A Dedicated Behavioral Health Care Team

Lindsey Baker, MA, LPC

Behavioral Health Therapist

Lindsey Baker, MA, LPC has been working in the mental health field for the past 5 years. She holds a Master of Arts in Applied Clinical Psychology from Penn State University and has completed a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Counseling from Messiah College. Lindsey became a Licensed Professional Counselor in 2018. Prior experience includes individual outpatient therapy with children, adolescents, and adults, including family and play therapy. Additionally, Lindsey has spent the last 2 years providing psychological assessments in order for children and adolescents to receive more intensive mental health treatment through Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS). Professional interests include trauma across the lifespan, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, and working with children and families.

Lindsey was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania but spent 12 years between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She enjoys the outdoors, spending time with friends and family, reading, painting, and watching sports.

Malia Burris

Family Wellness Coach

Malia joined the Behavioral Health team at CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health in June 2021 with professional experience working with children, mental health, and social services. She has a passion for empowering youth to be their best self. Malia obtained her B.A. in Psychology from Millersville University.

Born in Hawaii, Malia has a diverse background also living in South Korea and Oklahoma. In her free time, Malia enjoys walking her Siberian Husky, Harlow, taking care of her many plants, and traveling.

Leah Charles

Family Wellness Case Manager

Leah joined CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health in 2015 as a project coordinator and then transitioned into her current position as a Family Wellness Case Manager. Leah attended Lancaster Bible College, where she obtained a double BA in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and Women in Christian Ministry.  She last worked as an administrative assistant for Children’s Services at Christ’s Home in Paradise, PA, where she gained an interest in working with children as well as social work.

Leah grew up abroad in Papua New Guinea and has traveled overseas extensively in over 10 countries! She enjoys learning about other cultures and is passionate about serving and advocating for refugees. She also enjoys singing, playing her guitar, and getting her hands into anything and everything creative.

Shannon Diller, LPC

Behavioral Health Therapist

Shannon Diller joined the behavioral health team as a therapist in July of 2019. Shannon achieved a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Columbia International University in 2005. Shannon worked as a therapeutic support staff and activities counselor in an after school program until Shannon achieved a Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2015 from Liberty University. Shannon has worked as a Behavioral Specialist, Mobile Therapist, Family Based Therapist, and most recently a therapist in an intensive day treatment facility. In May of 2019 Shannon Earned a Licence in Professional Counseling. Shannon has a passion for helping children and families connect on a relational level to cultivate growth and health in family systems.

Shannon has been married to his wonderful wife since 2002. Shannon and his wife have three sons who are very active. A lesser known fact about Shannon is that he has an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts. Shannon and his family enjoy cooking together, going to concerts, and spending time in the summer at HersheyPark.

Alison Ferrara, LCSW

Behavioral Health Therapist

Alison holds a Master of Social Work from Millersville University and has completed post-graduate education in Applied Behavior Analysis and Nonprofit Management.   Alison became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in 2017, after holding an LSW since 2014. She has experience treating children, adolescents, and families.  Before coming to CHI ST. Joseph’s Children Health, Alison worked with children on the Autism Spectrum and their families, proving behavior consultation and outpatient therapy, while also managing a summer program designed to teach social skills and coping skills. Professional interests include trauma informed treatment, Applied Behavior Analysis, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, family systems theories, developmental disabilities, and working with children and families.

Alison grew up in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania and moved to the Lancaster area after high school to pursue her college degree. She enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, crafting, teaching social work courses, and engaging in volunteer work with the pregnancy and infant loss community.

Rose Flosser

Patient Support Services Manager

Rose attended Lancaster Country Career and Technology Center for Medical Assisting and has worked locally in Family Practice, OBGYN, Orthopedic, and Neurology practices. She also worked as an Administrative Associate at the American Heart Association. She brings over 9 years of varied medical practice experience to her current role.

As a Patient Service Support Manager, she gets to combine her medical administrative skills and experience with patient-focused interactions. Rose strives to maximize the impact of both patient’s benefits and the services provided by CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health to help provide every patient with a positive health outcome and experience at our centers.

Rose is a Lancaster native and continues to live in Lancaster. In her free time, she enjoys being with friends and family and staying active either walking her dogs or going to the gym.

Thomas Foley, MD

Psychiatrist

Dr. Thomas Foley joined CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health in August 2017 as the Psychiatrist for our new Behavioral Health Program.  He obtained his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Colorado.  From there he went on to attend medical school at St. George’s University.  He completed his adult psychiatry residency at Temple University Hospital and fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.  He is board-certified in both General Psychiatry and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry.

