About TRACEY GRAMM
(MTC/RTC, BA,ExAT, SEP®, FOT, CDP)
Ready to live your best life?
Hello beautiful souls and awakening life warriors.
As a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, Expressive Arts Therapist and Somatic Therapist with 7+ years of experience, my hope is to be a guiding force in helping you to navigate life’s challenges, build more meaningful lives and step into your best version of yourself.
I’m a Surrey-based therapist who specializes in trauma-focused, body-centric, somatically based counselling working with trauma survivors in all phases and walks of life. Here, we meet and greet your past limitations, limiting beliefs, transforming your childhood attachment wounds,or healing from trauma. I am here to offer you choice, curiosity and an opportunity to nurture your voice in the sea of challenges that are life. Learn to navigate life’s stressors, discover a balance of work vs play, and befriend your overactive mind amidst a world of chaos. We may never have been taught to navigate emotional regulation or figuring out how to settle our nervous systems. Now is the perfect time to learn these skills and find our own internal wisdom and compass.
I have lived experience as an expert and survivor of trauma — I have walked the walk and talked the talk, discovered what works for me - and what doesn’t. Having a repetoire of various exercises (over 100+) allows me to not only share but to customize my support and treatment plan for my clients so they can figure out how what works for them - to live their best life in much less time and with much less strife.
I am honored to walk with you on your journey to towards greater connection, harmony and empowerment. I look forward to meeting you.
Out of suffering has emerged the strongest of souls.
Your challenges are just an opportunity to grow.
I work with trauma, PSTD, children’s trauma, anxiety, stress and burn out, depression, life transitions, career guidance, self esteem and self compassion. My approach is geared towards a trauma-informed, strengths-focused and body-centered approach that invites greater resiliency in clients through self -expression, inner wisdom, and creativity.
Therapy doesn’t need to be hard – it can be playful and a powerful learning experience. I often use creative imagery and descriptive metaphors to harness the imagination, bringing visualization, mindfulness, and meditation to evoke greater peacefulness.
Together, we can explore your emotions, feelings and stressors with a holistic approach that integrates body-mind connection. I’m super passionate about creating opportunity for more moments of curiosity, acceptance, and heart-focused intention. I love supporting my clients' personal growth in creating a safe, supportive, and non-judgemental space for transformation and healing.
Techniques such as talk therapy, breathwork, gentle movement, body awareness exercises, somatic therapy, art and mindfulness are all melded together with a focus on restoring your sense of balance, releasing stress, promoting balance of your nervous system - and enhancing well being.
Some of the integrative modalities that I work with include Somatic Experiencing, Focusing Oriented Therapy, Focusing Oriented Art Therapy, Expressive Arts and Art Therapy, Parts Work, CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) and Narrative Therapy.
Does these thoughts/beliefs sound familiar to you?
-”my past is holding me back”
-”my mind/body feels like my enemy”
-”will I ever feel normal again?”
-”I’m so geared up I can’t sleep”
-”what is wrong with me?”
-”I don’t know who I am anymore”
-”I don’t feel ok unless I’m worrying”
-”I feel disconnected, numb, empty, frozen”
-”I’m exhausted and can’t get motivated about anything”
Using a Person-centered therapy approach, I teach you to quiet the mind and to transform the stories we tell ourselves. We develop patience, kindness, self acceptance and a sense of wise confidence. In the here-and-now, we are looking to help you get in touch with your creativity, learning to develop courage, trust your intuition, connecting to your internal felt sense and inner experience.
In providing a safe space to explore your needs, feelings and values, we provide an opportunity for you to be the star as the “expert in your life”.
Healing from trauma may be a lifelong journey. I want to see you have measureable results! With opportunities to expand self-awareness, emotional expression, presence and gratitude, we seek to transform the hard moments that shape us into who we are and guide our future.
BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH ME
Wake up to your extraordinary life
-improve bodily awareness, connect with your body and awaken its innate intelligence
-enhance emotional intelligence, emotional regulation and resiliency
-foster self esteem, self love, practice self compassion and confidence in trying new things
-fine tune insight and reflections, acknowledge and allow yourself to feel more alive and vibrant
-bring awareness to the way you speak to yourself and re-train your self talk
-develop and finesse social , assertiveness, boundary and communication skills
-improve ability to process thoughts and transform self through mindfulness and awareness without judgement
-awaken to your own courageous, kind hearted and loving self
What you can expect from me
create opportunities to play and indulge in self-exploration and curious inquiry
helping to motivate you and commit to healing on all levels
creating a space of inspiration and possibility so you can find answers in your inner world and landscape
an intention to access your own wisdom, come back to your inner awareness or felt sense and tune into your intuition
celebrating your own voice as an expression of your most authentic self
What I expect from you
you are willing to sit with the hard stuff and do the work
you take responsibility for yourself and your choices
you recognize healing takes time and are committed to an ongling healing journey
you are willing to try new things
you are open to going beyond your comfort zone, even if it means feeling awkward or uncomfortable
you want to go beyond the traditional talk therapy
Therapy with me is —
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Using a variety of modalities, I help you get in touch with your body’s potential for healing.
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We go at your pace and therapy can be playful and fun.
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Personalized therapy that adapts to your needs. You are the star!
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My work embodies an attitude of acceptance, curiosity and presence.
What we’ll work on
You’ll walk away with —
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Becoming aware of and soften your conscious and unconscious thoughts and limiting beliefs
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Become empowered by taking responsibiliy for your stressful thoughts
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Learn to work with your brain and nervous system to enhance emotional and physical regulation
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Reclaim your strengths, gifts and sensitivities, and direct them towards your healing
My Background & Training
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Credentials & Education
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, with ACCT, #2631
Certified Expressive Arts Therapist, Langara College
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner®, Somatic Experiencing International
Certified Focusing Oriented Professional, International Focusing institute
Certified Biofeedback Practitioner, Heart Math
Career Development Practitioner, Douglas College
Bachelor of Arts, University of British Columbia
Diploma in Communications, Corporate Communications Training College
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Professional Affiliations
Member of the Ontario Expressive Arts Therapy Association
Member of Somatic Experiencing International
Member of International Focusing Institute
Member of Heart Math, Biofeedback
Training
Trauma Focused Therapy
Somatic Experiencing
Expressive Arts and Art Therapy
Client Centered Play Therapy
Focusing Oriented Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Mindfulness based Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Biofeedback
Parts Work
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