EAP helps people with mental health & relationship problems

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy will assist people diagnosed with a range of problems, including:

• Complex Trauma
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), military or civilian
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• Eating Disorders 
• Anger, Bullying and Domestic Violence
• Grief and Loss
• Oppositional-Defiant Disorder and ADHD
• Problems related to misuse of alcohol and/or drugs

We specialise in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy for children, adolescents and adults, especially those suffering from trauma, anxiety and other mental health problems:  We aim to increase their ability to recognise and regulate their own emotions, improve their self-esteem and self-awareness and improve their ability to interact with others.   Clients are seen individually or in small groups or families.  

How does Equine Assisted Psychotherapy work?  Studies and Research have shown that those participating in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy experience significant amounts of therapeutic change in a shorter time frame than traditional in office therapies. Positive changes as a result of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy include improvements in:

• Interpersonal skills and self-esteem
•  Clients’ ability to identify emotions and manage behaviour 
• Learning by doing (experiential therapy) rather than talking therapy means it is effective in clients with speech and language difficulties, due to use of body language in interaction with the horses and for those who suffered unspeakably severe trauma
• Release of trauma symptoms without retelling the experience 
• EAP provides a less threatening environment for clients to experience the benefits of working with a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health professional 
• Confidence and self efficacy
• Social Skills and Communication
• Assertiveness and boundaries
• Trust and anxiety reduction
• Creative freedom
• Resilience
• Family cohesion

MEDIA PRESENCE:

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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 since Oct 2024 -  

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: 

Autism and Horses: The Powerful Impact of Equine Interaction for Autistic People - Attwood and Garnett Events

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