Dr. Foley has been providing psychiatric care for families in Central Pennsylvania for the past 7 years.  He currently lives in the Lancaster area with his wife and 3 young children.  During his free time he enjoys spending time with family, hiking, running, reading, and swimming.

Mary Jo Hanley, CRNP

Behavioral Health Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Mary Jo joined CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health in August 2017 as the Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner for our new Behavioral Health program.  Mary Jo graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011 with her MSN.  She obtained her BSN from Minnesota State University-Moorehead and her RN Diploma from St. Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing.  Mary Jo is Board Certified as a Family Psychiatric Mental Health CRNP.  She has experience in treating children and adolescents, alongside their families, in an outpatient setting.  She has experience in day hospital settings and school-based psychiatric services.  When she has time to spare, she enjoys boating and reading.

Alex Holmes, LSW

Behavioral Health Therapist

Jessica Jacquet

Family Wellness Case Manager

Jessica joined the Case Management team at CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health in September 2019. Jessica graduated from Bloomsburg University with a BA in Psychology, with a focus on Family, Youth and Children, and a minor in French. Prior to joining CHI, Jessica has experience working with individuals on the Autism Spectrum and was a service coordinator for 3 years. Having a brother with Autism increased her interest in learning more about the Behavioral Health field.

Born and raised in Haiti, Jessica moved to the US in 2010 and attended JP McCaskey High School. She is fluent in Creole and French. She also learned Spanish, Italian, Latin, and Portuguese but is not as fluent. In her free time, Jessica enjoys taking dance classes, reading novels, volunteering, and singing. She has two cats: Jaspurr and Ebi. She also enjoys learning about other cultures and trying different cuisines.

Alicia Jantzi

Therapy Manager

Nkemka Kauffman, MA

Family Wellness Coach

Nkemka joined CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health in October 2019 with a background in behavioral health and health and wellness.
Prior to joining CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health, Nkemka worked for a behavioral health agency in Northumberland County and Health and Wellness program in Columbia County.

Nkemka holds a Masters of Arts in Health and Wellness Coaching with a concentration in Integrative Health Practices from Maryland University of Integrative Health and a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion from Southern New Hampshire University. In addition, Nkemka is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist through the AFPA and certified in Mental Health First Aid. Nkemka has a passion for helping individuals and families achieve their health and wellness goals and living their lives to the fullest.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, exploring walking trails with her Keeshond, Winnie, learning new recipes to cook, and going to concerts.

Ciara Lopez

Patient Support Services Associate

Ciara joined the CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health team in August 2019.

Nathan Morrissey

Behavioral Health Therapist

Nathan Morrissey, LPC joined CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health Behavioral Health Team in January 2021. Nate received his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Temple University and later achieved his Master’s in Counseling from Arcadia University. Before joining the team, Nate worked in community mental health as a family-based therapist. Through this work, Nate has seen the success that can be achieved when a child or adolescent is seen as an individual, but also as a unit of a bigger system and how they impact one another.

Nate is originally from the Allentown, PA area but after going to school in Philadelphia, he and his wife fell in love with the city. Nate currently lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two cats. They enjoy exploring the city, hiking the Wissahickon, and cheering on all Philly sports teams (Go Birds!).

Jillian Saikia

Director of Family Services

Jillian joined the Behavioral Health team in August 2017 as a Family Wellness Coach working with children and families throughout the Lancaster Community to support the entire family.

Prior to joining CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health, Jillian provided nutrition and breastfeeding counseling for the York County Women, Infant, and Children’s program. Jillian has her Bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University for Human Nutrition and Foods. Jillian returned to school for her Master’s degree in Health Education and graduated in 2016 from Pennsylvania State University.

Jillian is a York county native who enjoys exploring food markets and cooking. She regularly practices yoga and hikes the trails around Pennsylvania.

Eva Torres

Patient Support Services Associate

Eva joined CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health as a part of the patient support team in November 2020. She has a diploma in billing and coding and worked in the emergency department for a local hospital, as a medical biller and as a medical receptionist for an ophthalmology practice. She loves interacting with patients to have a positive impact on them.

Eva is also a nail artist and lives with her teenage son where they enjoy cooking together.

Rosa Villaman

Family Wellness Case Manager

Rosa joined the CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health Case Management team in September 2018. She has spent nine years working with students and their families in public school settings.

Rosa graduated from Albright College with a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Behavior / Applied Psychology and is fluent in Spanish.

Originally from New Jersey, Rosa moved to Lancaster 18 years ago with her family. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, and catching up on her favorite TV shows.

Rebecca Young

Family Wellness Coach

Rebecca joined the Behavioral Health team in August 2017 as a Family Wellness Coach working with children and families throughout the Lancaster Community to support the entire family.