{"id":1204,"date":"2019-08-29T13:51:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T13:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.piczasso.com\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2019-08-29T13:51:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T13:51:49","slug":"equine-therapy-unique-solution-for-your-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.piczasso.com\/equine-therapy-unique-solution-for-your-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Equine Therapy: Unique Solution for Your Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0Family\u00a0Therapy<\/strong>\u00a0have come across many people, experience shows\u00a0sometime people feel ashamed and are not comfortable during the talk-sessions. The person dealing with behavioral problems might need more input.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

What is so Special About Equine Assisted Therapy?<\/strong><\/h1>\n
Pets have always been an emotional support for humans. Human interaction with pets tells a lot about a person\u2019s behavior. There are\u00a0therapies which\u00a0rely on animals and human interactions to provide a person undergoing challenging time emotional support.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Why we Use Horse?<\/strong><\/p>\n
During the equestrian therapy, a therapist uses horse to start the therapy and they are using horses because of certain reasons and horses are\u00a0a part of therapy hold a special place due to their certain qualities:<\/p>\n
Good mirroring and feedback<\/strong><\/p>\n
Horses are keen and sensitive of their surrounding hence the client connect easily with the horse. This makes client to be more self-aware.<\/p>\n
Non-Biased and Non-judgmental<\/strong><\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n
Equine Assisted Therapy shows improvement in skills and attribute such as-<\/h2>\n
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Assertiveness<\/li>\n
Emotional awareness<\/li>\n
Empathy<\/li>\n
Stress tolerance<\/li>\n
Flexibility<\/li>\n
Impulse control<\/li>\n
Problem-solving skills<\/li>\n
Self-actualization<\/li>\n
Independence<\/li>\n
Self-regard<\/li>\n
Social responsibility<\/li>\n
Interpersonal relationships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Children and Teens<\/strong><\/p>\n
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.<\/p>