Amarillo VA Healthcare System
6010 Amarillo Boulevard West, Amarillo, TX 79106
Oceans Behavioral Hospital
Address: 7501 Wallace Boulevard, Suite 2, Amarillo, TX 79124 · Map
Phone: (806) 310-2205
Website: oceanshealthcare.com
About Oceans Behavioral Hospital
Situated in the Texas Panhandle near historic Route 66, Oceans Behavioral Hospital Amarillo is a facility focused on treating mental health conditions in both adolescents and adults. The center provides care for issues such as anger, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, OCD, PTSD, schizophrenia, self-harm, stress, trauma, and disorders that occur together. Adults can also receive treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. Their approach combines services like one-on-one counseling, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), group therapy, medication management, relapse prevention counseling, relaxation-focused therapy, and 12-Step Facilitation. The campus supports relaxation with an herb garden.
Oceans Behavioral Hospital operates multiple sites across Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. Several locations focus on mental health needs related to aging or military experience, while more programs increasingly serve adolescents.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient · Partial hospitalization/day treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment
- Facility type
- Psychiatric hospital
- Medications used
- Haloperidol · Aripiprazole · Olanzapine · Quetiapine · Risperidone · Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation · Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
- Treatment approaches
- Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Education and counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Special programs
- Seniors or older adults · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
- Ages accepted
- Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds · U.S. Department of VA funds
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Other services
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment · Diet and exercise counseling · Family psychoeducation · Case management service · Integrated primary care services · Suicide prevention services · Education services
Facility-provided information
- Accreditation
- Joint Commission
- Care offered
- Outpatient · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Anxiety · Bipolar · Codependency · Depression · Grief and Loss · Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Personality Disorders · Schizophrenia
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Relaxation Therapy · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Family Involvement · Individual Treatment · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Men · Men and Women · Midlife Adults · Older Adults · Women
- Amenities
- Gardens
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Oceans Behavioral Hospital
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Texas. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Oceans Behavioral Hospital
Oceans Behavioral Hospital reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. With Texas Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Amarillo
Measured from the population center of Randall County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Amarillo, about 5.5 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Amarillo, about 6.3 miles (1 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Amarillo, about 5.9 miles (3 within 25 miles)
See the Randall County treatment map, methadone clinics near Randall County and Suboxone doctors near Randall County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Oceans Behavioral Hospital offer?
Oceans Behavioral Hospital reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Hospital inpatient, Outpatient, Partial hospitalization, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Oceans Behavioral Hospital accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Oceans Behavioral Hospital located?
7501 Wallace Boulevard, Amarillo, TX 79124.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Amarillo?
From the center of Randall County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Amarillo, about 5.5 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
Other treatment facilities in Amarillo
Amarillo VA Healthcare System
6010 Amarillo Boulevard West, Amarillo, TX 79106
Cenikor Foundation
803 South Rusk Street, Amarillo, TX 79106
Dailey Recovery Service
706 North Polk Street, Amarillo, TX 79107
Life Challenge of Amarillo
6500 Hope Road, Amarillo, TX 79119
Oceans Behavioral Hospital
7501 Wallace Boulevard, Amarillo, TX 79124
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.