Inner Wisdom Counselling and Art Therapy (Tracey Gramm) (She/Her)

As a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, I specialize in counselling and art therapy, working with children, teens, adults and seniors. My practice focuses on treatment of trauma/PTSD, anxiety, depression, stress issues, boundary work, self esteem and life transitions. I am passionate about helping you live your life to the fullest. I’m here to help you connect to your mind/body wisdom, to create a life of purpose, to find greater peace, joy and happiness inside. Counselling and expressive arts is a way of promoting growth, soul healing, learning who you are and guiding your actions towards change. I believe we each have unique gifts and challenges and I feel that these resources are what you makes you special, instead of focusing on labels. I can help you feel more confident, calm and peaceful, experience greater joy and hope, feel more grounded and centered and provide a sense of direction. Do you want to resolve emotional conflicts and release the limitations to your highest potential? For those feeling disconnected from life’s vibrancy, and want to uncover your own inner wisdom through awareness, attunement and embodiment, my services may help you tune into your body and find healing on a kinesthetic level. I integrate and interweave mindfulness, meditation, visualization and breathwork to teach my clients how to learn better coping skills and to empower you to find ways to get relief from daily stressors that can threaten your sense of peace and wellbeing. The work is gentle and encompasses an attitude of curiosity, acceptance and appreciation for what is present and coming up to be healed in the moment. We go at your pace, and the work is customized to your needs and where you are at in the present moment. Focusing Oriented Therapy is the mind/body exploration of the unconscious wisdom within our bodies. By befriending the felt sense, which is described as an internal knowing within, we can move inward and draw on information from our wise sense of the body, on an even deeper level. This brings about a sense of relief from “stuckness” or emotional/mental malaise, bringing up hidden knowledge of our wise self to the surface, to conscious awareness. When you pair this dynamic process with art therapy, you connect with the creator within to allow external expression of the inner direction gained from focusing. I am also trained in Somatic Experiencing, a trauma based modality, to assist in the process of slowly and gently tapping into the wisdom of the body - this can be particularly eye opening for those who seek to discover what lies hidden within our minds and unconscious. In reflecting and going inward, we come to understand that this intelligence has something to say. It speaks of our fears, our wants, our needs, our secrets and our desires and has the power to activate our innate healing ability. This expression of self awareness and deeper level consciousness can speak further through the art form in an integrative way that allows for us to mindfully strengthen our awareness of our inner witness (or the part of self that can observe thoughts, emotions and sensations). You deserve to be understood, witness, listened to, and healed. I offer a gentle, warm and supportive approach. My role as a therapist is to provide a solid presence, accompanying you on your journey of self discovery so you can find peace in letting go of that which does not serve you. When approaching our problems with a friendly attitude of curiosity and acceptance, we can either begin with an art form such as writing or incorporate body centered psychotherapy. Art therapy may symbolize a felt sense and help the felt sense to open up. The art product then serves as a point of review so we can see growth through the resulting felt shifts. I offer a free 15 minute consultation for new clients. I also accept sliding scale clients depending upon their financial needs.