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Family at Casa Serena

Casa Serena Treatment Programs for Women

Healing Is a Family Process

Recovery does not happen in isolation. At Casa Serena, we actively involve families in the healing journey—because when families heal together, recovery lasts.

Our Approach

Why Family Matters in Recovery

“Addiction touches everyone in the family—and so does recovery. We believe that when families understand what is happening and have real tools to respond, outcomes improve for everyone.”

Loving someone who struggles with addiction or mental health is one of the most demanding things a person can experience. It reshapes relationships, erodes trust, and often leaves family members feeling isolated, confused, and exhausted. At Casa Serena, we take that seriously.

Our family programming is built on a simple conviction: treatment that does not include the family is incomplete. Every client at Casa Serena is part of a relational system, and sustainable recovery depends in part on how that system changes, grows, and heals alongside her.

We offer education, clinical support, and community for families throughout their loved one’s treatment—and beyond. Whether your family member is in our residential program, our PHP/IOP, or transitional living, there is a place for you here.

Year-Round Programming

Support at Every Stage

Family involvement at Casa Serena is not limited to a single event. We offer ongoing opportunities to learn, connect, and strengthen your own recovery alongside your loved one’s.

Multi-Family Groups

Facilitated by our clinical team, these groups bring families together to share experience, reduce isolation, and build skills in a supported environment.

Family Therapy Sessions

Individual family therapy sessions with our clinical team address communication, trauma, boundaries, and the relational dynamics that affect recovery.

Education + Resources

We provide families with evidence-based education on addiction as a chronic disease, the neuroscience of recovery, and tools for supporting a loved one without losing yourself.

Alumni Family Community

Our alumni network extends to families. Former clients and their families remain connected to Casa Serena, offering lived perspective and ongoing peer support to those earlier in the journey.
Featured Event — Inaugural

Fall Family Summit 2026

Casa Serena’s first-ever Fall Family Summit is an immersive three-day weekend designed for families, alumni, and clients to come together in Santa Barbara—learning, healing, and reconnecting in community with others who understand this experience from the inside. What makes this summit distinctive is the presence of alumni and alumni family members who have navigated this road and are willing to share what they have learned. For families earlier in the journey, their perspective is invaluable.
  • Education on addiction, neuroscience, and the family system
  • Multi-family skills workshops and process groups
  • Sound bowl experience and mindfulness practices
  • Community BBQ lunch and unstructured connection time
  • Closing lunch with remarks from our Board of Directors
Santa Barbara offers a warm, unhurried setting well worth extending your stay for—nestled between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific, with a walkable downtown and a pace that is restorative in its own right.
Dates:  September 11–13, 2026
Location:  Santa Barbara, California
Cost:  No cost to attend

Reserve Your Place

Space is limited. To register, email our Director of Admissions with the names of all attendees in your party.

Questions? Contact mfarrens@casaserena.org

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Weekend at a Glance

Friday:  Welcome reception at Millie’s House (5:30 PM)
Saturday:  Family programming intensive, community BBQ, and skills workshop
Sunday:  Sound bowl, multi-family process group, and closing lunch
Who Is Welcome

This Weekend Is for You

Family members and loved ones of women currently in residential, PHP/IOP, or transitional living.

Family members of Casa Serena alumni—offering lived perspective and peer support to those earlier in the journey.

Former clients whose presence and experience are central to what makes this community meaningful.

Current residential and outpatient clients participate in select portions of the weekend alongside their families.

There is no cost to attend. Casa Serena is committed to making this experience accessible to every family in our community. All you need to do is register.

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Ready to Join Us?

To learn more about our year-round family programming, reach out directly. We would love to hear from you.

Megan Farrens
Director of Admissions, Casa Serena Treatment Programs for Women