Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP)

•  Individuals
•  Family
•  Groups

What is EAP?

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) is an effective mode of therapy and treatment for at-risk populations, providing a powerful, effective, interesting and fun therapeutic alternative. A licensed therapist partners with an equine specialist, creating life-changing experiences to promote emotional growth and learning and to treat psychological, behavioral, emotional and communication functions for humans of all ages.

EAP is experiential in nature. Licensed clinical professionals lead activities with horses, which will require the client or group to apply certain skills. Participants learn about themselves and others by participating in the activities, then processing and discussing feelings, behaviors and patterns. The focus of EAP is not riding or horsemanship. 90% of EAP takes place purely on the ground. Non-verbal communication, assertiveness, creative thinking, problem-solving, leadership, work ethic, responsibility, teamwork, confidence and attitude are several examples of the results achieved by EAP, making an incredible impact on individuals, youth, families, and groups.

Professional therapy team at Head, Heart, Hands and Horses specialize in the treatment of mental health issues including abuse, ADHD, anxiety, anger management, behavior disorders, depression, grief, OCD, PTSD, self-injury and trauma.

What makes this Therapy?

During EAP sessions a professional EAGALA certified EAP therapy team, consisting of a licensed clinical therapist and an equine specialist, team up with one or more horses in a collaborative effort to provide experiential (hands-on), solution - focused activities while interacting with the horses. Following each activity, thoughts, feelings and solutions are discussed. For more information on EAP, visit www.eagala.org.