by Mended Hearts | Jun 11, 2013 | Equine Therapy, Uncategorized
“Psychologists and counselors have discovered many effective treatment programs for troubled teens. The leading new treatment involves Equine Assisted Therapy – or the use of professionally trained horses as part of the counseling process.” …...
by Mended Hearts | Mar 15, 2013 | Equine Therapy, Uncategorized
Seeing a counselor doesn’t always mean sitting on a couch in a sterile doctor’s office. Some are taking their sessions to local horse stables. Equine assisted psychotherapy utilizes activities with horses as a way to work through emotional issues. As...
by Mended Hearts | Dec 7, 2010 | Equine Therapy, Uncategorized
According to Yalom (1995) “all individuals seeking assistance from a mental health professional have in common two paramount difficulties: (1) establishing and maintaining meaningful interpersonal relationships, and (2) maintain a sense of personal worth...
by Mended Hearts | Dec 7, 2010 | Equine Therapy, Uncategorized
Clinical evidence suggest that Equine assisted psychotherapy can help: depression, low self-esteem, learning disorders, anxiety, attention-deficit disorder, conduct disorder, relationship problems, body image disorders, brain injury, memory impairment, sensory...
by Mended Hearts | Dec 7, 2010 | Equine Therapy, Uncategorized
1. Introduced in Europe following 2 epidemics of poliomyelitis after World War II. 2. Horse therapies were documented and recognized physical and psychological benefits for hundreds of years. 3. It wasn’t until 1960’s that the medical profession recognized horses as a...
by Mended Hearts | Dec 7, 2010 | Equine Therapy, Uncategorized
Equine Specialized Psychotherapy are terms we use to describe our horse assisted approach to counseling. This “hands on” therapy allows a credentialed mental health professional to facilitate the therapeutic process with the help of a horse. This “hands on”...
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