Counselling & Psychotherapy

 Equine Assisted Psychotherapy or EAP, developed by the Equine and Animal Assisted Psychotherapy Institute, is a professional, innovative and experiential approach to counselling, psychotherapy and mental health that supports clients of all ages in addressing therapeutic goals (emotional, cognitive, behavioural, relationship and mental health conditions), with horses as assistants, support and co-facilitators in this process. EAP is offered by registered Counsellors, Psychotherapist or registered mental health practitioners, such as Social Workers and Psychologists. EAP can assist in personal development, professional development and developing leadership skills in teams and individuals. EAL is a fast-growing modality across Australia as well as internationally. National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) clients benefit greatly from EAL services as do children and adolescents. 

 Horses are beautiful, intelligent, sensitive and strong beings who can evoke strong feelings in clients or engage clients in the learning process. Calm and healthy horses can assist in co-regulating a client's nervous system, can model healthy living and expression of feelings, as well as offering non judgemental safety and trust. Horses can offer unique bio feedback and hold clients in a way traditional learning and therapy environments cannot. The natural environment can also contribute positively to learning outcomes for clients. EAP is particularly beneficial for those that struggle with room based interventions.

Clients experiencing:

• Anxiety 
• Depression 
• Trauma
• Addiction
• Eating disorders 
• Relational Issues
• looking for alternatives to room based therapy 
•  Children, Adolescents & Adults 
• NDIS Participants 
• Neurologically diverse clients
• Corporate Teams Leaders and Managers 
• Organisations 
• Personal Development clients 
• School groups 
• Carers & Foster Carers
• And more 

 In EAP, clients are offered ‘safe’ (physically and emotionally) experiences with horses for the purpose of exploring self-experience in relationship, building self-awareness, building awareness of patterns or habits that are no longer serving clients well, developing psychological, social and emotional skills, and addressing therapeutic goals clients have identified.