Consultation

Are you a clinician and want to know how Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy or EMDR with Equine Interaction can help your client?

Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy incorporates horses experientially for mental and behavioral health therapy and personal development.  It is a collaborative effort between a licensed therapist and a horse professional working with the clients and horses to address treatment goals.  Because of its intensity and effectiveness, it is considered a short-term, or “brief” approach which is suitable for adjunct work.

If you are a clinician and have a client that may need assistance overcoming a barrier? EFP or EMDR with Equine Interaction may help. Equine activities are based solely on the ground so previous experience with horses is not required. Your client can attend a few EFP sessions and return with a powerful experience.

Possibilities & Extras
  • Video recording of the session
  • Pre & post consultation with primary clinician
  • Primary clinician can be invited to attend

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A comparative study of the efficacy of group equine assisted counseling with at-risk children and adolescents.  Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, Vol. 3(3), 254-284. Frewin, K. & Gardiner, B. (2005).

New age or old sage? A review of equine assisted psychotherapy. The Australian Journal of Counselling Psychology, 6, pp13-17. Kaiser, L., Spence, L.J., Lavergne, A.G., & Bosch, K.L. (2004). Can a week of therapeutic riding make a difference? A pilot study. Anthrozoos, 17, 63-72. Klontz, B.T., Bivens, A., Leinart, D. & Klontz, T. (2007).

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About the treatment of anxiety disorders by psychotherapeutic riding: Long term observations and results of an experimental clinical study. Krankenhauspsychiatrie, 13, 145-152.  Zugich, M., Klontz, T., & Leinart, D. (2002).  The miracle of equine therapy.  Counselor Magazine, 3(6), 22-27.

What can you or your clients expect from an adjunct EFP referral?

Clients will process their experiences along with the feelings, emotions, behaviors and patterns that appear during the session. As a result, clients are better able to quickly recognize their behavioral patterns. Furthermore, upon adapting and creating new responses, clients experience immediate results in the form of reactions, feedback, and natural consequences that the horse(s) present in session. In addition, clients are able to “take the experience away with them” to later reference and reflect upon.