Equine Assisted
EMDR Intensive Therapy
Equine assisted, intensive therapy and coaching
Why Equine Assisted Therapy?
​​Horses have a lot to teach us about regulating our nervous systems. If you watch horses closely, you will see that they tend to be 'relaxed and ready'. They are calm, they are settled, they are in the moment AND they are ready to respond to threat if needed. They will also settle down back to 'relaxed and ready' very quickly after responding to real or perceived threat.
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If you have experienced trauma, you might struggle to feel calm or connected to the present moment. It can feel like you are 'on alert' all the time. You might find that you have strong emotional and physiological responses in your day to day life - some triggers which you expect, and some which catch you by surprise. It can feel hard to trust others, especially in sharing your most distressing experiences. You might well have a strong sense of why things feel the way they do, but it hasn't helped things to change.
We know that being with outdoors with horses can help us towards a feeling of safety and connection, soothing and regulating our nervous systems. Horses can help us reconnect with our self-belief and confidence, showing us parts of ourselves that we have forgotten. They can help us reconnect with our mind, body and the present.
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At Beyond the Clinic Room, we focus on helping you and the horses feel safe together. Together we learn how the horses may be feeling, and what they need from us and others. Relationships are built on mutual trust, compassion and understanding. We know that many people with experiences of trauma have experienced their boundaries and feelings being disregarded - so at Beyond the Clinic Room we hear and respect the horses boundaries and emotional needs, and in turn, feel help you feel safe enough to re-discover and trust your own.
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Following my passion for both EMDR and clinically driven Animal Assisted Therapies, I trained in Arizona in the EMDRIA accredited Equine Assisted EMDR therapy. Beyond the Clinic Room is the first UK provider of the EA-EMDR model.
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Clinically this is the same therapy as traditional Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy but is adapted for working alongside horses.
At Beyond the Clinic Room, Equine Assisted EMDR is offered as an intensive therapy model.
The intensive package generally involves 3 sessions across one week. Sessions are generally of 3 hours duration with a break. Further options can be discussed.
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The cost for this package is £2070​
What else you might need: ​​
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An initial assessment session via zoom to understand your therapy needs and to assess suitability for an intensive (£140).
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Follow up session/sessions to consolidate what you have gained and identify needs for further support.
Assessment and Planning
Pre-treatment assessment to identify 1) symptoms you are seeking relief from, 2) experiences that need processing 3) resources and skills you will need for EMDR processing.
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Treatment Workbook
Beyond the Clinic Room personalised EMDR workbook, which supports you to work on your therapy goals before, during, and after our intensive sessions.
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Personalised Treatment Plan
A bespoke therapy plan to target your goals. Extended sessions of specialist EMDR therapy alongside our therapy horse team.
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Treatment Review
At the end of our intensive we will review therapy outcomes, discuss maintaining progress and any ongoing therapy needs.
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