Heidi Lengel, MMT, MT-BC, LPC

Hi! I’m Heidi.
I don't believe you're broken or need to be “fixed”.

What the Credentials Mean

My professional degrees include a double master’s degree in music therapy (MMT) and professional counseling,
and I am a board certified music therapist (MT-BC) and a licensed professional counselor (LPC).
Over the years, I expanded my training to support the needs of developing families by completing trainings that specifically address reproductive stress:
Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C), Certified Complex Trauma Practitioner (CCTP-II),
level 1 Eye-Movement, Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR),
Certified Birth & Bereavement Doula (CD-SBD), and a specialization in fertility care for mental health professionals from
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM-MHP).
I also hold certifications in Advanced Grief Counseling (CAGS) and as a Mindfulness Informed Professional (CMIP).

I pursued post-graduate training because I kept meeting with people whose complex reproductive and parenting experiences weren't supported adequately by conventional therapy frameworks. In our work together, we will design a care plan that meets your specific needs, in whatever stage of the reproductive journey you are on. And, if you feel that your needs aren’t being met, we’ll regroup and create something that is a better fit for you.

What Working Together Feels Like

I strive to practice within anti-oppressive, intersectional, and feminist therapy frameworks that honor the lived experiences and cultures of the people I am working with.
My practice is LGBTQIA+ affirming, and I support all types of families in any family formation stage.
My approach can weave together any of the following:
Music Therapy (using music to explore physical and emotional challenges)
Internal Family Systems therapy (exploring the parts of you that are in conflict)
EMDR (for processing trauma that lives in your body)
Mindfulness to help you stay in the present moment
Psychoeducation related to stages of grief and loss, and
A variety of somatic (body-based) tools that help you trust your own body again
Together, we discover and trust the tools that have existed within yourself and find ways for you to use them in your everyday life moving forward.

I understand what you mean when you say "I don't recognize myself anymore" after a difficult experience.
In our work together, you won’t find pressure to “get it right”, or feel like you have it together when you're just trying to survive.
Instead, we’ll create a space where your internal world make sense.
In our work, any thought or feeling can be seen, expressed, understood, and translated into forward momentum.
We work at the pace your nervous system, body, and mind can handle- not the pace productivity culture demands.  

Therapy isn't about me telling you what to do.
It's about you understanding all the wonderful parts of yourself —and having the support to integrate them.