Sharon Okerberg, LMHC - Melinda Wadsley, LMHC

This distinct hands-on experience-based approach is designed to empower clients to analyze their situations, make connections, and find their own solutions through personal and physical experiences. It is effective because it embraces the philosophy that humans learn best by doing. Clients have reported that they have been able to change and grow more effectively and quickly than through traditional approaches. Our horses are a key part of our team. They are extremely sensitive to their environment and instinctively analyze and react to our body language and other nonverbal cues. As a result, we are able to gain insight into our own nonverbal communication and behavior patterns. Especially beneficial for PTSD and clients dealing with Trauma; our clients are invited into an arena for ground-based interaction with the horses to facilitate the therapeutic process of client-driven discovery and analysis.