John Addleman, Ph.D.

Director of the Graduate Program in Counseling

JAddlemn@messiah.edu

Dr. Addleman, director of the graduate program in counseling, earned his doctorate in human development from the University of Maryland.  He also holds a master's degree in psychology from Shippensburg University and a masters of divinity from Trinity Seminary.

Dr. Addleman has developed and taught several development courses while at Messiah College.  He has also conducted research, made presentations, and published articles connected to moral development across the life span, values in college students, parenting in different cultures, and communication between parents and their college-aged children.

Skyla Miller, M.Ed., NCC

Practicum and Internship Coordinator

miller@messiah.edu

Skyla Miller has a Master’s of Education degree in Counseling with a concentration in School Counseling from Shippensburg University.  She received her B.A. in Human Development and Family Science from Messiah College and is a National Certified Counselor.  As the Practicum and Internship Coordinator for Messiah’s Graduate Program in Counseling, Skyla assists students with preparing for their field experiences and serves as a point of contact for sites.   For the past four years, Skyla has also worked at Daybreak Church where she is the Director of Relational Health Ministries.

Heather Barto,Ph.D., LPC, Licensed School Counselor

HBarto@messiah.edu

Heather Barto completed her Ph.D in Counselor Education at Virginia Tech.  She completed her master’s degree in School Guidance and Counseling and an advanced certificate in Counseling At-Risk Youth at Johns Hopkins University. 

She has worked as a licensed school counselor in traditional and alternative school settings in both Virginia and Maryland concentrating on her work with at-risk middle school students.  She has also worked as a licensed professional counselor in a community mental health clinic providing individual and group counseling for children and adolescents with severe food allergies. Professional research and counseling interests include school counseling, the career development of adolescent mothers and the emotional health of children/adolescents with food allergies. 

Leah Clarke, Ph.D., LPC

LClarke@messiah.edu

Dr. Leah Clarke is a Licensed Professional Counselor who earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Her undergraduate work was done at The College of William & Mary in Virginia.

Dr. Clarke’s clinical experience includes work in a college counseling center, family services agency and an inpatient psychiatric unit. Her research focuses on diversity and gender issues in substance abuse treatment, family therapy with hospitalized clients, and refugee mental health and adjustment.

Latinia M. Shell, Ed.D., LPC, NCC

LShell@messiah.edu

Dr. Latinia Shell, Assistant Professor of Counseling, earned her doctorate in counseling psychology from Argosy University.  She earned both her master’s degree in counselor education and bachelor’s degree in psychology from Millersville University.  She has both a license as a professional counselor, as well as a permanent certification in secondary school counseling in Pennsylvania.  She also has a national certification in counseling, and is certified in African centered psychology.

Dr. Shell’s previous counseling, teaching and clinical experience includes 10 years as a professional school counselor, college academic advisement counselor, teaching collegiate courses in human development, and outpatient mental health therapist.  Professional research and counseling interests include racial identity development, multicultural/diversity issues in counseling, supervision and training, and working with under-representative populations.  

Ellie Addleman, M.S., NCC, LPC

EAddlema@messiah.edu

Ellie Addleman has a master's degree in counseling from Shippensburg University, and is a Pennsylvania Licensed Professional Counselor and a National Certified Counselor. For the past 25 years she has worked in student personnel administration, residence life, and college counseling. Currently, Ellie is a counselor and outreach coordinator at Messiah College's Engle Center for Counseling and Health Services. Ellie has ten years experience as an adjunct lecturer at Messiah College, and is a frequent guest lecturer on topics such as depression, eating disorders, and stress management.

Beth Trott Clark, M.S., NCC, LPC

bclark@messiah.edu

Beth Clark is a lecturer in psychology at Messiah College.  She has a Master’s of Science degree in counseling and is a licensed professional counselor as well as a national certified counselor.  Beth has over 15 years of experience teaching and counseling in higher education.  She has taught as an adjunct faculty member in Messiah College’s psychology department for more than ten years.

In addition to Beth’s teaching role, she has served as the assistant director of Messiah College’s Internship Center where she supervised undergraduate students in the social sciences.  Prior to coming to Messiah College, she has worked in the Career Center at Dickinson College and as director of the Counseling Center at York College of PA.   Beth has worked part-time in a private counseling practice for the past five years.

