Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

 

Family Therapy & Caregiver Support 

At Firm Foundations, we provide services with the whole family in mind. We offer EAP for families as well as Parent-Child relationship building sessions. We also offer caregiver support (with or without a horse). 

Horses have specific roles within their herds, and like human families, they each have unique traits and personalities, which creates a relationship dynamic that mimics human interactions.

 

Through careful observation of behavior patterns and communication styles, metaphors begin to emerge and become a powerful tool to aid in the healing process. This is what experiential therapy is all about!  

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Our Family-Focused Sessions are conducted with horses and trained professionals to help create change, build problem-solving skills, invite cooperation, set boundaries, and improve the overall level of communication and connection within the family.

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Parent Support

At Firm Foundations, we promote positive, caring relationships between parents and their children. We can help you develop effective management strategies for dealing with a variety of childhood behavior challenges. If you’re feeling overwhelmed or overburdened, we can help!


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Learn  how to:

  • Build your parenting skills and increase confidence.

  • Stay calm when your kids do incredibly upsetting things.

  • Set enforceable limits.

  • Cultivate healthy emotional and intellectual development.

  • Learn brain-based strategies to calm and soothe your upset child.

  • Understand the difference between a “can’t behavior” and a “won’t behavior.”

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Circle of Security® Parenting™ is a parent-reflection program offering the core components of the evidence-based and internationally acclaimed COS protocol. I am a certified parent facilitator.