Soul to Soles Connection offers ground-based mental health treatment for FREE at our private 40-acre farm in Mooresville, NC.
While riding and horsemanship are beneficial, it can obscure the primary mechanism which makes Equine Assisted Psychotherapy so effective – the horse’s natural, unfiltered, and unbiased response to the client’s psychological material (behavior, thoughts, feelings, attitudes). There is a freedom to move, connect and be present.
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, “Equine (assisted) Therapy has shown to be effective in treating patients, including combat veterans, with PTSD, depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorders and other chronic mental illnesses.” – The Journal of the American Medical Association
The number of veterans receiving mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs increased 90% from FY 2006-2019.
1.1 million Veterans who were treated by VA between 2010–2011 were diagnosed with depression, PTSD, substance use disorder, anxiety, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder
77% of Active-Duty Service Members hospitalized for PTSD had more than one diagnosis
Frequency and the duration of deployments directly impact emotional difficulties among military children
As well as the mental health challenges among U.S. Army wives and marriages
1.7 million received treatment in a VA mental health program in 2018
1 in 4 women and 1 in 100 men experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST) often leading to chronic PTSD
Approximately 22 veterans die by suicide every day, 1.5 times more likely than civilian counterparts.
Participants will receive 8) 60 -minute ground based mental health counseling sessions with horses. Participants are agreeing to commit to 8 sessions resulting in optimum effectiveness. Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion once all the program requirements are met.
Anonymous pre/post assessment data will be collected and correlated. It is our hope, to establish Equine Assisted Psychotherapy as an evidence-based treatment option for PTSD through the VA enabling all veterans to have access to this model.
If you would like to reserve your spot, please contact us, OR complete the Enrollment form.
Participants will receive 8) 90 -minute ground based mental health group counseling sessions, with horses. Groups will have a maximum of 10 Veterans. Participants are agreeing to commit to 8 sessions resulting in optimum effectiveness. Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion once all the program requirements are met.
Anonymous pre/post assessment data will be collected and correlated. It is our hope, to establish Equine Assisted Psychotherapy as an evidence-based treatment option for PTSD through the VA enabling all veterans to have access to this model.
If you would like to reserve your spot, please contact us, OR complete the Enrollment form.
Details coming soon!!
Charlotte Vet Center
LKN Vets & Patriots
PTSD Foundation of America
Veterans Bridge Home
Purple Heart Homes
Welcome Home, Veterans
Checkered Flag Foundation
Heart of the Horse Sense
United Way
The Exchange Club of Mooresville / Lake Norman
Tee Off For A Veteran Golf Tournament
We are pleased to have strategic partnerships with local veteran organizations. It is our goal to connect, share and support the work and resources available to our military population.
If you would like more information on our Referral Program, please Contact Us
We are recruiting Veterans and Service Members to participate in an equine mental health intervention aimed at treating trauma and the impacts of military service. There is no cost to U.S. Veterans and Service Members.
Mooresville, NC 28115
(by Lazy 5 Ranch)
(704)237-0644
In Partnership with
Under North Carolina Law, Equine Professional/Mental Health Professional/Owners are NOT liable for an injury to or the death of a participant in equine activities. Chapter 99E of the NC General Statute.
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