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  • play therapy Evergreen CO

The Power of Play Therapy

Play therapy is recognized as an evidence-based, developmentally appropriate approach to counseling children (Dugan, Snow & Crowe, 2010). It is especially optimal for children between the ages of two and eight, who are not at [...]

  • animal therapy for teenagers evergreen colorado

Resilience in Therapy

Resilience is associated with discussions about periods of transition, disaster, trauma or adversity. Sometimes there is a homeless teen living on the street, a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic parent, or communities trying to rebuild [...]

  • animal assisted therapy evergreen colorado equine

Out of the Fog: Frozen Delight

Today as I was preparing my horse, Harmony’s winter food, I saw that the fog was so thick that I knew, based on experience from the past that it would be hard to find Harmony’s [...]

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Why I do Animal Assisted Therapy

I have been a therapist for over 35 years. Actually I have been a therapist many more years than that because I lovingly say that I became a family therapist at the age of 2 [...]

  • EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR PTSD

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD

Mary, a 55 year old woman came to me to see if Equine Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) might be able to help her with the debilitating effects she is experiencing. She was [...]