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Trauma exposure is common, and it shows up in our facilities every day. Helping people overcome substance and alcohol use disorders since 1973, Serenity Lane’s Integrated Co-Occurring Disorder (ICOD) license through the Oregon Health Authority reflects our commitment to treating trauma and substance use together across our entire recovery program.
In Oregon, the need for trauma-aware care is significant. The National Library of Medicine found that 89% of adults with a diagnosed substance use disorder had a history of major trauma or adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) – a figure that reflects how deeply trauma and addiction are intertwined in the population we serve.
Trauma does not stay in the past. It shapes how you relate to yourself, to others, and to the possibility of getting better. Treatment that doesn't account for it works with an incomplete picture.
SAMHSA defines a trauma-informed approach as one that recognizes the impact of trauma on a person’s life, integrates that knowledge into policies and practices, and actively works to prevent re-traumatization – that definition describes how Serenity Lane operates.
Here is how trauma-informed principles show up at each stage of treatment:
| Stage | How Trauma-Informed Principles Are Applied |
|---|---|
| Assessment and intake | Your trauma history is screened as part of the intake process. All clinical staff are trained to check charts for trauma history before working with a you. |
| Treatment planning | Your plan is individualized based on your history. No two clients carry the same history, and no two plans look the same. The clinical team considers trauma exposure when recommending therapies, group formats, and pacing. |
| Group therapy | A structured feedback model is used in group settings to maintain a high standard of respect and to prevent situations where group dynamics become re-traumatizing for participants. |
| Client-staff interactions | Staff are trained to approach you with curiosity and respect. Trauma history informs how staff respond, including offering a break or check-in support if a you become overwhelmed during a session. |
| Discharge planning | Trauma history is factored into discharge planning, including decisions about living environment, ongoing mental health care, and what peer support resources will actually work for each person. |
At Serenity Lane, every clinician has completed trauma-informed training as standard practice, and an ongoing all-staff training program ensures the entire campus community operates from the same understanding and awareness.
Feeling safe is a prerequisite for healing, and for people who have experienced trauma in their lives, safety is not always assumed; it has to be built, in both the physical environment and in personal interactions. Serenity Lane was designed with this in mind – from the layout of the grounds to the policies that govern daily life in the program.
The combination of a physically secured campus, clear standards of interpersonal conduct, and thoughtfully designed physical space shows that safety at Serenity Lane is a top priority.
The Coburg campus is a secured facility; entry requires access through a security gate, and all residential buildings use keycard access. You will have your own key card that will be deactivated as you leave the program. Each room accommodates two people and has a lockable door so you can secure your personal space. You will also be assigned your own personal safe. You are free to leave the campus on your own. The security is designed to control who comes in, not to restrict you.
Serenity Lane maintains a zero-tolerance policy for any form of abuse – whether verbal, behavioral, or otherwise – between clients or between staff and clients. A high standard of mutual respect is expected and enforced. If you have a particularly difficult therapy session, a staff member can check in on you, and you can take a break for the day if needed. The feedback model used in group programming is structured specifically to prevent the kind of interpersonal dynamics that can retraumatize.
Our landscaping and architecture are even trauma-informed, with spaces designed to feel open so you have room to breathe. They are not crowded or confined, and there is physical space to move through the day without feeling closed in. Group sizes in primary therapy are kept small, which creates a more intimate, predictable, and manageable environment for clients who may have been harmed in contexts where they had little control or space.
A clinician who understands trauma history will have difficulty reaching you when the admissions counselor who took the first call, or the wellness facilitator leading yoga, does not operate from the same starting point. That’s why at Serenity Lane, trauma-informed training is a requirement across the entire team – not a specialty credential held by a few designated staff.
Every clinician has completed trauma-informed care training as standard practice. In-house training programs cover:
An organizational training allowance also supports staff in pursuing external training and certifications beyond internal offerings.
Ongoing clinical oversight includes monthly direct observation of therapy sessions. Non-recording cameras are present in every therapy pod, which allows the program manager to observe sessions at any time and provide real-time feedback. That feedback loop is designed to keep clinical delivery fresh and consistent.
