Heartland Equine-Assisted Counseling
Initial Assessment - 60 minutes (Intake Assessment and discussion of treatment plan)
Follow up Sessions - 60min, 90min, or Intensives (2-4 hours)
General
Equine-Assisted Counseling
(available with Dusty, LPC or Cassidy, LMSW)
Evidence-Based modalities such as CBT, DBT skills, Grief & Loss
that incorporates connection and healing with horses.
EquiLateral:
Equine-Assisted EMDR
(available with Andrea, LSCSW, PMH-C, ESMHL, EMDR Certified / Consultant
Individual and group EquiLateral ™ Phase 2 Resourcing.
Individual processing through all 8 phases of EMDR
Equine-Assisted Groups
& Team Building
Custom and recurring theme groups. Topics may include equine-assisted support, team building, group therapy for specific populations.
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.
