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Listening to the Body: A Guide to Nervous System Healing
Your body isn’t betraying you—it’s trying to speak. From insomnia to gut tension to sexual shutdowns, each symptom is your nervous system’s way of saying, “Please listen.” Learn how somatic therapy helps you understand the language of your body and begin true nervous system healing.
erica smalla
6 days ago4 min read


🌈 The Power of Play: Healing Through Play, Laughter, and Imagination
Healing doesn’t always mean diving into pain — sometimes it means rediscovering joy. Through laughter, movement, and imagination, play helps the nervous system feel safe enough to open again. It’s how we reconnect with curiosity, creativity, and Self. At Heartbeat Therapy & Wellness, we believe in healing through play — because when we laugh, we breathe; when we play, we heal.
erica smalla
Oct 126 min read


Every Part Is Welcome: IFS Therapy for Trans People and Gender-Expansive Individuals
IFS therapy for trans people invites every part of you—especially the ones told they don’t belong—into a space of compassion and healing. By meeting internalized shame and fear with curiosity, IFS helps trans and gender-expansive individuals reconnect with Self-energy, find safety in their bodies, and experience gender euphoria as an expression of wholeness. Every part of you is welcome here.
erica smalla
Oct 103 min read


The Nervous System Is Sacred: A Journey of Nervous System Healing
At Heartbeat Therapy Group, we believe that your body carries sacred wisdom — and nervous system healing begins the moment you start...
erica smalla
Oct 95 min read


Neurodivergent Affirming Therapy in Concord NC: Thriving as Your Authentic Self
At Heartbeat Therapy & Wellness in Concord, NC, we believe every brain belongs. Through neurodivergent affirming therapy, we support ADHD, autistic, and sensitive clients in celebrating strengths like creativity and empathy, while offering tools for executive function, sensory regulation, and anxiety relief. With individual sessions and groups for kids, teens, and couples, you can thrive as your authentic Self.
erica smalla
Oct 33 min read


IFS Therapy Concord NC: How Every Part of You Belongs
At Heartbeat Therapy & Wellness, we believe every part of you belongs. Through IFS therapy in Concord, NC, you’ll learn to connect with your inner parts, heal past wounds, and discover your true Self. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, trauma, burnout, or identity, IFS therapy helps you find compassion, clarity, and wholeness. Join our individual sessions or supportive groups designed for kids, teens, couples, and neurodivergent clients.
erica smalla
Oct 35 min read


Therapy for Deep Feelers & Thinkers
If you’re someone who feels deeply, thinks expansively, and has been told you’re “too much,” this post is for you. At Heartbeat Therapy & Wellness, we believe your sensitivity and depth are gifts—not flaws. Through Internal Family Systems (IFS), creative expression, and nervous system care, therapy can help you transform overwhelm into clarity, reconnect with your true Self, and begin building the authentic life you’ve always imagined.
erica smalla
Sep 286 min read


Mixed Neurotype Couples: How IFS Therapy Unlocks Vibrancy, Healing, and Deep Connection
What Are Mixed Neurotype Couples? A mixed neurotype couple is a partnership where one partner is neurodivergent (autistic, ADHD,...
erica smalla
Sep 285 min read


Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy for Children: Healing Through Art and Play
Discover how Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy helps children heal through art and play. Inclusive, trauma-informed therapy for kids...
erica smalla
Sep 213 min read
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