Heartland Equine-Assisted Counseling:
What is Equine-Assisted Counseling?
Heartland Equine-Assisted Counseling integrates evidence-based mental health treatment while clients are observing and connecting with horses. The interaction with horses provides feedback and co-regulation for the client’s physiological and emotional states during therapy. This connection allows for a deeper self-awareness, grounding and mindfulness practice, and a tangible shift of perspective for the client. During Equine-Assisted Counseling sessions, the Licensed Mental Health Counselor (and PATH Certified Equine Specialist in Mental Health & Learning) facilitate experiential activities with horses, based on the client’s treatment goals.
Equine-Assisted activities offer tangible experiences for clients to receive bio-psycho-social feedback from the horse while practicing client’s nervous system regulation and coping skills.
The client and therapist then process the experience with the horse within the context of evidence-based mental health treatment modalities which establishes self-reflection, expression, insight, and shifts in cognitive perspective, and healing from traumatic experiences.
Equine-Assisted Counseling Services:
Individual sessions:
$165 per hour
(session length options are 30 mins, 60 mins, or 90 mins.)
Offering Evidence-Based modalities such as CBT, DBT skills, Grief & Loss, and treatment of traumatic experiences through EquiLateral: The Equine-Assisted EMDR Protocol ®.
​EquiLateral ™ was created by Sarah Jenkins, by incorporating horses into EMDR therapy sessions.
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Equine-Assisted Groups:
Standard groups are $75 per person, per hour
Groups can be customized and tailored to your organization's needs. Group topics may include equine-assisted support groups, equine-assisted team building, equine-assisted group therapy for specific populations, or for group EquiLateral ™ Phase 2 Resourcing. ​
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Scheduling:​
FREE 15 Minute Phone Consult: 913-963-0463​​
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Attention EMDR Therapists!!
Do you have a client who is struggling and may benefit from additional Phase II Resourcing??
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THE HORSES CAN HELP!!
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EMDR Therapists may refer their clients for
EquiLateral ™ PHASE II ONLY Equine-Assisted EMDR sessions, where clients establish resources with the horses, and return to you for continued processing!