Eldon Fry, D.Min.

EFry@messiah.edu

Dr. Fry, Messiah’s college pastor, earned his doctorate in pastoral counseling and completed 30 hours of course study as a doctoral student in adult education. In his role as pastor, he has counseled many individuals, couples, and families toward reconciliation. Dr. Fry is an ordained pastor who is trained in spiritual direction and formation.  His deep commitment to the spiritual formation process on Messiah's campus is demonstrated as he serves as advisor to the Spiritual Formation House and the Reconciliation House and manages the Spiritual Formation blog. He has also published a booklet titled, “Christian Spiritual Formation: A Vision and Model for College Ministries” and developed a spiritual formation brochure for Messiah College titled, “Spiritual Growth.” In addition to teaching and guest lecturing, Dr. Fry regularly serves as a keynote speaker for churches, seminars, and conferences.  He has also served as a consultant for church growth and family ministries issues.

Kevin Ganey, Psy. D.

KGaney@messiah.edu

Dr. Ganey is a licensed clinical psychologist in PA.  He earned his doctorate and masters degrees in clinical psychology from George Fox University, specializing in child and adolescent treatment.  He spent the past nine years as a staff psychologist at a child and adolescent psychiatric hospital providing individual and family therapy, conducting and writing up comprehensive psychological assessments, consultation with staff and administration and providing supervision to therapists and doctoral level interns.  Dr. Ganey currently serves as the director of an APPIC accredited pre-doctoral internship in psychology.  He operates a small group practice.  Research interests include the self-care of clinicians, the biological basis of mental illness, and the treatment of child and adolescent disorders.

Linda Gemberling, M.S., School Counselor

LGemberling@messiah.edu

Ms. Gemberling holds a Bachelor of Science degree in education and her Masters degree is in elementary and secondary counseling. Ms. Gemberling is currently employed by the Northern York School District as a middle school counselor, where she conducts small group meetings, councils students on academic, personal, and career issues, confers with parents, teachers, and administrators concerning the needs of the students, and directs meetings for at-risk youth.

Beyond her involvement in the education system for over 30 years and her 20 years of employment as a school counselor, Ms. Gemberling has accumulated experience in leadership as the Department Chair of Northern York District Counselors and as a consultant to Messiah College throughout the Masters program proposal process.

Christy Hanson, M.S.

CHanson@messiah.edu

Christy Hanson is the director of career development at Messiah.  She received her B.A. in Psychology from Messiah College and holds a M.S. in counseling from Shippensburg University.  Christy built her experience in career counseling at various institutions of higher education including Gettysburg College, Shippensburg University, and Harrisburg Area Community College. 

She enjoys both the administrative aspect of a career counseling and development program as well as working directly with students and alumni as they pursue their career goals.  In addition to working with the college-aged population, Christy has presented to various youth and community groups on the topics of self-assessment, organizational and team development, and career exploration and planning.

Paul Johns, LMFT, CFLE

PJohns@messiah.edu

Paul is an Instructor in Human Development and Family Science department and Graduate Counseling program. He earned his B.A. in Family Studies from Messiah College in 1996.  In 2001, he earned an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Bethel Theological Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Paul is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a supervisor in training, and has ten years of therapy experience including home-based family therapy, clinical family therapy, and seven years in part-time private practice as a Christian marriage and family therapist.  He is also a Certified Family Life Educator and enjoys designing and facilitating premarital and marital enrichment seminars and retreats (particularly in local churches). Paul has taught numerous courses at Messiah College as an adjunct or full-time lecturer for the past seven years.  In his new position, he will be splitting his time teaching courses in the HDFS Department and Graduate Counseling Program (marriage, couple and family track), including the development and delivery of counseling-related online courses. 

His academic and practice interests include premarital and marital counseling theory and practice, premarital education, marital enrichment, the integration of faith and practice, and strengthening families within the body of Christ.  Paul has initiated plans to begin working on his Ph.D. in Professional Counseling as well. 

John King, M.A., M.Div.

