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Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy

Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) is an experiential education process based on the belief that horses can help us learn new, more innovative ways of thinking about our behavior and how we interact with others. Through a collaborative experiential learning process, participants use past experience, trial and error, reflection, generalization and metaphors to facilitate learning.

EFP creates opportunities for participants to develop trust, gain insight into their styles of interaction, develop problem solving skills, address conflict resolution, experience healthy risk taking, enhance verbal and nonverbal communication, increase boundary setting skills, enhance creative decision making and strengthen relationships within a non-threatening environment. Issues that arise during the workshops are linked with the larger ongoing issues within the day-to-day life of the client to promote growth and change. EFP combined with traditional psychotherapy allows clients to practice what they have learned in group psychotherapy in a safe yet challenging environment.

Meditation

Meditation aids one in feeling centered and calm, relieves stress, and puts you more in touch with who you are. The quality of thoughts one has directly affects the body and behaviors. Learning how to center and change thoughts can have a profound impact on recovery. Programs introduce different techniques based on ancient cultures and integrate visualization and candid imagery. The cultural aspects include Buddhism, Native American, Hawaiian, Color Therapy, Angel Therapy, along with basic meditation techniques. Programs integrate the 12-steps and are interactive to promote an interest in one's own path of self-improvement.

Team Building

All clients are encouraged to work together and support each other in their recovery. The treatment staff has developed a program to aid clients in developing trust and communication skills as well as learn to work together as a team.

The Ropes Challenge Course is an interactive activity course utilizing balance beams, a rock climbing wall, and rope climbing exercises. Here our clients explore and recognize the skills needed to become an effective team and to have fun in the process. Through a series of structured, progressively more challenging initiatives, clients use out-of-the-box thinking and their group intelligence to make decisions. Skilled facilitators guide discussion after each activity. Emphasis is placed on helping the group build on assets, limit liabilities and to respect and honor diversity. The day is divided into "low elements" that focus on problem solving skills and "high elements" which offer the team an opportunity to work together to learn the true value of risk-taking, trust, and personal achievement. All exercises are extremely safe and offered as a "challenge by choice." No one is ever coerced or intimidated to do any activity.

Trauma

Trauma is any unexpected event, in which the sufferer was unprepared and with no means in which to prevent the event. Trauma can be either emotional or physical, although an event can be considered traumatic even though no physical damage was caused. Some examples of trauma include physical or sexual abuse, the ending of a relationship, diagnosis of a life threatening disease, surgery, natural disaster, serious physical accidents, and witnessing a horrific event. Many people with addictive disease have a history of an event that can be defined as traumatic.

Trauma Therapy Group consists of an integrated approach to men and women's treatment based on theory, research, and clinical experience. Groups are separated by gender, providing the social support that many are fearful of reaching out to, in an intimate setting allowing for unity and cohesiveness. The model utilized offers a strength based program that seeks to increase empowerment, self-esteem, and assist clients with developing an increased repertoire of coping skills needed for the healing process. This group addresses how the event has impacted their lives.

Another component of this group includes emotional development. Paradigms such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Psycho-Education, and Expressive Arts are used to enhance the client's use of expression and generation of feelings, which is necessary for the healing process.

Yoga

Yoga is the ancient art of uniting the mind, body and spirit. The goal is to allow the individual to find harmony between their own consciousness and universal consciousness. This is achieved by practicing the three pathways: exercise, breathing, and meditation.

Exercises are designed to put pressure on the body's glands, releasing toxins and allowing better flow. Proper posture and developing a strong, flexible body are key to this element. Breathing exercises are based on the belief that breath is the source of life in the body. Breath control stimulates both the mind and body. Keeping a healthy body directly correlates to keeping a healthy mind. The use of physical and breathing exercises facilitate meditation, allowing a clear mind and relief from stress.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture originated in China approximately 2,000 years ago. It involves procedures which stimulate anatomical points on the body, usually using small, hair thin, metallic pins. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, disease and illness are due to an imbalance in the ying and yang of the body, causing a blockage in the flow of vital energy. Acupuncture deals with clearing this blockage and restoring the body to a "balanced state."

Acupuncture is safe and approved by the FDA. It is administered by a Medical Doctor and Licensed Acupuncturist. Treatment for addiction using acupuncture is becoming increasingly popular, with studies on its effectiveness published by British medical journals and Yale University researchers.