About Us
Embrace Health is a virtual practice providing Iowans with a spectrum of mental health services via telehealth. Our licensed psychiatric providers include board-certified psychiatrists, clinical social workers, and psychiatric nurse practitioners.
Our Vision
Our vision is that our patients access the care they need to embrace and improve their own mental health.
Our Mission
Our mission is to empower people to embrace their mental health by connecting them with passionate licensed providers and physicians across the country.
Our Culture
Our culture is built on a culture of Kindness & Accountability.
Meet Our Team
Get to know our team of board-certified psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and therapists who are here to help you start unlocking the best version of yourself in a virtual, safe space.
Our trusted team is experienced in caring for individuals living with a variety of conditions, including anxiety, depression, anger, grief/loss, stress, addiction, trauma, family conflicts, parenting issues, relationship problems, LGBTQ+ matters, eating/sleep disorders, feelings of isolation, and more.
Our Psychiatric Providers
Megan Embrescia, MD
Dr. Embrescia has provided care via telemedicine in emergency rooms as well as inpatient, outpatient, mobile crisis, and medical floor settings over the last 10+ years of her career. She has a firm belief in treating individuals in the least restrictive environment possible and offering compassionate quality care to all psychiatric patients.
Susanna Funk, PMHNP-BC
Susanna is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Susanna comes from a background of outpatient service in both hospital and community mental health clinic settings. As a nurse practitioner, Susanna has cared for patients of all ages assessing, managing medications, and treating patients with emotional and behavioral illnesses. Susanna is known to be a knowledgeable, empathetic nurse practitioner for diverse populations.
Gladys Larsen, APRN-FPA, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Gladys provides diagnosis and medication management services. With more than 22 years of diverse clinical experience, she delivers high-quality, patient-centric care across the patient lifespan. She began her career as a registered nurse and served in a variety of clinical settings, including the Chicago Police Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health. She strives to evaluate the totality of her patient’s circumstances and establish a therapeutic rapport, which leads to optimal outcomes.
Clinton Webb, MSN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C
Rosalyn Geier, DNP, PMHNP
Rosalyn is a board-certified nurse practitioner with over five years of experience. She has spent the majority of her career working in behavioral health, focusing on helping adults navigate mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders, trauma history, and general mental health concerns of children and adolescents. Rosalyn is known to be a collaborative, empathetic nurse practitioner who advocates for equality and compassion within the mental health field.
Our Therapists
Irene Gomez, LMHC
Irene is an Iowa-licensed mental health counselor and therapist from El Paso, Texas, where she was born and raised. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and completed her clinical mental health master’s degree from the University of Phoenix in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
Irene’s multifaceted experience has provided her with opportunities to work in community mental health settings practicing different approaches with individuals of all ages, including leading a behavioral management program that provided therapeutic services to children ages four to 18, and providing group and individual addiction therapy services to women and their children.
Irene is best known for her passion and dedication to helping people improve their mental health and improve their quality of life.
Lily Freier, LISW
Lily is a licensed independent social worker with more than 15 years of experience in mental health therapy. She holds a master’s degree in social work and has specialized in dialectical behavioral therapy to help clients feel more balanced, communicate more effectively, set healthy boundaries, develop coping skills and foster happiness.
Lily believes in the importance of trust, acceptance, and compassion as the foundations for the therapeutic relationship. Through this relationship, clients can explore their reasons for entering therapy and what they hope to achieve. Lily believes that a client’s experience in therapy should leave them feeling balanced and prepared to tackle future challenges. She enjoys drawing, gardening, and watching movies with her family.
Karen Wittman, MA, LPC-MHSP
Karen is a licensed professional counselor-mental health service provider with over 20 years of experience in behavioral health counseling. She holds a master’s degree in mental health counseling and has worked in various settings, including hospitals, intensive treatment programs, and community mental health programs.
Her experiences include working with individuals and groups through different age ranges (adolescents through senior adults) where she specialized in behavior change coaching, crisis intervention, and the treatment of anxiety, phobias, depression and other mental health concerns. Her approach to psychotherapy bridges client-centered changes with evidence-based interventions. Karen always provides high-quality therapy with kindness while encouraging clients to take steps toward self-discovery, healing and positive change.
Justin Goff, LCSW, MSSW
Justin is a licensed clinical social worker who provides psychotherapy services to Embrace Health patients. He holds a master of science in social work from the University of Louisville. With more than seven years of behavioral health experience, Goff engages in client-centered therapy using evidence-based practices to help patients build skills and gain knowledge to achieve higher levels of functioning and well-being. He’s worked with all ages, and provided therapeutic support to families.
Darcy A. Wiebrand, LICSW
Darcy is a licensed independent clinical social worker, provides therapy and assessment services. With more than seven years of diverse clinical experience, Wiebrand delivers high-quality, patient-centric care across the patient lifespan. She served 21 years in the Army, primarily as a medic, and began her mental health career as a suicide prevention intern. Wiebrand served in a variety of clinical settings including a Veteran’s hospital and specialty care center and earned her master’s degree in social work from the University of South Dakota. She’s been described as an “eclectic, down-to-earth” therapist focused on helping patients build resilience and identifying strengths. Wiebrand raises goats and is trained in wildlife rehabilitation.
Heidi L. Lohff, LISW
Heidi is a licensed independent social worker, with more than 15 years of clinical experience. She holds both a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in social work. Prior to joining Embrace Health she worked in a long-term care facility, a psychiatric unit and with foster families. She became an approved clinical supervisor in 2018, and a crisis supervisor in 2022, overseeing the crisis stabilization home, Mobile Crisis Assessment Team and the crisis hotline in Iowa.
Heidi is a strong advocate for all individuals and believes that everyone should receive quality mental health care. She’s also an avid reader and writer and loves being outdoors. She stays busy with her two children and their family dog, Olive. Heidi’s grandfather owned and operated a pizza restaurant that was originally a train station. She started working at the family restaurant at age 11 and still can make any kind of pizza using the family recipe!
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Daishia D'Andera Holland
Daisha, a licensed clinical social worker, provides therapy and mental health assessments for Embrace Health. She’s worked in the behavioral health space for more than eight years and earned her a master’s degree in social work from Louisiana State University. She focuses on building rapport with patients by understanding where someone is in their healing process. She learns their treatment goals, addresses their concerns and helps identify their motivation and willingness to change.
When she’s not changing likes, Daishia loves to garden. She says growing things in the Texas heat can be a challenge, but she’s up for it.
Our Clinic Staff
Lindsay Metcalf, RN Manager
Betsy Dooley, Director
Betsy earned her B.A. in Communications from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Formerly, a Corporate Talent Acquisition Manager for Psychiatric Medical Care (PMC), Betsy currently serves as the Director of Embrace Health, a division of PMC. At Embrace Health, Betsy focuses on improving processes and developing an exceptional patient experience, all while building upon an authentic, accountable, and kind work culture to further the growth and expansion of Embrace Health. Betsy gained her comprehensive work experience through her past employment as the Director of Member Activation and Member services for Ascension Care Management, as a Market Analyst for Health Leaders-Interstudy, and as Director of Programs for Health Assist Tennessee.
Betsy is most passionate about volunteering and giving back to her community through career counseling, patient advocacy, and fundraising for nonprofits, as well as supporting environmental causes, arts and culture, and refugee services.
Join Our Mission
We’re here to help give people the tools they need to fully embrace who they are. We’re working to expand access to quality therapy and psychiatry through the use of technology because we believe in a world where people are empowered by their mental health.
If you’re a clinician interested in joining our care team, we’d love to hear from you!