Austin TAAP

09/24/2025

✨ Sponsor Spotlight: Banyan Treatment Centers ✨

Banyan Treatment Centers is one of the nation’s leading networks of addiction and mental health treatment facilities, offering a full continuum of care for individuals and families seeking recovery. With locations across the country—including here in Texas—Banyan is dedicated to helping people heal, grow, and reclaim their lives.

Comprehensive Levels of Care
From medical detox and residential programs to partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and alumni aftercare, Banyan provides support at every stage of recovery.

Specialized Treatment Programs
Their programs address substance use disorders, mental health concerns, and co-occurring conditions with evidence-based therapies and individualized care plans.

Whole-Person Healing
Banyan focuses on mind, body, and spirit through clinical therapy, family support, wellness activities, and relapse prevention tools.

A Nationally Recognized Team
Their compassionate staff of doctors, clinicians, therapists, and recovery professionals are committed to walking alongside individuals on the path to long-term healing.

🙏 A Heartfelt Thank-You
Thank you, Banyan Treatment Centers, for co-hosting AustiNet this month! Your partnership and commitment to recovery help strengthen our community and provide hope for those seeking healing.
We’re deeply grateful for the compassionate care you bring to individuals and families here in Austin and across the nation.

🔗 Learn more about their work at: www.banyantreatmentcenter.com

09/21/2025

09/17/2025

📣. Mark your calendars for Austin TAAP Symposium!!! April 9-10, 2026!

09/17/2025

✨ Sponsor Spotlight: Rock Springs Behavioral Health ✨

Who They Are
Located in Georgetown, Texas, Rock Springs Behavioral Health is a trusted resource for individuals and families seeking hope and healing. Their mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based treatment for mental health and addiction—helping people find stability, strength, and renewed purpose.

What They Do
Comprehensive Behavioral Health Services
Rock Springs offers inpatient and outpatient programs for adults, adolescents, and seniors facing mental health challenges, substance use disorders, or a combination of both.

Specialized Programs
Their services include medical detox, dual diagnosis treatment, crisis stabilization, and a variety of group and individual therapies tailored to each patient’s unique needs.

Outpatient Options
With their Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), they provide ongoing care and flexibility for those transitioning back into everyday life while maintaining recovery.

Dedicated Team of Professionals
Their staff is made up of experienced clinicians, nurses, therapists, and support professionals who are passionate about providing high-quality, compassionate care.

🙏 A Heartfelt Thank-You
Thank you, Rock Springs Behavioral Health, for your partnership and support of our community. Your commitment to mental health and recovery empowers individuals to not only heal, but to thrive.

Your compassionate care makes a lasting difference in the lives of countless families across Central Texas. We’re grateful to spotlight you this month!

🔗 Learn more about their work at: www.rockspringshealth.com

09/02/2025

🍁 September AustiNET is coming up! 🍁

Join us for this month’s gathering of recovery and behavioral health professionals! Let’s connect, collaborate, and grow our community together.

📍 Location: Rock Springs
700 Southeast Inner Loop
Georgetown, TX 78626
🗓 Date: September 10th
⏰ Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

This event is proudly hosted by:
🤝 Rock Springs
💚 Banyan Treatment Centers

Come hungry for connection and leave with new insights, resources, and relationships that fuel your work in the field.

08/31/2025

🌟 Meet the Board: Georgia Thompson – Owner, Blue Sky Sober Living

We’re proud to spotlight Georgia Thompson, a dedicated leader in the recovery community and the owner of Blue Sky Sober Living—a nonprofit recovery home committed to supporting women on their journey to sobriety and healing.

Georgia brings a deep passion for empowering women, creating a safe, structured, and compassionate environment where members can rebuild their lives with dignity and hope. Her leadership is rooted in heartfelt dedication, lived experience, and an unwavering belief in the power of community.

Through Blue Sky Sober Living, Georgia combines strong leadership with a nurturing spirit to help women overcome challenges and achieve lasting recovery. Her work reflects not just a commitment to individual healing, but to fostering a supportive space where growth, resilience, and long-term success are truly possible.

We’re honored to have Georgia’s voice and vision guiding the future of Austin TAAP!

08/27/2025

✨ Sponsor Spotlight: ✨

Extra Mile Recovery is a residential addiction treatment center nestled in the serene hills of northern Mississippi, offering a peaceful escape from daily distractions to focus on healing and transformation. Established in 2017, their mission is simple but powerful: "Get Sober. Start Over."

They provide separate, gender-specific programs designed to meet the unique needs of men and women, creating safe and supportive environments for growth.

Extra Mile offers a full spectrum of care including medical detox, residential treatment, sober living, alumni aftercare, and specialized support for chronic relapse.

