Tracey Byram , LPC

Tracey Byram is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with 27 years of clinical experience supporting children, adolescents, young adults, families, and LGBT clients. She brings a versatile approach to care, tailoring treatment plans to each client’s strengths and needs while integrating evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and family therapies.

Tracey has extensive experience working with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, addictions, parenting and family concerns, intimacy and relationship issues, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, and compassion fatigue, among other challenges. She has also focused on adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism spectrum conditions, codependency, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and communication or control challenges. When requested by clients, she has offered faith-based counseling alongside her clinical work.

For more than 15 years Tracey has incorporated certified therapy dogs into her practice, often using rescued Labradors and golden retrievers to support client engagement and comfort. Outside of her professional life she enjoys reading, yard work, home improvement projects, thrifting, hiking, and beach visits. She values the mutual learning that happens in therapy and approaches each therapeutic relationship with humility and gratitude.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Tracey Byram

Tracey uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify personal values and develop psychological flexibility; ACT supports people working through anxiety, stress, life transitions, and patterns that cause repeated distress. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to explore relationship patterns that stem from early connections and to strengthen emotional bonds and regulation skills for individuals and families dealing with abandonment, adoption, or attachment concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship in which the client’s perspective guides sessions and personal growth, making it useful for building self-esteem, negotiating life changes, and addressing relational issues.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Tracey collaborates with clients to identify goals, preferences, and needs, and she adapts methods over time so therapy remains practical and relevant. This collaborative stance helps determine whether a specific technique or a blend of approaches will best support progress.

Online therapy with Tracey is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for clients balancing work, family, or health needs. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and access licensed professionals from different locations while fitting sessions into a busy schedule.