Home »
Meet Our Team
At Inspired Psychiatric Care, we are committed to working with dedicated professionals who come from a broad range of experience and education. Our providers often participate in or hold leadership roles in professional organizations. They also contribute to articles in leading journals, host webinars and make presentations at conferences.
Blanchard Hills, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Blanchard Hills is a seasoned Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) with a wealth of leadership experience at Inspired Psychiatric Care (IPC), where she serves as Clinical Director and cofounder. “One of my key achievements at IPC has been fostering an environment that greatly contributes to employee satisfaction, resulting in a notably high retention rate . . .
Ebert, Tricia PMHNP-BC, LMSW, LMAC
Before becoming a psychiatric nurse practitioner, Tricia Ebert worked for more than 15 years in the field of mental health as a social worker and addiction counselor. This experience allows Tricia to be especially strong in providing psychotherapy . . .
Francis, Elizabeth DNP, PMHNP-BC
When you work with Elizabeth Francis as your psychiatric provider, you are working with someone who has a lifelong history of strong discipline, ambition and purpose-oriented objectives. Growing up in St. Louis, MO, Elizabeth was heavily involved in sports and piano. While attending Cox College in Springfield, MO for her B.S. in Nursing, she was the president of her nursing class for 2½ years. . . .
Heim, Elizabeth PMHNP-BC
Elizabeth Heim is unusual because she prefers to treat children ages 5 and up. It is difficult to find a psychiatric professional who works with children. That is one reason that we are so pleased to have Elizabeth with us here at Inspired Psychiatric Care . . .
Hills, Shane A.
Shane A. Hills is a co-founder of IPC and serves as the President. Along with Elizabeth Blanchard Hills, the Clinical Director at IPC, they have grown the practice from one provider to ten over a period of four years. The practice is projected to grow . . .
Layton, Christina PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Christina Layton radiates energy, commitment, and curiosity. She is not only a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, but also a family nurse practitioner. She has traveled extensively, even as a nurse educator in the east African . . .
Lindsey, Tierra PMHNP-BC
Before becoming a psychiatric nurse practitioner, Tierra Lindsey worked almost 9 years as an RN in psychiatric settings. Her most extensive experience is with children and adolescents, but she has also worked with adults and in substance . . .
Oparaji, Blessing PMHNP-BC
Blessing Oparaji, who was born in Nigeria but grew up in the United States, completed her BS in Nursing at the University of Missouri Kansas City. She then served in a variety of settings as a nurse, working with both adult and pediatric . . .
Rinard, Julie PMHNP-BC
Born and raised in Kansas City, Julie Rinard earned her bachelor’s degree from MidAmerica Nazarene University in 2016. Her passion for mental health began as a high school student when she worked with geriatric dementia patients. She initially thought of becoming a psychologist . . .
Sarma, Subbu J MD
Dr. Subbu J Sarma, a native of Chicago, brings a patient-centered approach to his work. He attended Rockhurst University in Kansas City, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 1995. Despite his love for science . . .
Sutton, Rachel PMHNP-BC
Before Rachel Sutton became a psychiatric nurse practitioner, she worked for 13 years as a nurse in a variety of environments including intensive care, neurosurgery, and gastroenterology. She has witnessed first-hand the mental health impacts that disease . . .
Thomas, Kristi PMHNP-BC, Spravato Coordinator
Kristi is from Kansas City. She started her nursing career in 2004 when she graduated with an associate degree in nursing from Penn Valley Community College. She later traveled to multiple states as a nurse and settled in Arizona for a while . . .
Yount, Sharese PMHNP-BC
Sharese is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) with a diverse background in community health, mental health, and social services. Growing up in Platte City, MO she experienced rural and suburban culture developing . . .
Graduate Students
Elizabeth Blanchard Hills, PMHNP is a former corporate trainer herself and believes strongly in giving back to the community through mentorship of graduate students who are working to complete their graduate work to become psychiatric nurse practitioners. These students are thoroughly vetted and come from highly reputable institutions such as Vanderbilt (her alma mater), KU, UMKC, Wilkes University and others. We reserve the right to have a graduate student(s) participate in your care while supervised directly by Elizabeth…
Rosie Obi-Wan Chanute Hills
Rosie, our therapy dog, is 25% Lab and 75% Alaskan Malamute. She was rescued from a shelter in Chanute, KS in 2016 when she was 4 months old. Rosie was sick at the time, and our family went to Rosie’s Pizza in Chanute to decide whether to adopt her. Of course, we could not resist her cuteness so we went forward with the adoption. She has turned out to be the sweetest, most easy-going dog we’ve ever had. She now serves as our office mascot.