Their approach blends intensive clinical therapy with 12-step immersion and modalities like EMDR, CBT, DBT, trauma therapy, and life skills training—while also offering holistic practices such as nutrition, outdoor activities, and team-building.

Their dedicated team includes professionals with lived experience in recovery, bringing empathy, understanding, and real-world insight into their care approach.

🙏 A Heartfelt Thank-You
Thank you, Extra Mile Recovery, for co-hosting AustiNet this month! Your commitment to sustained healing, personalized care, and compassionate recovery strengthens our community’s foundation.
We are so grateful for the way you go the extra mile to ensure that every individual is supported, encouraged, and given the opportunity to thrive in recovery.

🔗 Learn more about their work at: www.extramilerecovery.com

08/20/2025

Sponsor Spotlight: Atomic Souls Counseling &
This month, we’re thrilled to shine the spotlight on Atomic Souls Counseling and Awkward Recovery—our amazing hosts for AustiNet.

Who They Are: Atomic Souls Counseling
A vibrant mental health and addiction recovery clinic in Austin committed to celebrating every soul and nurturing resilience, purpose, and empowerment.
Their team comprises licensed professionals—like Rachel Stein, Laurie Pettis, Linda Elrafie, April Cooke, Megan Souther, and Alex Folwarski—who specialize in areas including EMDR, trauma, LGBTQIA+ support, addiction, life transitions, teens, families, and more.
With a warm, purpose-driven mission, they aim not just to treat—but to build community, spark personal growth, and support meaningful transformation.

What They Do: Awkward Recovery
A refreshingly real Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) based in Austin that embraces the messiness of early recovery—both the discomfort and the growth.
Their approach blends evidence-based therapies—like CBT, DBT, EMDR, motivational interviewing—with holistic, community-focused offerings such as yoga, mindfulness, sound healing, and family workshops.
By treating dual diagnosis (mental health + substance use) with empathy, flexibility, and humor, they create a healing environment that actually fits real lives—especially for busy Austinites.

A Heartfelt Thank-You
Thank you, Atomic Souls Counseling and Awkward Recovery, for generously hosting AustiNet this month and investing your passion, time, and creativity in our recovery community.
Your expertise, compassion, and tailored programs uplift individuals in meaningful ways.

Your inclusive, human-first approach makes space for healing that’s authentic, accessible, and sustainable.
You help us build deeper connections, spark honest conversations, and remind us all that nobody recovers alone.

08/06/2025

🎉 AustiNET: AUGUST EDITION 🎉

Get ready to connect, collaborate, and cool off — AustiNET is back on August 13th at 11:30 AM!

📍 Location:
4109 Todd Lane #700
Austin, TX 78744

Come network with the Austin recovery and behavioral health community in a laid-back, creative space hosted by:
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🍔 P. Terry’s Burger Stand will be there serving up lunch — because great conversations are even better with fries.

🗓 Mark your calendar
📱 Bring your colleagues
🤝 Stay for the connection

08/05/2025

⭐️ The time has come to bring on new board members! Voting closes August 8th so cast your vote today! 🗳️ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PLCRBL3

07/31/2025

🌟 Meet the Board: Cory Bickham – Clinical Board Member

We’re proud to introduce Cory Bickham, our Clinical Board Member whose journey is a testament to resilience, recovery, and giving back.

A native of Louisiana, Cory grew up in and around Baton Rouge. After nearly two decades of active addiction that began in the mid-90s, Cory sought treatment in Austin in February 2014. Choosing to stay in Austin following treatment, he returned to school and became a clinician—committed to helping others find the same healing and hope he discovered.

With over a decade of experience as both a clinician and director in the addiction treatment field, Cory has witnessed—and navigated—the many changes in the industry. Now, as a member of the TAAP Board, he’s focused on giving back to the profession that gave him a second chance at life.

Outside of his professional role, Cory is all about family, adventure, and the outdoors. He loves exploring with his wife, spending time with their animals, and cheering on LSU sports (football, baseball, or even checkers—if it were televised!). When it’s not football or baseball season, you’ll likely find him fishing Austin-area lakes, reconnecting with his Louisiana roots, and soaking up the peace and serenity that comes with being on the water.

Cory’s passion for recovery, deep industry knowledge, and commitment to service make him an invaluable part of our leadership team.

💜 We are glad to have you on the board, Cory—your story inspires us all!

07/29/2025

🚨 AustiNET is just 3 weeks away! 🚨
Join us August 13 at 11:30 AM
📍 4109 Todd Lane #700, Austin TX

Hosted by , , & Extra Mile Recovery

don’t miss the ice cream truck! 🍦
See you soon!