{"id":4675,"date":"2015-08-11T23:56:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T03:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/?p=4675"},"modified":"2015-08-11T23:56:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T03:56:20","slug":"equine-assisted-psychotherapy-treating-ptsd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/equine-assisted-psychotherapy-treating-ptsd\/","title":{"rendered":"Equine Assisted Psychotherapy: Treating PTSD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Equine Assisted Psychotherapy has been found to be very helpful in treating PTSD, stress, anxiety, trauma, bullying, depression, low self esteem and low confidence. It is also a \u00a0useful way to explore and build healthy relationships within a couple, a family or a group that interacts together.<\/p>\n<p>This type of therapy is very different than traditional &#8220;talk therapy&#8221; and involves a client interacting one on one with a horse or several horses. The horse becomes part of the therapy. The\u00a0focus is on developing a bond and trust in order that the client can begin to feel safe and explore their emotions better with the end result being that of integrating aspects of self and of past or present life experiences in a new healthier way. The role of the therapist is to be present and to assist the client in their experience with the horse or horses.<\/p>\n<p>Horses are very intuitive animals and as such they sense the emotions of the person working with them. They will react from a place of honesty and will often cause emotions that have been blocked from conscious awareness to arise in a person. With the help of the therapist these emotions are explored and the client is encouraged to begin to relate to the horse from their true &#8220;authentic self&#8221;. This experience of developing trust and a feeling of honest and safe interaction with another living being can be healing and can help the client to develop a \u00a0new view of self and the world they live in.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent experience of EAP a client\u00a0expressed the following:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t recommend this work highly enough and want to help spread the word to fellow PTSD survivors and or their families who may be struggling with this often very challenging mental health affliction. The impact of PSTD can be so far reaching to both friends, colleagues and of-course family and loved ones. It has inspired me to feel as if I&#8217;ve finally found a way to turn a corner in a previously pervasive dark alley towards a new found source of hopeful light.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This client has struggled with\u00a0complex PTSD \u00a0for the last 8 years and is also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. This was her first experience of EAP, but\u00a0the bonding with the horse was apparent from the start. While\u00a0she did have\u00a0some experience riding horses as a child and adolescent, she stated that:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The subtle nuance of this emotional interplay is very different\u00a0from previous experiences of more intense horse back riding. It seems more about developing a grounded core relationship between the human and horse above all else. It is also about\u00a0gaining crucial enlightened insights into personal barriers and issues. It allows one to get back in touch with parts of self \u00a0that have often been very damaged in survivors of traumatic abuse. The pure emotions of the horses helps to free us from the\u00a0limitations of disconnecting from our most authentic selves. It can be tremendously healing and is a most enjoyable experience&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on this type of work or to arrange for a session\u00a0contact:<\/p>\n<p>Lesley Hannell, M.A., C.Psych.<br \/>\n905-518-8283 (phone or text)<br \/>\nlhannell@hotmail.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7524.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4676\" src=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7524-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7524\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7524-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7524-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7524-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7524-940x1253.jpg 940w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7524-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7537.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4677\" src=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7537-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7537\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7537-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7537.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7528.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4678\" src=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7528-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7528\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7528-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7528-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7528-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7528-940x1253.jpg 940w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7528-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7526.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4679\" src=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7526-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7526\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7526-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7526-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7526-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7526-940x1253.jpg 940w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7526-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4667\" src=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lesleyhannell.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-940x705.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Equine Assisted Psychotherapy has been found to be very helpful in treating PTSD, stress, anxiety, trauma, bullying, depression, low self esteem and low confidence. 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