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Heart True Providers
Providers at Heart True Psychotherapy 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.
Erica Leathem
Erica Leathem (she/her) is a graduate level counseling intern at Adams State University with a passion for supporting individuals and families through life transitions. She has a background in health and wellness coaching and postpartum care.
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Erica has spent over a decade working with new parents as a certified postpartum doula, lactation counselor, and anxiety coach. Erica also co-hosted the podcast "Not Another Anxiety Show" and wrote extensively about navigating anxiety and parenthood.
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Erica's approach is relational, curious, and integrative of her lived experience with coaching and understanding of grief. She is especially passionate about working with people navigating anxiety, major life transitions, parenting challenges, and identity development.
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Erica is completing her clinical internship under the supervision of Ingrid Pipes, LMHC-D, at Heart True Psychotherapy.
Counseling Intern
Paul Stafiej
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 in 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 that 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 with an anticipated start date of January 2026.
Counseling Intern
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 supports for 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 been published in the NY Post, Huffington Post, and Bustle. Check out their advocacy projects here.
Ingrid Pipes
LMHC-D, Practice Owner