Dr. Lauren Jones Sparks - Untamed Iona

Untamed Iona is a solo membership-based integrative psychiatric and functional medicine practice operating via telemedicine, founded by Dr. Lauren Jones Sparks, DNP, CNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, MA, RN. Dr. Sparks holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Minnesota, is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and has completed post-doctoral certification in the Shoemaker Protocol for treating those injured by water-damaged buildings, as well as post-doctoral training in functional psychiatry and functional nutrition. She also holds a Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work from the University of Melbourne.

Dr. Sparks’ own treatment for CIRS put her erythromelalgia (a rare pain condition) into complete remission, and her personal experience with water-damaged building injury directly informs her clinical approach. She is also the founder of The Einstein Mission, a nonprofit dedicated to funding research and treatment for erythromelalgia and CIRS. CIRS and mold illness are the central clinical focus of the practice, with dedicated service pages for each state served.

Services include CIRS and mold illness treatment using the Shoemaker protocol, functional psychiatry, psychotherapy, health coaching, traditional psychiatric medication management, and deprescribing support. The practice also provides resources on the amylose-free diet used as part of the CIRS treatment protocol. The practice operates as a membership model via telemedicine only. The website does not mention insurance acceptance, HSA/FSA eligibility, or a free discovery call, though a consultation booking option is available on the website.