Stephanie Weatherly is chief clinical officer at PMC, the nation’s largest behavioral healthcare management company. She joined PMC in 2015 and is responsible for clinical oversight of all PMC divisions.
Stephanie’s career in healthcare began with laboring mothers and quickly evolved into clinical leadership in various settings, including care for the adult and geriatric psychiatric populations. After years of directing clinical care in individual care settings, Stephanie branched out into the oversight of multiple healthcare facilities. She has an extensive background in regulatory and quality management.
Stephanie has a passion for individualized, patient-centered care and has been instrumental in moving numerous medical model facilities to a more patient-centered approach. She teaches individuals, families, care providers, and clinicians about mental illness and how to care for those living with mental illness. She has dedicated her life to advocating for vulnerable populations such as individuals experiencing mental illness and dementia.
Stephanie holds a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Walden University. She has been the secretary, incoming president, president, and currently is acting as the past president for the Tennessee chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
Faith Trussell, a board certified psychiatric and mental health Nnurse, joined PMC in 2013 as program director for a Senior Life Solutions program in Missouri. She led the program from its opening to a thriving two-track program that was named Western Region Program of the Year in 2015 and National Program of the Year in 2016. She trained many Senior Life Solutions teams and corporate staff at her site, and created a standardized orientation process for all new PMC staff. In 2017, she joined the corporate clinical team, and in 2018 became the clinical services director. She is responsible for training and ensuring clinical compliance in all PMC intensive outpatient programs.
Faith’s healthcare experience is rich and varied. Early in her career, she provided healthcare services to people in the mountains of Bolivia, South America, where she lived for eight years. Upon her return to the U.S., she worked as a wound care nurse in Long Term Care, and as a CNA/CMT instructor. She also taught high school health for several years along with Spanish, drama, choir and other classes, but discovered her calling in 2009 when she began practicing psychiatric nursing.
Faith holds a B.S. in nursing from MidAmerica Nazarene University and a M.S. in nursing from Aspen University in Denver CO. She is also a certified compassion fatigue professional.
Erika Nail joined PMC in December of 2016 as a program director for a Senior Life Solutions Program in Carrolton, MO. In 2017, she transferred to a Senior Life Solutions program in Excelsior Springs, MO, where she was most recently a program director.
Prior to joining PMC, Erika provided contract services with Tri-County Mental Health Services for 14 years. She served on a mobile crisis response team where she responded to individuals who were experiencing a behavioral health crisis 24 hours a day 7 days a week. She also provided responsive, trauma-informed crisis intervention via phone, and face to face at Excelsior Springs Hospital and Ray County Hospital emergency departments.
Erika is a Qualified Substance Abuse Professional (QSAP) and was a substance abuse counselor for the Ray County Drug Court. She holds her B.S. in Human Services and Sociology from Park University and her M.S. in Counseling from Webster University. Erika is also a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
Lindsey Hash, LCSW, joined PMC in 2016 when she began working as a PRN therapist for Senior Life Solutions. She then transitioned to a full-time therapist for the Senior Life Solutions program in Richmond, MO, where she spent two years. In 2018, Lindsey received a promotion where she became the Program Director for Senior Life Solutions in Excelsior Springs, MO, and held that position for three years. In November 2021, she became a Regional Clinical Specialist.
Lindsey brings varied experience in outpatient group and individual therapy, substance abuse treatment, and case management for adults and children with mental illnesses.
Lindsey earned her B.S. and M.S. in Social Work from the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Molly began her employment with PMC as a therapist at Senior Life Solutions in Osage, IA. Molly comes to PMC with experience in working with individuals in mental health and wellness. Most recently, she was the regional therapist where she worked with five different regions securing PRN coverage, supervising and training PRN therapists, credentialing the PRN therapists at their designated hospitals, and providing PRN therapy coverage for Senior Life Solutions.
Prior to PMC and Senior Life Solutions, Molly was a licensed social worker who provided inpatient and outpatient mental health services including individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and IOP therapy.
Molly earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, IA and is a Licensed Independent Social Worker.
