email equinetherapy007@gmail.com to book or ask
Sessions
Individual Sessions are usually of 50 minutes duration,group sessions can be longer. We can see adults or children individually or as families or small groups of people.
New - We are offering retreat style clinics for day retreats encompassing not only equine assisted wellbeing, but also mindfulness, stretches, art/ creativity and more to strengthen and revitalise you
Media Presence
Watch us on TV!
We're featuring on Scope
https://10play.com.au/scope/episodes
This episode of Scope (S5 Ep14) on the Brain and Mental Health features Equine Assisted Psychotherapy starting at the 17:24 minutes mark
NEW!
Watch the international webinar on Autism and the Power of the Horse where Dr Anja co-presents with world leaders in this field including Prof Temple Grandin, Prof Stephen Shore from the USA, and DrTony Attwood, Michelle Garnett and Irina Amelina from Australia and Dr Igor Shpitsberg from Russia
Here is the link to the free webinar:
Totally Wild on Channel 10 season 25, Episode 122 in 2020 features us in equine assisted psychotherapy
And Totally Wild TW26/163 (2020) shows therapy dog Romeo and his colleagues at work
Location
We are located in the scenic and serene Samford area, just 35 minutes north-west of Brisbane CBD. Sessions take place at an idyllic private propetry
Adress:
For privacy reasons we’ll give you the address when you book the appointment.
Samford 4520
Please dress for the weather, bring a hat and a water bottle and wear enclosed shoes.
What happens in an EAP session?
Usually the equine therapy session starts with the person connecting with each horse, that means they approach each horse and stand as close to the horse as they are comfortable, one horse at a time. Then we may deepen that connection by grooming, not to get the horses clean, but to raise people'sawareness of the horse's experience. Which brush did the horse like best? Where did the horse like being brushed most?
Horses are masters of mindfulness, as they naturally live in the here and now. They can help people to achieve mindfulness too. This can be very relaxing for both the horse and the human. We may move on to a problem solving exercise, such as moving one or all horses to a certain point in the arena. The benefit comes through the process rather than through reaching the goal. We frequently use therapeutic metaphors, which can assist the person in transfering the experiences in the arena to real life situations.
Qualified Mental Health Professionals offer equine therapy
The Psychotherapy is lead by a qualified Mental Health Therapist.
We are trained by the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA), an International organisation with over 500 treatment programs world wide. We adhere to their code of ethics,
Our Equine Specialist is Kath Evans, who has extensive experience in horse behaviour and horse-human interactions.
In the EAGALA Model of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, we believe that each person has the best solution for themselves and we help the person find their own solution. www.EAGALA