Counseling therapy can be used in various ways to treat a person mental health, an important part of it include interactions between therapist and person. Psychotherapist at Family Therapy have come across many people, experience shows sometime people feel ashamed and are not comfortable during the talk-sessions. The person dealing with behavioral problems might need more input.

Often this leads to special approaches, one such approach is equine therapy. Equine therapy includes activities such as grooming, feeding, leading, and haltering of the horse. The interaction with the horse helps a person to overcome his/her issues. Also, it allows equine therapist to know more about issues and complexities a patient might be going through.

What is so Special About Equine Assisted Therapy?

Pets have always been an emotional support for humans. Human interaction with pets tells a lot about a person’s behavior. There are therapies which rely on animals and human interactions to provide a person undergoing challenging time emotional support.

The therapy can be beneficial for adults as well as teens. It helps them to improve their mental health and acquire skills through their interaction with horses.

Why we Use Horse?

During the equestrian therapy, a therapist uses horse to start the therapy and they are using horses because of certain reasons and horses are a part of therapy hold a special place due to their certain qualities:

Good mirroring and feedback

Horses are keen and sensitive of their surrounding hence the client connect easily with the horse. This makes client to be more self-aware.

Non-Biased and Non-judgmental

This quality allows person to be more open about his/her problem, creating a safe space and making a client comfortable to talk freely about their problem is challenging. Horses interact with the patient making them peaceful and calm.

Improvements

Equine Assisted Therapy shows improvement in skills and attribute such as-

• Assertiveness
• Emotional awareness
• Empathy
• Stress tolerance
• Flexibility
• Impulse control
• Problem-solving skills
• Self-actualization
• Independence
• Self-regard
• Social responsibility
• Interpersonal relationships

Children and Teens

Family Therapy equine therapist suggests, for children and teens the therapy can be effective in improving their bond building capabilities. Also, therapy helps children/teen suffering from ADHD, trauma, anxiety, and depression.

Equine therapy works on the skills such as-

• Emotional awareness
• Assertiveness
• Social skills
• Confidence
• Trust in self
• Trust in others
• Empathy
• Impulse control
• Problem-solving skills
• Developing and maintaining relationships

For Adults and Veteran

Veterans and adults suffering from PTSD have shown positive improvement sign with equestrian therapy. PTSD can arise due to past traumatic memory such as sexual assaults or other traumatic events.

It often become painful for people to talk about such experience, equine therapy allows them to manage their vulnerability. By externalizing their bad memories and aligning them with horse feeling and memory allows them to be in peace and make process easier for therapist.

Is it for you?

There are certain situations you might want to check in before you decide whether it is right for you.

Availability– Since Equine Therapy requires horse, your location is very important. It might be possible that you don’t find any equestrian therapist. But Family Therapy is a leading organization for Equine Assisted Therapy Middletown for the best solution in mental health.

Fear- In case of fear of horse equine therapy is not a good choice for you.

Cost- Cost is major issue to consider as it will depend mostly on your locality.

Family Therapy has done tremendous changes for the person who depressed and mentally disturbed life,  so no need to worry and just relax and get in touch with Family Therapy they have highly talented teams who are doing such activities from last several years.