Equine Experiential Therapy
Professional equine experiential therapy programs for individuals and groups at my private farm. You are not alone.
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Why Horses?
Horses naturally reflect what is in the moment. They help us to be grounded in the present. When we become better attuned to the present moment, we are able to connect to our true feelings and true needs, allowing us to eventually connect back to the core self that God created.
This modality of experiential therapy helps us to externalize our internal thoughts and feelings so that they can be processed. More uniquely than any other animal, horses offer us a reflection of who we are and how we behave. A horse’s survival in nature depends on their attunement to the now. They are social beings with a strong herd instinct. They prefer community and have defined roles, moods, attitudes and personalities within the herd.
Experiential equine therapy is metaphorical learning. The horse can represent metaphors for our life challenges and be a here-and-now representation of deeper issues that remain well concealed by our defense mechanisms. Horses reflect our energy and create insight into our relational patterns, leading to positive personal growth.
Groups
Experience the here-and-now of nature and horses in a group process that invites you to be fully present to self and others.
BYOG
For Therapists
(Bring Your Own Group)
Expand the therapy process for your clients with an experiential equine group centered around horses as co-therapists.
Meet Michelle
I have known from a very young age that horses, along with nature, are therapy for the mind, body and spirit. This knowledge was my inspiration to return to school at midlife to become a therapist, in hopes of partnering with horses to help people connect with their most authentic version of self. It is my belief that, when we are able to live fully into true self, we are best equipped to share our unique gifts with the world in the most meaningful way. Read More
"Courage is being scared to death…and saddling up anyway."
John Wayne
"The horse will teach you if you’ll listen."
Ray Hunt
"There’s something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man."
Winston S. Churchill
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Directions to 357 Riverside Drive, Franklin, TN:
I-65 to Franklin
Take exit 65 for TN-96 toward Franklin/Murfreesboro
Continue west on TN-96 W/Murfreesboro Road
Turn left onto S Royal Oaks Blvd
Turn left onto Riverside Drive and stay to the right
Turn Right into the next parking lot just past sign for Meristone
Enter through double glass doors of red brick building.