Will Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT) help me?

 
EquATA provides therapy services within the beautiful, tranquil surroundings of rural Northamptonshire, which will benefit our clients who are in need of therapy, for the following conditions:

Road-rage                       Family issues                 Bereavement

Youth-offenders                Stress-conditions           Traumas

Anger management          Shyness                        Self-esteem

Relationship issues          Anxiety                        Victimisation & Bullying

Lack of confidence             Abuse                          Addictions

Depression                      Eating disorders           Self-harming

Although relatively new in Britain, EAT has been used in the US, Canada Australia and many other countries world-wide for many years.  It has been able to help countless people with emotional or mental health issues extremely successfully, to confront and tackle their condition with fast and astounding benefits, and so there is every reason to believe that it could help you too in just the same way.
 

Is it important that I like horses or have some prior knowledge?

Not at all, as the focus of Equine Assisted Therapy is not on riding and horsemanship but rather on you as a person and the needs and issues you would like to tackle within the therapy sessions.

Will I  be  safe  around  horses?

EquATA horses are gentle and very intelligent creatures.  Completely non-judgmental, they accept you the way you are and they have been specially selected for the therapy sessions.  In addition, there is always an experienced Equine Specialist present, as well as a Mental Health Specialist, who are both qualified experts in their fields, making sure that the learning environment is relaxed, non-threatening and fun to be part of.

Why horses rather than other animals?

EquATA horses are specially selected and have the ability to mirror the client, reacting in dynamic and sensitive ways to what human body language is telling them.  They respond by communicating in their own body language, giving immediate feed-back in a completely honest and totally non-judgmental way.  Horses have no ulterior motives and the role they can play in therapy results in a unique and intense learning experience for the client in a fun environment and relaxed atmosphere.

Who is part of the therapy team?

As well as the horses, the human part of the therapy team consists of a qualified Mental Health Therapist as well as a Horse Specialist who both bring their own professional expertise and combined experience into the therapy sessions for the benefit of the clients.  Together they help clients to raise awareness of themselves, their beliefs, fears or their attitudes and therefore pave the way for lasting beneficial change.