Training & Speaking

An experienced trainer who speaks from the heart

15 years ago, I stood in front of my first audience

I speak from experience and from the heart

I’m humbled to have spoken to thousands of people over the years.  And thousands of people have lived better lives as a result.

I’ve trained and presented to business professionals, teachers, parents and students.  Counselling, Therapeutic Parenting and using a DDP PACE approach are my specialist areas of expertise.

I also teach and speak about mental well-being and personal development for audiences who want to reduce anxiety and increase confidence through understanding and managing their feelings and emotions.

Read more about my speaking journey below..

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How I conquered my fear.

And found a love of speaking

I was absolutely petrified of speaking in front of people. I couldn’t even look people in the eye – how could I speak in front of them?

I knew that if I could overcome my fear, I could show up differently in the world.

I began with very small steps. Saying one or two shaky words in meetings, offering to do a small presentation, then a small workshop. My knees were knocking and my face was like a beetroot. It was scary and difficult, but I did it.

There were many embarrassing moments, but I kept going – ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’ was my faithful mantra.

And then it happened, someone asked me what I thought for the first time in a meeting. They asked me! It was all beginning to pay off.

I booked onto a speaking workshop.

When I walked in the room I felt like a fraud… but by the end of the day I gave my final talk to the whole group. Filled with adrenaline, I actually began to enjoy it.

 

I joined a speakers club who kindly and patiently encouraged me to be myself and tell my story from the heart.

I entered the club competition, just for a laugh, and I won! I went through to the next round of the Yorkshire Dales area competition. I won again! Next round beckoned: Yorkshire district. I spoke about the power of empathy… and yes, won again.

I went all the way to the national finals in London. Sadly, I didn’t win, but I had conquered my fear and found my love of speaking on the public stage.

 Would you like me to speak or deliver training?

Training and talks I can deliver:

Finding the Calm Within: For women who think too much and feel too little.

90 Seconds to a Life You Love: How Feeling Your Feelings Creates Confidence, Calm & Emotional Freedom.

How to Pause Instead of Panic: Why we get stuck in fight-or-flight, how to reclaim your emotion stability with practical tools people can use that same day.

Emotions Are Messengers:  How ignoring feelings disconnects us from real selves, and how tuning into them changes everything.

From Coping to Living: Why so many outwardly successful people feel empty inside, and the path back to purpose, joy and self-connection.

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So inspiring..

“Tracy has worked with Bradford College as a guest speaker over a number of years. Tracy has delivered sessions on emotion coaching and trauma, in response to supporting and understanding our own interactions with the children we teach and supporting the children with their own emotions. Tracy’s sessions are informative, responsive, fun and challenge our own idea’s on behaviour. The feedback we get from the students every year is centred on the changes the session has made to their own lives and their professional roles. Highly recommend anyone working with children to book onto one of Tracy’s courses.”
Rebecca Whitford (BA QTS, EYPS, FHEA)
Course Leader for the FdA SMLE & SMLEY) Bradford College, D16 Lister Building
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Tracy Ann Wood has won the Yorkshire Prestige Award for Counsellor of the Year 2025-2026.
Tracy Ann Wood is listed as one of the Top 3 Therapists in Bradford, UK in our recent update.
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