Jessica Couch, Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse, joined PMC’s corporate team as a Regional Director for PMC’s inpatient division in May of 2019 and became Regional Clinical Director in July of 2020. Most recently, she was an inpatient nurse leader on a 46-bed behavioral health and addictions unit. She previously worked for PMC as a Program Director and assisted with the opening of the very first Senior Life Solutions program in the state of Indiana. Jessica comes to PMC with extensive behavioral health inpatient experience that includes child/adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. She is a strong mental health awareness advocate and desires to see the barriers to mental health broken down.
Jessica started her nursing career in the labor and delivery arena and began dabbling in the behavioral health side of nursing where she found her niche and passion. She worked on the direct care, utilization review, and case management side prior to taking leadership roles. She was an integral part of the development and opening of a 12-bed geriatric behavioral health unit and a 46-bed adult behavioral health and addictions unit. She has steered multiple deficient free regulatory audits throughout her career. Jessica enjoys building strong teams that are patient-centered and driven to help those that are having difficulty using their own voice to help themselves.
Jessica earned her B.S. degree in Nursing from Western Governors University in Millcreek, UT, and her M.S. degree in Healthcare Leadership and Management. She is also a certified Acudetox Specialist.
Tamika Tyus, Board Certified Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse, joined PMC’s corporate team in August 2020 as a Regional Clinical Director for the inpatient division. Tamika comes to PMC with over 13 years of behavioral health experience in which she served in a leadership role for 12 of those years.
Prior to joining PMC, Tamika worked at the Parthenon Pavilion where she initially started as a frontline nurse on a memory care unit, but through her devotion and compassion for her patients, Tamika quickly advanced to be the manager of the unit and later to the role of Director of Nursing.
Tamika obtained her B.S. in Nursing and her M.S. in Nursing Leadership and Management at Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Lisa Sheppard, MSN, RN, is PMC’s Quality Assurance and Risk Manager. Lisa focuses on providing clinical support for our teams by developing system-wide quality and risk processes and ensuring clinical compliance.
Lisa comes to the PMC corporate team from her position as inpatient psychiatric program director, where her leadership guided the care of more than 800 patients experiencing mental health crises annually. Lisa’s extensive experience in hospital leadership, patient-care operations, and clinical care make her a resource for PMC teams on their quality journey. While most of Lisa’s 20 years of nursing experience is in the hospital environment, she has also worked in home health, hospice, and clinic settings and has served as adjunct nursing faculty. Through her various areas of nursing experience, Lisa realized her true passion in nursing lies in ensuring those experiencing mental health concerns have access to evidence-based and high-quality mental health care.
Lisa started her nursing career as a licensed practical nurse and then advanced to a Registered Nurse. In 2020, she completed a Nurse Executive Master’s of Science in Nursing degree from Walden University.
Maribeth is a regional clinical specialist at Psychiatric Medical Care. She started her career in obstetrics within the hospital setting, supporting moms and their babies. She then transitioned to nursing as an educator, followed by director of Women’s Services. Maribeth is a holds a master’s degree in nursing. Seeing the value of addressing the psychosocial needs to improve outcomes for moms and babies, she accepted a director position working under a federally funded grant, Strong Start for Moms and Newborns, where she led a team of social workers, creating a biopsychosocial model team approach within the community and healthcare systems.
With a passion for bringing community and healthcare systems together and seeing the value of addressing mental health for all populations, she focused her sights on the older adults in her community, accepting the position of director for Psychiatric Medical Care’s Senior Life Solutions program at Red Bud Regional Hospital. After three years as program director, Maribeth has now transitioned to the role of regional clinical specialist for Psychiatric Medical Care.
Chelsea Bean, MA, LPC, NCC is a regional clinical specialist at PMC. Chelsea provides clinical support to our teams to ensure they can offer patients exceptional care while complying with regulatory standards.
Chelsea joined PMC in March of 2018 as a program therapist in the Fairfax, MO Senior Life Solutions program where she served patients in her home community for over six years. Prior to joining PMC, she was an outpatient therapist providing individual, couples, and family therapy services to children, adults, and senior citizens. Throughout her career, Chelsea has specialized in providing mental health and crisis counseling services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or other violent crimes. Chelsea is passionate about improving access to mental health services in rural areas and has led community-wide, short-term interventions for acute stressors and participated in education and outreach initiatives.
Chelsea has a B.A. in psychology and minors in human development/family studies and sociology from the University of Missouri in Columbia. She earned an M.A. in counseling psychology from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. She is currently a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a national certified counselor (NCC).
