Emily Adkins has worked in the mental health field for over five years, dedicating her career to supporting individuals through a variety of challenges. Her experience includes assisting clients with substance use in rehabilitation settings, navigating mental health crises in inpatient units, processing trauma assessments in a children’s psychiatric specialty clinic, conducting needs and symptom assessments for community mental health services, and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness in shelters. Emily is driven by a passion for helping others enhance their quality of life, believing that everyone deserves to feel good about where they are in life.
As a Recreational Therapist at Pasadena Villa, Emily provides therapeutic support, encouragement, and guidance to clients through tailored activities. These activities are client-centered and designed to address individual goals, interests, and areas for improvement while promoting enjoyment and learning. Emily’s primary goal is to guide clients through activities that help improve or maintain their physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and spiritual functioning, fostering personal growth and well-being.