Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy

Per the EAGALA Model's standard, there is no riding involved and all sessions occur on the ground. 

Per the EAGALA Model: "Equine Assisted Psychotherapy offers the following benefits to participants that specifically address mental, emotional, and behavioral issues: 

• The focus is on human skills, not horse skills. 
• A treatment team consists of a horse professional and a mental health professional.
• Specific treatment goals, objectives and interventions are identified and documented.
• Sessions are structured and facilitated to deliberately address the reasons participants came to therapy.
• Equine-assisted psychotherapy sessions are designed to best create metaphors to "real life." This allows for metaphorical learning as everything done with the horses is related to what is happening at home, school, work, in relationships, etc."

 (All information from "Fundamentals of The EAGALA Model, 8th Edition; please visit the EAGALA Model's website for additional information about the EAGALA Model). 

Silva Spirit Farm is located at 1600 Eagleville Road, Tiverton Rhode Island 02878. 

Health insurance does not cover equine-assisted psychotherapy. The cost per a 1 hour session is $300. 

Yes, you can schedule both office based and equine-assisted psychotherapy sessions. For example, if we are meeting weekly, you may decide that you want to participate in equine-assisted psychotherapy once or twice per month and office-based sessions two to three times per month.