Equine Assisted Therapy | Thinkshift Therapy

What is Equine Assisted Therapy?

Equine Assisted Therapy falls into a few categories:

Equine Assisted Learning and
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

and it can help with a range of presenting issues:

psychological, social and physical

How can Equine Assisted Therapy help people?

Equine Assisted Therapy is most commonly used for supporting people with mental health presentations, such as:

Low confidence and poor self esteem
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Autism spectrum disorder
Post traumatic stress disorder
Mood disorders
Traumatic experiences
Anxiety and depression
Domestic or family violence recovery
Redefining life after exposure to narcissistic relationships

Along with people who are looking to develop greater self-awareness tools for:

Day to day stressful living
General emotional regulation
Improved feelings of well-being

Uniquely Tailored Programs

Thinkshift 0perates an Equines Assisted business called Horses Healing Us Equine Assisted Learning and Equine Psychotherapy.

Our Equine Assisted Therapy programs are tailored to meet the particular needs of the individual client / participant.

Each of us is unique in our own way and we aim to bring together a program to meet your specific goals and circumstances.

Our therapeutic approach embraces some traditional counselling concepts such as:

Person centred stance whereby we recognise that clients / participants have all the skills and talents they need to survive and thrive within themselves.

Strengths based in that we seek to amplify the identified strengths of our clients and participants rather than labelling them with terms that limit their potential.

Gestalt Therapy a humanistic approach to psychotherapy that emphasizes the present moment and the interconnectedness of thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

Narrative Therapy whereby clients can re-author their life stories to overcome challenges and achieve personal growth.

And of course we work with all the magnificent qualities that our horses bring to the therapeutic space, and horses have an amazing capacity to health humans in a way that no other animals can match.

Equine Assisted Therapy - Contact Us

We’d love to hear from you and to see how we can help you achieve your worthwhile Equine Assisted Therapy goals. Our peaceful paddocks are our therapy rooms, our horses are our teachers and mentors: they show us the way forward. Contact Us to see how we can work together, you, us, the horses.