Ripples-Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy

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Here to Support Your Psychological Well-Being

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A Unique Mental Health Service - Tailored to meet to your psychological needs - 

Based in West Berkshire

Who We Are

Ripples Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy

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About

  

The service is based 12 minutes outside of Newbury - West Berkshire. Therapy sessions take place outside in fields, with a small herd of horses. (There is NO ridden work) Being immersed in nature brings added benefits: wildlife, fresh air, space, and sense of freedom that helps to provide an additional sense of calm.

Through structured sessions, clients are offered a chance to develop self-awareness and confidence through the unique partnership that is offered by being in the presence of horses. Horses possess an innate ability to be empathetic and forgiving – living in the present moment and possessing a natural ability to sense and mirror human emotions. Clients who experience personal insights from horses, are likely to acquire positive and long-lasting changes.


Jan aims to offer each client an individual experience that meets their personal psychological needs through harnessing and working with this unique awareness offered by horses.


(These sessions can also be run alongside remote, online therapy sessions if this is thought to be appropriate.)

Benefits of Equine Faciliated Therapy

  

Although a variety of animals can be used in the psychotherapeutic process, horses offer unique traits that have made them a top choice for animal-assisted therapies. According to anxiety expert Dr. Robin Zasio, horses bring the following unique elements to the therapy process.:

  • Non-Judgmental and Unbiased. As much as humans, especially therapists, do our best to offer a safe space for clients to explore deep emotional hurts and painful experiences, it can be uncomfortable for clients to openly share their thoughts. Having the horse present may offer a sense of peace, as they only will react to the client's behaviour and emotions with no threat of bias or any judgment of their emotional experience. 
  • Feedback and Mirroring: Horses are keen observers and are vigilant and sensitive to movement and emotion. They often mirror a client's behaviour or emotions, conveying understanding and connection that allows the client to feel safe. This also allows for clients to maintain a sense of self-awareness, using the horse's behaviour and interactions for feedback and opportunities to check in and process what is happening in the moment. 
  • Managing Vulnerability: As clients might find themselves vulnerable when trying to open up about emotional challenges, past experiences, or life transitions, the horse can offer a reference point to use for processing. If something feels too painful to speak of, it can feel a bit easier for clients to process using the horse as an example, or to align their experience with the horse's experiences in the moment. Externalizing the content in this way can make things easier to approach and process through.  


(Taken from https://www.verywellmind.com/equine-therapy-mental-health-treatment-4177932 06-03-22) 

Our Philosophy

At Ripples EFP, we believe that everyone has the ability to lead a happy and fulfilling life. Our philosophy is rooted in the belief that mental and emotional well-being are integral to overall health, and that therapy can be a powerful tool for achieving this balance.

ABOUT JAN

I came into riding and owning horses later in life and have recently realised that my real passion is not for riding but for understanding and simply being with horses. I have learned that the less I ask the more they give. 

Training as an EFP (Equine facilitated psychotherapist) brings all of my passions together - my interest in people and helping them at a point of feeling vulnerable and in need of support alongside my love for horses and their innate abilities to be able to mirror and communicate with us in the absence of judgement. 


For further information about me please visit my blog - https://ripplesequinefacilitatedpsychotherapy.blogspot.com/p/about-jan.html


Specific experience/ client work  · 

  • Family Bereavement 
  • Coping with a terminal illness, life threatening illnesses and grief work
  • Siblings of children with terminal illnesses, physical and learning disabilities. 
  • Young carers 
  • Emergency workers and Key workers, nurses and medical staff.  

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