top of page
Between The Beats
Reflections on healing, connection, and coming home to yourself.


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 10, 20253 min read


🌈 LGBTQ+ Teen Support Groups in Statesville, NC – Safe Spaces for Connection & Healing
Being a teenager is a time of self-discovery, growth, and change. For LGBTQ+ teens, it can also feel like navigating a maze of challenges—social pressure, fear of being misunderstood, and a longing for safe places to simply be themselves. Many teens struggle to find supportive spaces where their identities are honored, their voices matter, and their feelings are validated. At Heartbeat Therapy & Wellness, we believe every part of you belongs. That’s why we are offering LGBTQ+
erica smalla
Sep 28, 20255 min read


Alex’s story of trans joy, courage, therapy, and healing.
By Heartbeat Therapy & Wellness The heat pressed down, sticky and relentless, and while her friends tossed off their shoes and ran into sprinklers, Alex stayed hidden under hoodies. She wasn’t shielding herself from the weather—she was shielding herself from the mirror, from the stares, from the ache of not being seen for who she truly was. Most mornings started the same: she’d hold her breath in the bathroom and avoid the mirror the way you avoid a stranger’s eyes on the bus
erica smalla
Sep 26, 20256 min read
bottom of page
%20(1).png)