About Lloyd & the Development of GRMT
Lloyd Lalande is the developer of GRMT, a clinical approach to breathwork integrating psychological, physiological, and relational processes. He provides individual and group sessions, practitioner training and supervision, and continues to be involved in ongoing GRMT research and development.
GRMT emerged gradually through many years of therapeutic practice, teaching, clinical observation, and research. The approach developed from a growing recognition that breathing patterns, emotional regulation, trauma processes, and bodily experience were often deeply interconnected in ways that were not fully addressed within many conventional therapeutic approaches.
Professional Background
Lloyd’s professional background spans psychology, psychotherapy, counselling education, and clinical research across Australia and Taiwan.
Qualifications
- PhD, School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
- Post Graduate Certificate in Mental Health (Psychotherapy), Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Queensland (UQ)
- Bachelor of Psychology, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Academic and Clinical Roles
Lloyd coordinated Master and Undergraduate programs in clinical counselling at the Australian Catholic University for a number of years, and also taught within the Master of Clinical Psychology program.
In Taiwan, he worked as Assistant Professor teaching psychology at Tzu Chi University in Hualien, while also conducting GRMT-related research through the Tzu Chi Buddhist General Hospital.
The Development of GRMT
GRMT did not emerge as a single planned model, but evolved progressively through clinical experience over many years.
Early therapeutic work increasingly highlighted recurring patterns involving breathing restriction, emotional suppression, autonomic activation, muscular holding, and difficulties in emotional regulation. These observations gradually led toward a more integrated understanding of the relationship between breathing processes, psychological defence structures, trauma responses, and interpersonal regulation.
Over time, particular attention was given to the role of respiratory processes within states of anxiety, emotional constriction, dissociation, and chronic psychophysiological stress. Clinical experimentation and observation gradually contributed to the development of specific GRMT processes and methods.
The development of GRMT has also involved ongoing refinement through practitioner training, supervision, and cross-cultural clinical work.
Research and International Training
Research and training have formed an important part of the continuing development of GRMT.
In addition to clinical practice, Lloyd has been involved in practitioner training programs, supervision, and collaborative research processes associated with the approach.
Taiwan has become a significant site for GRMT training and development, with workshops and research activity contributing to the ongoing evolution of the model.
Current Work
- Individual GRMT sessions
- Group breathwork processes
- Practitioner training
- Clinical supervision
- Ongoing research and development related to GRMT
The work continues to evolve through ongoing clinical observation, teaching, research, and dialogue with practitioners and participants from different professional and cultural backgrounds.
While GRMT has developed within professional and research settings, its evolution has also been shaped by direct human experience — through therapeutic encounters, emotional process work, and long-term observation of how breath, body, and relationship interact within psychological change.