Heart True Providers
Providers at Heart True are mentored in a style of care that honors the complexity of healing. We hold a steady commitment to trauma-informed support, somatic wisdom, and emotional resilience. We hold values in being LGBTQI+ affirming, Neurodivergent knowledgable, and body neutral through a HAES approach. Our work leans into curiosity that invites reflection and growth. Services are provided to clients in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maine.
Paul Stafiej
Counseling Intern
Paul (He/Him) is a graduate-level counseling intern at Lindsey Wilson University with a compassionate, people-focused approach rooted in empathy and cultural humility. He brings over ten years of experience in nonprofit leadership, coaching, and cross-cultural support to his clinical work.
Before entering the counseling field, Paul led diverse teams and supported international volunteers through mentorship and community-building programs. His career has been guided by a strong belief in each person’s inherent worth and capacity for growth.
Paul’s clinical interests include working with individuals exploring identity, self-esteem, spirituality, and trauma recovery. His approach is inspired by person-centered, psychoanalytic, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) frameworks to create an affirming space for clients. Paul is interested in working with clients of all kinds who are open to thinking together.
Paul will be completing his practicum and internship under the supervision of Ingrid Pipes, LMHC-D, at Heart True Psychotherapy.
Ingrid Pipes
LMHC-D, Practice Owner
Ingrid Pipes (They/She) is the practice founder, who believes therapy should be a place where you feel both understood and gently challenged, where your identity is affirmed and your story is honored in all its complexity. Their work is grounded in relational trauma care, neurodivergent-affirming frameworks, and a respect for queer and marginalized experiences. They also mentor the providers on our team and other emerging therapists, who bring their own unique presence while learning to offer care that is thoughtful, curious, and supportive of change. This practice exists to hold space that feels real, rooted, and radically supportive. Read more about their style and trainings here.
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Outside of Heart True Psychotherapy, Ingrid is the lead organizer of 518 Fatties Social Club, and has been a Fat Liberation activist for over a decade. They've been published in the NY Post, Huffington Post, and Bustle. Check out their advocacy projects here.
Heart True therapists are real people who are warm, curious, thoughtful, and genuinely invested in getting to know your story. We foster therapeutic relationships that support a connection where you can be honest, be challenged, feel understood, and experience what it's like to be met in your complexities. ​