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Dr. Angela M Grayson, LPC, BC-DMT, NCC, CCTP
CEO/Chief Clinician
License/Certification
DE Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health (DE LPCMH)
PA Licensed Professional Counselor (PA LPC)
Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT)
National Certified Counselor
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider
Specializations
Creative Arts Therapy
Dance/Movement Therapy
Stress Management
Trauma Sensitivity
Diversity
Equity
Inclusion and Social Justice (DEI-J)
Career Highlights
Hello there, I’m Dr. Angela M Grayson, the Proprietor and CEO of Good Fruit Expressive Arts Counseling and Psychotherapy LLC. Thank you for visiting my website and checking out the services offered.
As a clinician, I specialize in helping professionals and entrepreneurs address personal and work-related stress through creative holistic strategies so they can maximize their potential and avoid burnout. My unique approach builds a therapeutic partnership to work through current struggles using creative and dynamic techniques specific to enhancing personal, professional and spiritual development. During our partnership I may implement a combination of Humanistic, African-centered, and Transpersonal psychology which helps to uncover, explore, express, and heal the whole self emotionally, cognitively, socially, physically, and spiritually.
I have worked in mental health services throughout the Delaware Valley since 1994 and received educational training from the University of Delaware (Psychology), Drexel University (Creative Arts Therapy-Dance/Movement Therapy), and Saybrook University (Clinical Psychology). In addition to being a Licensed Professional Counselor, Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, I am also a Certified Stress Management Coach, Spiritual Life Coach and Licensed Minister of Dance. These unique training experiences intertwine into a mind, body and spirit approach which is the foundation of my private practice.
Due to personal tragedy and the outpouring of support I received from my friends across my lifespan from kindergarten through graduate school, I created The Girlfriend Retreat Experience which provides a safe transformative space for women to enhance their relationships with the women in their lives (mother, sister, friend, co-worker, etc.). I host and facilitate retreats nationally and internationally on a quarterly basis for women who are ready to invest in themselves and desire mutually beneficial support from their girlfriend sister circles. In addition, I am the creator of The Teammate Retreat Experience which provides a safe transformative space for supervisors/managers and their team to use creative means to build on individual strengths that maximize the productivity of the team.
As a professional international speaker and conference presenter, I am often sought after in the areas of mental health, dance/movement therapy, stress management, embodied DEI, and spirituality. I provide keynote as well as breakout presentations for a variety of organizations and educational institutions. My signature talks include Movement and Music as Somatic Catalyst for Healing Trauma, Manage Mental Health Like a B.O.S.S. Lady, Surrender to Your Calling and Healing and the Creative Spirit.
As an educator, I have taught and/or supervised graduate level students at Naropa University, Drexel University, Antioch University, Rider University, Sarah Lawrence College, Charles Darwin University, Lesley University, Saybrook University, and Rutgers University as well as undergraduate students at Wilmington University. I have chaired and advised dissertations, theses and capstone projects, as well as, provided clinical supervision. I have taught the following courses: Social and Cultural Foundations in Counseling and Psychotherapy (Multicultural Perspectives), Dance/Movement Therapy Theory and Practice, Clinical Appraisal and Assessment, Counseling Practicum, Counseling Internship, Advanced Clinical Supervision, Introduction to Expressive Arts Therapies, and Counseling Process: Techniques and Applications.
Professional roles I fulfill include:
American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA)Board of Directors – 17th National President (2021-2024), President-Elect (2020-2021) charter member and inaugural Chair of the Multicultural and Diversity Committee (ADTA MDC) (2011-2017)
American Dance Therapy Association Pennsylvania Chapter (PAADTA) – President (2012-2016), Vice President (2010-2012)
Awards I have received include:
American Dance Therapy Association Exceptional Service Award 2023
American Dance Therapy Association Outstanding Achievement Award 2021
National Stop the Violence Alliance, Inc. Martin Luther King Jr Drum Major for Justice Award 2020
First State Community Loan Fund Women’s Business Center Her Story Award 2019
Bethel A.M.E. Church Woman of Excellence Award 2011
Bethel A.M.E. Church AIDS Task Force Community Service Award 2009
