the very few residential treatment center in Texas providing a complete Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) treatment program designed specifically for adolescents. DBT is an innovative treatment method developed specifically to treat difficult clients in a way which is optimistic and preserves the morale of the therapist and the client. Research findings suggest DBT is successful in reducing acting-out behavior, self injury, and in-patient treatment time.