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Anonymous pre/post assessment data will be collected and correlated for each participant. 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.
Individual, Couple, or Family Sessions:
Participants receive 8) 50-minute ground-based counseling sessions with horses. Participants agree to commit to 8) sessions resulting in optimum effectiveness.
Mental Health with Horses (Equine Assisted Psychotherapy / EAP) is a best practice model of therapy. It is a collaborative relationship between clients, horses, a mental health professional, and an equine specialist. The client’s mental health treatment plan, objectives, and interventions are the focus. Sessions are structured around the client’s needs and intentions. During the 50-minute session, clients will work with the horses to explore their situations.
Sessions can be scheduled on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
Closed Groups:
Participants will receive 8) 90-minute ground-based group counseling sessions, with horses. Groups will meet weekly for 8 weeks and have a maximum of 10 Veterans. Participants agree to commit to 8) sessions resulting in optimum effectiveness.
EMDR with Horses Sessions:
Participants will receive 8) 60-minute ground-based EMDR counseling sessions with horses. Participants agree to commit to 8) sessions resulting in optimum effectiveness.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) encourages a client to focus on their traumatic memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation. Bilateral stimulation is associated with a reduction in the vividness of the experience. This enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. During EMDR, the client identifies a specific situation and calls to mind what was seen, felt, heard, and thought during that experience. They also identify what thoughts and beliefs are currently held around it.
Horses provide a unique support while processing these difficult experiences, providing an even deeper level of healing and grounding. The human mind, like the horses’ mind, can rest, do, react, respond, then return to a place of rest. However, once the brain has experienced trauma, energy becomes locked in the body and the central nervous system cannot return to rest. People often remain on alert with a fight, flight or freeze response, causing anxiety. Humans are taught to repress hard emotions or experiences, yet our body wants to heal and release.
Horses understand, see, and stand with traumatized clients as they revisit the memories, remaining grounded and calm. EMDR with a Horse reconnects the client with their core, or “true self”, allowing the natural healing powers of the brain to move through the traumatic experience.
Sessions can be scheduled on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
Herd Meditation:
Participants will experience a 90-minute Guided Herd Meditation that will combine stillness and movement. It can be done individually or as a group.
Meditation is a practice that focuses on mind and body integration and is used to calm the mental chatter. Meditation can include sitting, movement, breathing, sounds, visualizations, or mantras. It is used to aid in mindfulness – being present in the moment-by-moment of our thoughts, feelings, body, and environment. This experience will allow for a reduction in stress, anxiety, depression, blood pressure, and aid with memory, mood, and self-awareness!
Reiki Sessions:
Reiki is a gentle, non-invasive form of energy healing to reduce stress, promote relaxation, and improve physical/emotional wellness.
It decreases the symptoms of anxiety, depression, mood disorders, sleep disorders and hypertension. This is now utilized worldwide in the healing of humans and animals, including in everyday life, hospitals, hospices, and even in the VA for PTSD! Reiki does not replace the care of a physician or a psychotherapist, however it does complement other treatment options as it increases the efficacy of healing.
Sessions are 60 minutes and can be experiences in the Healing Space at the farm. Clients lie on a massage table fully clothed, as Katie gently places her hands, palms down, on or just above your body in different locations. Katie is simply a conduit between the Source and the client. Reiki always works for your highest good, never causing harm.
Distant Reiki sessions are available for those who are not physically present in the office and can be scheduled via phone or Zoom. Animal sessions can also be scheduled for in-office, in-person, or distant appointments.
Reiki can be given to service animals as well!
BioMat Relaxation Sessions:
The FDA-approved infrared mat – The BioMat – combines the therapeutic qualities of amethyst crystals with “far infrared light” and “negative ion” technology!
Warmth and relaxation are provided by far-infrared light treatment, or heat therapy. The Biomat generates far-infrared rays using a combination of textiles and amethyst crystals, which are delivered to the muscles, tissues and even cells through heat. Warm, invigorating waves improve circulation, lessens discomfort, and promotes relaxation.
During your 45-minute session, clients lie on a massage table fully clothed, and feel the warmth penetrate your entire body and your mind relax.
Retreats: details coming soon!