People come to Serenity Lane carrying different histories. Your’s may include any number of experiences.
team is well-trained across trauma presentations, and if your specific history or cultural context falls outside a clinician's direct experience, the team commits to research, asking questions, and adapting. The goal is always to understand exactly where you are coming from.
For veterans and first responders, populations who experience occupational trauma at significantly higher rates than the general public, Serenity Lane offers specialty programming that accounts for the particular context of service-related trauma. The clinical team working with this population understands that what brought someone to the point of seeking help may look very different from civilian trauma presentations, and treatment is adjusted accordingly.
Cultural background shapes how trauma is experienced, expressed, and processed. It influences what feels safe, what feels intrusive, what kinds of support feel meaningful, and what kinds of clinical language land … or don't. Serenity Lane operates with a genuine awareness of this.
Our campus is located between seven Native nations, and our team takes that geographic context seriously. Counselors are trained to ask about specific cultural needs and to approach each person’s history from a place of respect and consideration.
The spiritual care program through the Dwight Lee Spiritual Center is interfaith and non-denominational by design. It accommodates all religious backgrounds and belief systems, including if you have experienced religious trauma and prefer a purely secular approach to spiritual wellness. The center is a space for personal reflection and growth – and what that looks like is entirely up to you.
Don't wait any longer to live the full life you deserve. The team at Serenity Lane can guide you to freedom from addiction.
We determine the best therapy for you based on your individual assessment, history, and clinical needs at Serenity Lane. The following are the primary modalities used:
The Serenity Lane team holds ongoing training in these modalities, with an allowance for each clinician to support additional external certifications. The goal is a team that can deliver these therapies with fidelity and adapts when your specific needs call for something beyond the standard approach.
The connection between trauma exposure and substance use disorder is well-documented – substances frequently become a way of managing symptoms that were never identified as trauma responses in the first place. When your underlying trauma goes unaddressed, the clinical conditions that drove the substance use remain intact, and recovery becomes significantly harder to sustain.
Here is how trauma-informed treatment at Serenity Lane supports the recovery process:
| What Changes | How It Happens in Treatment |
|---|---|
| Understanding triggers | You learn to identify the specific experiences, environments, and emotional states that activate trauma responses and develop concrete tools for managing those moments outside of treatment |
| Reducing shame | When histories are approached with curiosity and respect, the grip shame has on your sense of self begins to loosen |
| Emotional regulation | DBT skills, mindfulness, and trauma-informed yoga give you practical tools for regulating your nervous system that carry into daily life after discharge |
| Therapeutic engagement | When you feel genuinely safe with your treatment team, you can engage more honestly, and honest engagement produces better outcomes |
| Relapse risk | When you understand your own trauma history and its relationship to substance use, you are better equipped to recognize warning signs before they escalate |
| Long-term stability | Trauma that goes unaddressed tends to resurface. Clients who leave with a clearer picture of their own history are building a recovery that has a realistic chance of holding |
The goal is to give you the understanding and the skills to stay well when the structure of treatment is no longer there to hold you.
A lot of treatment programs describe themselves as trauma-informed, but at Serenity Lane, trauma-informed care is a main feature of our program – embedded in staff training requirements, the physical design of the campus, the group model, the assessment tools used at intake, and the way the clinical team is observed and held accountable over time.
A few specific things set the approach here apart:
Trauma-informed care at Serenity Lane is a long-term clinical commitment; one that shows up in how the campus is built, how staff is trained, how treatment plans are written, and how you will be supported long after you leave.
For anyone carrying a history that has made getting help feel unsafe, Serenity Lane is designed to be a place where that changes.
Trauma-informed treatment is not about being pushed to revisit painful experiences before you are ready. The work here moves at your pace, with your clinical team alongside you, building the safety and trust that make deeper healing possible over time.
If you or someone you love is looking for addiction or mental health treatment in Oregon, Serenity Lane offers care that takes the whole person seriously, including everything that happened before you walked through the door.
We admit 7 days a week at our Coburg residential campus, and most major insurance is accepted. Call us anytime at 800-543-9905, or submit a confidential inquiry today.
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