Serving women since 1959
Change Your Story,
Change Your Life.
Substance Use, Mental Health, and Eating Disorder Treatment For Women
Multiple Levels of Care
Evidence-Based & Holistic
Supportive Community
Personalized Health Coaching
About Casa Serena
We Have Been Providing Substance Abuse and Dual Diagnosis Treatment for Women in Santa Barbara, California for 67 years.
Accepting Most Major Insurance Companies
Our Mission
To help women and their families recover from addiction by providing evidence-based treatment services while building community, instilling self-determination, and empowering them with educational opportunities and financial literacy.
Our Treatment Center
Helping Thousands of Women Recover
Our Philosophy
Casa Serena sees you as a whole person, not just your diagnosis. We are a unique program placing focus on specific issues to women in recovery, including mothers who are facing hard issues their disease has brought upon their children and families.
Our History
Casa Serena opened its doors to alcoholic women in 1959 primarily through the efforts of Mildred Pinheiro. Recovering from alcoholism herself, she wanted to open the home “because there was no place in Santa Barbara for a woman alcoholic to go for help.” We became a 501(c)(3) in 1973.
Our Legacy
Since 1959, we have helped thousands of women recover from their addictions to alcohol & drugs, while managing dual diagnosis mental health disorders. We are Santa Barbara’s only licensed and Joint Commission accredited nonprofit, residential treatment & rehab program for women.
Our Levels of Care
Treatment for Women, By Women
Millions of Americans struggle with a severe addiction to alcohol or drugs that could benefit from residential addiction treatment. There are several different levels of treatment care, and it can become challenging to determine which level of care is right for your unique needs.
For alcoholics and addicts in crisis, we provide immediate stabilization with medically managed residential detox at our women's drug rehab center. Once women have been safely titrated off drugs and alcohol, they begin our residential dual diagnosis rehab program, where underlying issues of substance abuse are addressed, and evidence-based interventions are delivered for long-term successful outcomes.
A partial hospitalization program, or PHP, offers a bridge between the intensive treatment of residential care and the flexibility of outpatient services. Individuals in our PHP treatment can benefit from holistic treatment options, individual therapy, and the expertise of our skilled mental health professionals, all in a safe, supportive environment.
If you are motivated to seek addiction treatment, however, obligations at home such as work or family hinder your ability to be away from home, outpatient rehab can offer the essential flexibility you need to overcome addiction.
During the outpatient level of treatment, we incorporate vital life skills with our Job Readiness, Continuing Education, and Parenting Programs, all individually designed to give women the critical tools needed to remain sober and create a new, healthy life.
Destructive living environments can derail recovery even for the most highly motivated of individuals. Being with people who understand and are passionate about mental wellness and sobriety can make facing life after treatment less overwhelming. Millie’s House is Casa Serena’s signature transitional living program.
We recognize alumni as having an impactful presence for new clients. As a graduate of any of our programs, you are part of the Casa Serena family forever. We provide a touchstone for your recovery by welcoming you wherever you are to join us weekly for our Alumni groups. We also have barbecues, dinners, holiday celebrations, and special events just for you.
What Sets Casa Serena Apart
Women's addiction and mental health treatment in Santa Barbara, California
Casa Serena is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Joint Commission accredited and DHCS licensed women's residential and outpatient treatment provider in Santa Barbara, California. Published outcomes reflect program data, and individual results may vary.
Helping Women in Recovery
What We Treat
Mental Health Treatment
Addiction Treatment
Eating Disorder Treatment
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Real stories from women who transformed their lives from the inside out.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Casa Serena is a rehab program designed specifically for women. We are a unique program that recognizes all journeys are not the same. As the only nonprofit treatment center for women in Santa Barbara, we stand behind the fact that we are not in this for financial gain, and we have proudly been helping women recover in the same beautiful home since 1959.
We understand how women can feel particularly vulnerable when examining their underlying issues from the disease of addiction. Gender specific treatment provides the safety and containment needed in order for women to feel comfortable letting down their guard, and doing the deep recovery work that will bring them freedom from alcohol and drug dependency.
Yes. We welcome you at any stage of your pregnancy, and we will help connect you with the valuable resources you and your precious little one will need before and after delivery.
At Casa Serena, we recognize that not everyone is able to devote the same amount of time toward their length of stay. While longer stays in rehab treatment tend to yield better outcomes, we will meet you where you are at in terms of your ability to commit to a treatment time. We offer 30, 60, and 90 day lengths of stay, with the flexibility to design each program to your individual needs. As you move through the treatment process, we slowly begin incorporating your aftercare plan as we surround you with the support you need to maintain lifetime sobriety.
There are many different modalities that professionals use to treat substance use and dual diagnosis disorders. At Casa Serena, our therapy approach is designed to target the underlying issues that have caused a person to self-destruct with drugs and alcohol. The interventions offered include DBT, CBT, ACT, Trauma Informed Therapy, and Shame Resiliency.
Yes. Casa Serena Treatment Programs for Women offers a sub-acute, medically managed residential detox program. Medically-managed residential detox services are appropriate for clients whose level of physiological dependence on alcohol and/or other drugs requires prescribed medication for the management of withdrawal.
Casa Serena Treatment Programs for Women accepts all private health insurance plans. Many insurance providers will cover the entire cost of your treatment with us. Each individual insurance plan offers different types of coverage, so our verification of benefits team is always available to immediately check your eligibility for our program.
Family can play a key role in motivating and encouraging individuals to enter and stay in treatment. Involvement of an individual’s identified family can help strengthen and extend all treatment benefits. At Casa Serena, we understand the importance of family during the treatment process. We offer a unique family immersion program and family therapy to support your family’s involvement in the treatment process.
At Casa Serena we do not believe that relapse means failure. Instead, we look at the factors that may have caused relapse. To avoid relapse, all clients receive a collaborative initial treatment plan within 24 hours of admission to our facility. Treatment goals and objectives are identified, and individual plans of care are created to encompass all treatment services needed. We also encourage the proper after care to extend the integrity of treatment. In collaboration with the client, we arrange aftercare providers, coordinate care with existing providers and make referrals to appropriate treatment programs and services.
At Casa Serena our programs provide evidence-based treatment services while building community, instilling self-determination and empowering our clients with educational opportunities and financial literacy.
Some of the skills and training we offer include:
- Vocational Support
- Job Readiness Training
- Manners
- Job Readiness Training
- Social Skills
- Interviewing techniques
- Resume Writing
- Professional Etiquette
Yes. Casa Serena offers financial aid for those with limited resources. Our admissions department can help design a payment plan that works for you.
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We can verify your insurance benefits in minutes. Please submit your information in our confidential insurance benefits verification form, and someone from our admissions team will be in contact to review your benefits. Benefits verification is not a guarantee of payment or admission, please review your plan with your individual insurance company.
Casa Serena offers financial aid for those with limited resources. Our admissions department can help design a payment plan that works for you.
Please note: At this time we do not take Medicare, Medi-Cal or Cen-Cal plans.
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