Professional Profile


Gloria Waldrip, LMT5 has worked as a massage therapist for over thirteen years. She has been an educator of massage therapists for nine years. Gloria has served for seven years as a Member of the State Board of Massage Therapy (regulatory board), and thirteen years as a member of the American Massage Therapy Association, six of which she served as Officer.

Licensed by the Mississippi State Board of Massage Therapy, Tempoary License # 0810


Professional Achievements


Gloria Waldrip, LMT5 has received many awards, including the Mississippi Chapter AMTA Meritorious Award (1999), a Commendation from the Governor of Mississippi for work done during Hurricane Katrina Relief, a Commendation from Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) State Department of Health for massage work done during Hurricane Katrina Relief. During the first year of operation, WCTM achieved a 100% pass rate of State Board exams.


Education


Gloria is a graduate of Saltillo High School, Saltillo, MS (1975) and a graduate of Inez Van Winkle School of Massage Therapy (August 1995). She has over 200 hours of continuing education and is a Mississippi approved presenter of Continuing Education.



Tracy Graham, LMT

Tracy holds a national certification in massage therapy and occupational therapy. He holds Mississippi state Licensure in massage (LMT# 696- MHA), Mississippi board certified massage instructor and Mississippi state board licensure in occupational therapy. He is a member in good standing with the American Massage Therapy Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association.

He has treated orthopedic injuries and pain syndromes since 1996, where he began treating in an outpatient industrial rehabilitation clinic in Memphis, TN. Tracy has special interests in: causes, triggers, and treatment of headaches; upper extremity pain resulting from Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS), tendonitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), as well as other nerve compressions, and ergonomics (how work affects human function).

Tracy incorporates a holistic approach when treating his clients - quality/quantity of sleep, posture, stress, daily activities and dietary habits all play a critical role when he helps others in helping themselves. He says, " I want my clients to have the knowledge to know how to treat and help themselves so that they may overcome their pain and discomfort."

Tracy also incorporates all of his knowledge and expertise in teaching students to become successful therapists. His approach to teaching is of the highest regard to all those in his instruction.