Stacey Lewis, LPC

Owner
Child & Family Therapist

Opening my own private practice has been a life-long dream of mine. Even in high school, I remember knowing I wanted to be a child psychologist someday. While I didn’t exactly know all that it would entail, I knew I wanted to work with children who were hurting. ​

I went on to get my bachelor’s degree in Psychology from a small, private Christian university called Harding. After graduation, I worked for various counseling agencies, always with the dream of opening my own practice. Of course, life has a way of interrupting plans.

The moment I held my first child, I decided to put my professional dreams on hold. It was love at first sight with my son, and I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom in the biggest way. My husband and I ended up having three awesome boys, and I was home with them for 13 years.

During the 13th year, however, my desire grew to get back into counseling. I went back to school at Liberty University and completed my MA in professional counseling. During this time I worked for several counseling agencies with the goal of becoming licensed and setting up a practice.  Eventually both of these dreams came true. I feel so blessed!

​My heart began stirring for Seeds of Hope back in 2016 while I was working as a school counselor.  I realized many kids had lots of emotional needs that were not being met.  I noticed a need for more counseling agencies specialized in creative therapies designed for kids & teens.  I began brainstorming ways I could help with that in the community I lived in.  In 2017, I opened Seeds of Hope and began seeing clients in my home office. My clientele steadily grew to the point in which my family wanted me out of the house.  They gave me the push I needed to find a new location. I am so thankful they did!  Exactly a year later in 2018, I opened up a new office in downtown Shrewsbury, PA.  It was a perfect, cute little place for the time.  I quickly saw the need, however, to hire another therapist to help with the growing demand of clients.  God instead supplied me with two amazing therapists and when both of them were booked our little space became too little.  Even though I wasn't quite ready to move on, God pushed me forward by opening up a bigger space right next door exactly another year later in 2019.  I am so thankful the Lord guided me to this equally adorable and again perfect destination! I have no doubt it was His plan all along!  Our team at Seeds continues to grow!  We began by offering child therapy, but expanded in 2020 to offer therapies for everyone in the family. Our mission has grown bigger and we are continually looking for Gods direction.  

My counseling philosophy is one that works on the heart.  I believe everything flows from this deeper place.  In order to grow or change anything, we must work here.  Instead of working directly on behaviors, I believe in working underneath them.  Ultimately, if we change the heart- behaviors will change too.  I usually explain this by using the analogy of an apple.  Our behaviors, feelings & thoughts are the outside peel and they are only as good as the seeds or core within them.  When working with kids & teens, my goal is to get down to the core, figure out what is going on there and plant positive seeds if needed.  This is one of the main reasons I named our practice Seeds of Hope! 

Katrina Spencer, MA

Child & Family Therapist

I always knew my calling in life was working with people, especially children.  There is nothing more significant to me than walking alongside children as they become the best versions of themselves – the unique and beautiful people God created them to be.
With this passion planted in my heart, I earned a BA in Psychology from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA and a MA in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore.  I also spent a glorious semester studying abroad in London, England as part of Higher Education in Europe.

My many years of experience working with children and families has encompassed a number of different settings: residential treatment center, treatment foster care, and a group home setting for males coming out of the juvenile justice system.  I have also provided crisis counseling for women and children in domestic violence situations.
For the past six years, I have home schooled my own two children.  This has been a blessing to them as well as to me.  I have loved being a part of their educational journey and fueling their desire to learn and grow!
When not working or teaching, I enjoy spending time exploring and adventuring with my family, soaking up God’s glorious creation, and reading and learning as much as I can about this amazing world and its diverse people.
I look forward to working with each family and child God brings my way here at Seeds of Hope!

 Lindsay Amspacher,
​ MT-BC

Music Therapist

 I am so excited for the opportunity to bring music therapy to the kiddos, teens, and families at Seed of Hope! I have been a board-certified music therapist for about 3 years, working with a variety of individuals including children and young adults, foster youth, substance use rehabilitation, and older adults. Music therapy fuels my soul, and I feel inspired by my clients each day. I love working with my clients to reach their fullest potential, embrace their abilities, and grow into the individuals God created them to be.

I received my degree in Music Therapy at Elizabethtown College, with a minor in psychology. From there, I went to Missouri to complete a six month internship through Easterseals Midwest Autism Services. I passed my board certification exam in January of 2019 and have been working as an independent contractor for two local businesses ever since. During this time, I grew in my abilities professionally, clinically, and personally. I knew God was calling me to help others through my gift of music. My “job” doesn’t feel like work at all, which is such a blessing!

So what is music therapy? Music therapy is the individualized and evidence-based use of music interventions to address social, emotional, developmental, communication, and cognitive goals with a wide variety of ages and diagnoses. Music therapy utilizes the elements of music, such as rhythm, melody, and tempo to activate different areas of the brain involved in learning and speech. Music therapy focuses on the relationship between the client, therapist, and the music itself to address goals.  

Carla Chambers, LPC, M. Ed
Marriage Counselor

​I share life with Greg, my husband of 39 years. We live in Stewartstown and are blessed with 3 lovely daughters, their men and 5 precious grandchildren.  Life is rich and fun with a lot of family time and laughter.  As I step into Seeds of Hope as a marriage counselor, I am excited for the families that will be affected. I am confident that honest, healthy marriages are wanted and I experience such joy in sharing perspective with others as they navigate relationship. It is exciting to be involved with others here at SOH working to support and walk with families as needed. 

