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My Approach
The Mission of this program is to provide the experience and benefit of addressing core issues of addiction and the fundamentals of recovery through building connections and relationships with horses, as well as other humans.
The Vision is to Set up for Success.
"Honesty + Accountability + Responsibility = Recovery"
Values are defined as such: The way you act and feel is what shapes who you are, how you live, and how you treat other people. "We teach people how to treat us"
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Addiction is a brain disease; a feelings' disease in that we struggle to process, express, and work through intense and/or uncomfortable feelings that have resulted in unhealthy behaviors and patterns of thinking and behaving. "So I think, I am."
Within a safe, structured therapeutic environment, and through working with horses and "translator", you will identify, learn, develop, and implement the tools necessary to achieve abstinence and long-term recovery. "Keep an open mind and take Healthy Risks."
Gett'n Soul Deep Into Recovery
"For we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick. When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically. " AA pg. 64
Experiential therapeutic techniques use expressive tools and activities, such as role-playing or acting, props, arts & crafts, music, animal care, guided imagery, or various forms of recreation to reenact and re-experience emotional situations from past and recent relationships.
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Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) is an experiential form of psychotherapy that involves equines. The horse acts as a large immediate biofeedback machine, providing the client and therapist with information regarding the client'(s') moods and changes within those moods. EFP is defined as an interactive process in which a licensed mental health professional working with or as an appropriately credentialed equine professional partners with suitable equine(s) to address psychotherapy goals set forth by the mental health professional and client(s).
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The equine is a critically important partner in the work of EFP. The equine's prey nature and intense sensitivity to subtle changes in their environment make them perfect partners for professionals who teach a wide range of life and coping skills.
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