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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
5 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
6 days ago6 min read


The Relational Nervous System: Honoring the Sacred Intelligence of Connection
Our relational nervous system is constantly asking, “Am I safe to connect?” Formed through tone, gaze, and presence, it holds the sacred intelligence of how we meet and are met. Healing begins when we listen to the body’s cues—not to fix, but to honor. Each breath, glance, and touch can become an invitation to safety, connection, and deeper wholeness.
erica smalla
Oct 93 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


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


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...
erica smalla
Sep 266 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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