John King is a Ph.D. student at Regent University's program in counselor education and supervision.  He holds a Master's Degree from Kutztown University in Counseling Psychology and a Master of Divinity Degree from Biblical Seminary in Hatfield, Pennsylvania.  For the past 14 years, he has served in various roles as a pastor and currently serves as  the Pastor of Young Adults at Mechanicsburg Brethren in Christ Church.  He also has previous work experience as a high school guidance counselor, a mobile therapist, and a foster care social worker.  Mr. King has also served as an adjunct instructor in Messiah College's psychology department for three years.

Mr. King is also the husband to Cindy, the father of six children (an adoptive father to one of them), a certified foster parent for a local agency, a musician in their family's group: The King's Strings (www.thekingsstrings.com), and an ordained pastor in the Brethren in Christ Church.  His research interests include fathering, particularly in developing a Christian alternative to the bar mitzvah.  For more information about Mr. King, please check out his website: www.johnaking.com.

Valerie Lemmon, Psy.D.

VLemmon@messiah.edu

Dr. Valerie Lemmon, assistant professor in psychology, holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is also a licensed psychologist. Dr. Lemmon has been working as a counselor in various settings for more than 20 years. In this role, she regularly conducts and writes psychological evaluations using standardized instruments for intellectual, adaptive behavior, achievement, and personality assessment, writes and implements treatment plans, and conducts individual, conjoint and family therapy sessions.  She also provides day-long training sessions for therapeutic staff members, case managers, and other professionals in the mental health / intellectual disabilities field. In addition, Dr. Lemmon has co-lead a student research team that worked collaboratively with Bucknell University on a study that is investigated the relationship between religion and body image.

Kristin Mouttet, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC

KMouttet@messiah.edu

Dr. Mouttet is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Virginia) and Licensed Professional Counselor (District of Columbia) who earned a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University, a M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy, and Community Counseling from John Brown University, and a B.A in Communication from Seattle Pacific University. Dr. Mouttet worked for 6 years with university students in various capacities, 2 years as counselor in the counseling center. Dr. Mouttet also worked for nearly 3 years with children and families providing in-home family therapy through a community mental health agency. Dr. Mouttet has taught both face-to-face and online graduate courses at Regent University (2007, 2008) and Messiah College (2010). She also works in a private practice group, Cornerstone Family Counseling, where she sees client issues such as premarital, marital, family, women's issues, children and adolescents. Research interests include: forgiveness, sexuality, marital, supervision.

Albert Parrillo, Ph.D., LPC,

Certified School Counselor K-12

AParrillo@messiah.edu

Dr. Parrillo has worked with teens and their families for over 15 years in a variety of settings that include private practice, high school, and correctional institutions. During his time in private practice he did individual, family, drug and alcohol, and group psychotherapy. His research interests are in the areas of adolescent psychological and career development, children and parental involvement, and the effects of war on military personnel and their families. His theoretical orientation is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. He currently works as a high school counselor providing career, social, and personal counseling to students.

Maude S. A. Yacapsin, Ed. D.

MYacapsin@messiah.edu

Dr. Maude Yacapsin earned her doctoral degree in Higher Education Administration and Teacher Leadership from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska.  She holds Pennsylvania teaching certification in the areas of Special Education and Middle Level Language Arts.  Dr. Yacapsin has extensive experience in utilizing instructional technology platforms for online course delivery.  At Messiah, she teaches courses for both the Special Education and Counseling Masters degree programs as well as for the undergraduate teacher certification program.  Her research interests include instructional technology and online course delivery models, compassion fatigue in preservice educators, and teacher leadership.  She is an active member in several professional organizations and presents at national and statewide conferences each year.  Her published work on preservice teacher stress and online professional development has gained international attention for the benefits to educators. 

Alicia R. Young, Ph.D.

AYoung@messiah.edu

Dr. Alicia Young earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary’s School of Psychology in Pasadena, CA. She also earned a Master’s in Christian Leadership from Fuller. Her research interests include factors that promote thriving and moral development in youth with specific focus on at-risk youth and those exposed to caregiver violence.  She worked on the National Institute Of Health funded Positive Youth Initiative.

Dr. Young is a licensed psychologist currently practicing in a private group practice. She has also worked in community mental health hospitals, research hospitals, and at Milton Hershey School. In her clinical role, she specializes in providing individual and family therapy for children, teens, and women with a myriad of diagnostic presentations. She conducts psycho-educational and psycho-diagnostic evaluations using standardized measures to write integrative reports that are useful to the intended audience.