Trauma Focused Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy
EAP is an experiential approach to therapy. If you’ve ever heard of learning by doing, an experiential approach is similar. Rather than talking about what has happened, we use expressive tools and activities to recreate or reenact emotional experiences. This can open doors that other approaches won’t.
In EAP, as you build a relationship in real time with a horse, your patterns of interactions with another surface. We can see how these serve or do not serve you well. This helps highlight places you need to heal your relationship with yourself. From there, we can move to how you relate to others.
I’ve been riding and showing horses since I was six years old. Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) allows me to combine my love of horses (and all animals - there will be donkeys & cats!) with my passion for helping people. You’ll learn to have healthy boundaries, connect to your bodies sensations and emotions, have connected relationships, and so much more.
Equine Assisted Therapy Sessions Fees
60 Min | $200 or $250 with Equine Professional Present
90 Min | $275 or $325 with Equine Professional Present
*Fees include facility rental, and horse rental
Natural Lifemanship Equine Therapy integratates traditional therapy with equine-assisted practices grounded in neuroscience, attachment theory, and trauma-informed care. During sessions, the therapist partners with horses (and sometimes without them, depending on the setting) to help clients develop healthier ways of relating, regulating emotions, and building trust.
The emphasis is on the relationship between human and horse as a living metaphor for relationships in daily life. Clients learn how to communicate, set boundaries, build connection, and practice regulation in real time with a responsive partner—the horse.
Most of the work happens on the ground, where you’ll notice how the horse responds to your presence and emotions, and learn how to regulate your nervous system in the moment. Your therapist will guide you in practicing both self-regulation and co-regulation, helping you explore what it feels like to build safety and connection in a relationship. The experiences you have with the horse—whether it’s finding calm together, setting a boundary, or repairing a rupture—become powerful lessons that you can carry into your daily life and relationships.
Core Principles of Natural Lifemanship
Connection before task – Genuine connection and attunement must come before performance or compliance.
Choice and consent – Healing occurs when both horse and human can make empowered choices in relationship.
Rhythm regulates – Rhythmic, patterned movement (like walking with a horse) supports nervous system regulation.
Relationships heal – Secure, healthy connections—with oneself, others, and animals—are central to recovery from trauma.
Embodied learning – Growth happens not just through insight but through lived, somatic experiences of safety and trust.
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