After working in a room for more than twenty years mainly with adults, one to one, I qualified as an equine facilitated psychotherapist with LEAP in 2024 to “get more horse in my life.” I have now joined up with Kingsmead Equestrian Centre (CR6 9AB) to offer facilitated equine encounters as part of modern mental healthcare.

I am happy to take referrals from colleagues who may know people who might like a few sessions outdoors with the horses to complement their ongoing therapeutic journey.

I see this as a way for people to have an unusual experience that can help them work through a particular difficulty, address a stubborn fixity, or invent a new solution to a problem. Equine encounters can run alongside the range of other approaches and aim to help people suffer less, find their desire, and take back responsibility for their lives.