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Equine assisted counselling is a professional experiential therapy that works. This approach to counselling is a team approach sharing the learning experience with a qualified mental health professional, horses and the client. It is advantageous in empowering clients to explore their situations, make connections and find their solutions to their problems or questions through the horse’s natural instincts and mirroring ability.

 

Clients report that they can change and grow more effectively and quickly than through traditional counselling approaches. Equine assisted counselling has been helpful for many problems ranging from addictions, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder as well as couples and family counselling. Also, equine assisted counselling is helpful for building self-esteem, building resiliency, team building and more.

 

A client is asked to complete certain challenges using a member(s) of the horse team. Then with the help of the mental health professional, processing of the challenge takes place. This helps the client to work through and find their solutions, and grow in ways that are beneficial to them.

 

Bee Well Counselling and Equine Assisted Counselling offers individual, couple, family counselling as well as group workshops. To learn more information, or to schedule a session, please call us at 403-376–0882.