Pasadena Villa Psychiatric Residential Treatment Centers Smoky Mountain Lodge

It is hard to ask for help and find time to focus on mental health. The professionals at Pasadena Villa made being healthy a priority; they created the best possible circumstance to achieve my mental health goals. Emily and Alexis were superior therapists. I am college professor and have worked for 28 years, I would rank them above anyone with which I have worked and recommend Pasadena Villa with much enthusiasm!

Pasadena Villa saved my life. I am forever indebted to this place and the amazing staff. My stay was comfortable, the food was some of the best that I’ve ever had and all of therapists, nurses, psych techs, and utilities were available 24/7 day and night. I truly couldn’t have asked for a better community in my healing and recovery. I wish that I could take these people with me in the future wherever I go! Friends for life! ⛰️

I have just recently been discharged from this facility and I couldn’t have wanted a better experience from my time here! The community of people, staff and residents, have been so positive and supportive in every single aspect of my care here. I am leaving this place with the tools and the experience to take on the world and my life in the best way. Thank you to all of the staff, everyone on every shift was consistent and caring and always lent a hand in our care! Pasadena Villa will help you more than you could ever believe! Don’t be scared to call

When I first arrived at Pasadena Villa, I was greeted by Madison the Clinical Director, she was very kind and friendly and made me feel comfortable. She showed me around the facility and gave me the rundown on how things work around Pasadena and how to get help for whatever purpose I need. I then went through the medical screening so that nursing and the techs would know how to help me in any way possible. After I went through nursing, I was free to go to my room and walk around the facility and get accommodated with the other residents and techs. Everyone was very nice and welcoming and made me feel accepted in a new environment that I was not use to. There are three scheduled meals, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. All meals are freshly made at the facility by a great group of gourmet chefs that make delicious food. If you have any allergies or dietary restrictions, the kitchen will make special meals catered to your needs. There is a menu with what meals will be served that day so you can plan ahead. There are two main times where you can get your medications, the morning med line starts at 8am, and nighttime med line starts at 8pm. If your having problems or an emergency, the nursing office will be available 24/7 to help you with anything that is needed. The therapists here at the Lodge are amazing, I personally have had multiple therapists in the past and none of them worked for me. I was assigned to Emily as my therapist, and after a intake session where she asked questions to see what I needed to help myself and how she can help with my journey to recovery, another therapist saw my case and asked to have me as her patient because she felt that I was way more likely to be successful with my treatment if she was my therapist, and that she was more suited to help me, and it turned out she couldn’t have been more right about her decision. Her name is Sara Deathrage. Sara has been the one therapist that I have truly felt comfortable with, I could tell her anything and I didn’t fear that I would be judged. She always listened to what I had to say and would look at it from multiple perspectives and come up with the best way I could fix the problem or situation. And what I loved the most about Sara is that she wouldn’t sugarcoat anything, she would tell you what you needed to hear, not what you wanted, and that made her the realest person you could meet, she will not lie to you and tell you the truth, even if it was a truth you didn’t want to hear, but we need to hear the truth, or we will never get to the root cause of our problems. She is always super joyful and has such a funny personality that could brighten your day no matter had how bad it is. Sara is one of the biggest reasons why I have started to get my life back together and why I have so much motivation to continue to get better so I can show my family, Sara, and myself that I can lead a happy, healthy, successful life. I have really enjoyed my time at Pasadena Villa and it has given me life skills and coping strategies that I will use for the rest of life. I have never been to a facility as effective and amazing as Pasadena Villa. Thank you to all the wonderful staff that has worked around the clock to give us the help and support we need to get through this difficult time in our lives. Every resident here at Pasadena Villa appreciates the hard work and dedication the staff has put into helping us reach our goals of bettering ourselves and living to our fullest potential. I hope this review has helped you with making a decision to come to Pasadena Villa and get the help you need. If you choose not to come, I wish you the best and hope your road to recovery is successful and live a happy life. Thank you for reading what I had to say about my experience at this amazing program at Pasadena Villa.

I want to start by repeating what has been said in a few other reviews-- Pasadena Villa literally saved me and updated the projection of my entire life. The therapists, staff, and peers I met while participating in treatment helped me gather essential skills to cope with stressors and triggers while also allowing for me to return to baseline. Overall, I just want to state that as long as you buy into the aspect of learning and growing through multiple avenues, you're going to get something out of being here! Shoutout to all of staff in culinary and on swing shift as well, not to mention the therapists who are genuinely angels in disguise and I am convinced of this.