I have enjoyed various opportunities to counsel upon receiving my degree from Loyola University in Maryland.  God has been so faithful, allowing growth in my personal walk which affected my career choices as well.  I worked in the Red Lion school district for 13 years as a liaison for struggling students and alternative education choices.  I spent a year in a private school setting and worked through a grant, again providing direction for the at-risk youth.  I was in private practice for several years and am now providing counselors and families supervision through House of Hope. Each decision was bathed in prayer and obedience. As God leads, I choose to follow trusting Him for His perfect timing.
 
Ps 147:11 The Lord delights in those who revere Him, who put their HOPE in His unfailing love.

Bethany Lippy, MATS
Director of Family Programs & Teen therapist

My husband and I have been married for nineteen years and together we have two boys ages 14 and 11. Both of our boy’s love sports, so I spend a good amount of my time cheering them on from the sidelines; however, when I get a chance, I love to run and read.

My Faith has always been a foundational part of my life. Throughout my time in youth ministry, women’s ministry, and seminary, I have had the opportunity to provide pastoral shepherding and counseling to women, parents, and students in various stages of spiritual growth and seasons of life. I have also had the opportunity to develop and teach multiple small group Bible studies as well as provide biblically grounded parenting resources. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies and Psychology and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies.

As I continue my own spiritual journey, I find myself in awe that the God of the Universe would desire to have a personal relationship with each one of us. This spiritual truth has developed in me a desire to communicate the truth of who God is and the role that He wants to play in our lives. As an individual who is passionate about developing disciples and deeply committed to the Word of God, I am thrilled to join Seeds of Hope. I will be offering counseling & discipleship for women as well as parenting help.  I am excited also to work with teens as they hold a special place in my heart!

Julia Wilhoit, MA, M.Ed
Child & Family Therapist

I met my husband during his Senior year at the Air Force Academy. He moved to Del Rio, TX to pursue pilot training with the Air Force and I finished my bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences. I have always loved working with kids! I knew that I wanted to eventually work in the counseling field, so I began my Professional Counseling degree from Liberty University. After moving first to Arizona for a year and then Italy for 3 years I was able to complete my degree. During that time, we were blessed with 3 wonderful children. Later, I decided to go back to school to get a second master’s degree in School Counseling. At that time, our family was stationed in Las Vegas and I was able to work as an Elementary School Counselor there. 

As my husband’s pilot service commitment was coming to an end, we decided to transition from the Air Force, so he could focus on his true passion – Christian ministry. He had already received an MDiv and wanted to pursue a PhD in Systematic Theology. I was 100% onboard, so we packed up and moved to Louisville, KY to attend Southern Seminary. During our time in Kentucky I worked at the largest Christian school in the area, Christian Academy of Louisville, as the Elementary Assistant Principal.
 
After all of our travels and adventures with the military, God has been gracious to us by allowing us to come home. I grew up in Darlington, MD, a small town just south of the PA line. I am so excited to have found Seeds of Hope and to be able to work as a therapist here! I know that there are unprecedented challenges that our kids are facing today. My counseling philosophy is to not only help alter negative actions or thoughts, but to ultimately go deeper and work on the issues of the heart. The Bible says in Luke 6:45: “for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” My hope is to help children discover their inner motivations that are leading to maladaptive behaviors and plant “seeds of hope” that will grow into lasting change. 

Chris Lewis
Coach, Director of Men's Ministry

​Hi! I’m Coach Chris. I have worked with many boys over the years on the football field, wrestling mat and on the water wakeboarding/skiing/surfing and many still call me coach to this day. My goal in coaching boys has always been to first teach them about life, and then teach them about the sport. As my boys are older now, I see my role changing from coaching
boys to coaching men and I am excited to join Seeds of Hope to launch their men’s coaching ministry.

Professionally, I have spent most of my career as a Commercial Lender. I enjoy my work, have traveled extensively around the country, and closed many successful client relationships. Throughout my career I have been an influencer in the business world, but my desire has always been to influence in a deeper way. I have a missionary heart. I grew up on the mission field in Brazil and lived there for half my childhood. My life experience overseas influenced me in many ways. Probably the biggest way is that I learned how to love people, all people and appreciate their differences. This has helped me in my career and also as a coach. I see the value of every player and I also see the value of every man. A man’s role in their family is vital, but today’s world has tried to devalue us and our importance. We have been told to lay down and many men have stopped leading. My vision is to help men wake up, through coaching, so they can fulfill their leadership roles in their homes and communities.

I am not a therapist like all the other great ladies at Seeds of Hope, but I believe our community needs a men’s coaching ministry and I feel called to lead it. I want to teach men to lay down the things they need to- like strongholds and pride. More importantly, we need to rise up and lead our families with honor, find joy in our relationships again and courage to stand for our faith. At Seeds of Hope, I will be seeing men individually with the goal of walking together towards real life change. If you are ready to be put back into the game and you need a little coaching, make the first play and give me a call!

Come join the fun and play therapy with us!