Healing Herd Therapies
“At Healing Herd Therapies we believe that therapy is for everyone; for issues big and small, and everything in between.”
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP)
Individual counselling
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Meet Your Therapist
I consider it a privilege to be provided with the opportunity to walk alongside you on your journey, helping you to navigate the winding road of life. You are the expert of your own life, and I believe everything you need can be found within you. My role, as a therapist, is to facilitate the process and be with you as you discover these inner resources, as a fellow human who is learning and growing, too.
Healing Herd Values
FAQ
Why Equine Assisted Psychotherapy?
For anyone looking for an alternative to room-based therapy, Equine Assisted Therapy provides an opportunity to explore therapeutic goals in the presence of horses.
Being in the presence of horses has been found to have profound psychological benefits for humans. Horses, as prey animals, have highly evolved senses, their ability to read body language, and sense slight physiological changes within humans and other horses means they can often mirror the true experience of those around them, providing a unique opportunity to experience authentic contact free of judgment or filters. This experience also means that horses can provide immediate feedback which can facilitate increased self-awareness.
Other benefits are:
- Bringing a horse’s presence to a therapeutic or learning environment can provide support, regulation, a new perspective and increased self-awareness, as horses live in a state of full-bodied awareness.
- Horses are also fantastic models of what it is to be grounded, using their feelings as information, expressing emotions, and returning to a regulated state.
- Horses are able to offer an acceptance that is different from human interaction.
- Horses are herd animals who live in complex social environments and are in constant communication with each other, they seek leaders and encourage us to develop qualities such as calmness, awareness, confidence, compassion, acceptance, and connection.
At Healing Herd Therapies we incorporate a trauma-informed approach and can help to increase awareness of emotions and behaviours that are no longer serving you.
Location for Equine Assisted Therapy (EAP)
Set in an idyllic location in the Gold Coast Hinterland of Beechmont, at The Wagon Stop Wellness Farm, 1320, Beechmont Road, Beechmont 4211, which is a 30 minute drive from Nerang. There is parking on-site and toilet facilities. Please refer to The Wagon Stop Site for further information about facilities. About | The Wagon Stop
How do I book a session?
Please feel free to phone or email me to discuss any queries you may have regarding Counselling and Equine Assisted Therapy if you would like to book an appointment. My contact details are mobile: 0421 884 898 or email me at: hello@healingherdtherapies.com ~ Due to the nature of the work, I may not be able to answer your call but leave a message, and I will get back to you as soon as possible or submit an online enquiry form on this website.