What Makes Us Different

Windmill Wellness Ranch is a co-occurring inpatient and outpatient treatment center specializing in trauma therapies, substance use disorders and mental health. We serve patients from all over the United States.

The mission of Windmill Wellness Ranch is to improve the physical, spiritual and emotional health of the individual and their family through an integrated healing system using the latest technology and research. WWR has the highest outcomes in the nation, as measured by a third-party scientific firm, Trac9.

You will be hard-pressed to find any other center or facility doing any of the below and we offer them all! We do this because mental health is complex, and all factors must be addressed.

What makes us different:

  • Brain FrequencyTM Treatment
  • EEG – Brain Map
  • Use of the best new technologies available, such as Trac-9 system, to help individualize treatment and catch potential pitfalls before they happen.
  • All clients will be assessed and if indicated do one of the following evidenced based trauma modalities, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Family Systems, Frazier’s table work, Sound Healing, CBT Trauma.
  • Each client is assigned a Master’s Level Diagnostic Therapist
  • Individualized recovery coaching
  • Each client gets 3 total sessions per week (most centers offer 1 session per week)
  • Tailored treatment for military veterans and first responders
  • Weekly focused therapy groups for complex trauma, self-image, mental health solutions, sex and love addiction, and family patterns of addiction.
  • Recovery fellowships including both 12 Step and SMART Recovery
  • Extensive family support including both our weekly family workshop and out SMART Recovery Family and Friends meeting.
  • A welcoming and affirming environment for any sexual orientation or gender identity, including help navigating coming out and/or transitioning while finding recovery.
  • Relapse prevention planning
  • Educational groups on topics such as the biology of addiction, positive psychology, healthy relationships, shame resilience, anger management, and more.
  • Stress Management
  • Life skills development and accountability management
  • Daily meditation
  • Experienced work with Employee Assistance Programs
  • Neuro Emotional Technique delivered by experienced Doctors.
  • Psychiatry accessible daily
  • Individualized Health and Fitness Plan with a coach
  • 76-acre ranch with walking trails, gym, pool, tennis courts
  • WWR does not feel like an institution housing is located in lodge type setting with Double size beds, no twins.
  • Dog Friendly, we know some people won’t leave their best friend alone.
  • Family Program – Every Saturday
  • Family Counseling
  • On-Going Aftercare, meetings, access to recovery coach for life.
  • All Discharge and aftercare set up by recovery coach, this way you don’t worry about what’s next.
  • We take you to outings and you learn that fun and joy are possible.


WWR is the only facility that administers valid assessment tools upon admit, to determine which form of treatment will work.

The tools we administer are:

  • Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale
  • Hamilton Anxiety Index
  • Hamilton Depression Index
  • HIT-6 Headache Impact Test-DH
  • Neurological Function Scale
  • PSQI- Sleep quality index
  • PCL-5, PTSD Assessment
  • TBI Checklist
  • The Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire - DH
  • Tinnitus
  • Menopause checklist
  • Autism Assessment tool
  • ACES – Trauma Tool
  • DES- Dissociate Scale
  • Mood Disorder Questionnaire
  • OCD Assessment
  • Borderline Personality test
  • Bi-Polar Index
  • Menopause Assessment tool

Windmill Wellness Ranch was created by Shannon Malish out of necessity. She wanted to combine established successful treatment protocols with the latest technological breakthroughs. Furthermore, it became clear that Texas did not have a holistic wellness center that addressed co-occurring disorders at a level that truly restored a person's mental and physical health for good. In addition to addressing co-occurring disorders, we also have a full medical detoxification wing for those that need stabilization or detoxification and we are members of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).

Research and experience show that addressing the underlying disorder takes masters level clinical staff in order to diagnose and then treat the problem. This is done in conjunction with a psychiatrist. We do not simply give you a pill for depression or anxiety, we examine where that disorder originated. Then we design an individualized treatment program using evidenced-based practices. Many have not recognized that alcohol or substance abuse (i.e. prescription pills or illegal drugs) are symptoms of a larger issue. 

Addiction treatment is not easy. Windmill Wellness Ranch is a dog friendly facility. We found that having a dog friend during treatment helps with the patient’s wellness, and seems to improve our outcomes. 

Currently, Windmill Wellness Ranch has a success rate of roughly 86%; Compared to the national average of 4%. We meticulously track our success metrics using an independent third-party, Trac9, which regularly shows Windmill's outcomes surpass those of competitors.


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