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Each practitioner is fully trained and Certified in the Eagala method of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning. They have a passion for Horses and their ability to connect with humans on so many levels. Combined with this, all of the Mental Health Professionals are fully qualified and accredited to a governing body. And all of the Equine Specialists have extensive training and qualifications in the Equine field.
Caitriona Lyons
Caitriona is the founder of Kerry Equine Therapies and Counselling, where she combined two of her life passions horse's and a persons mental well- being.
She is a qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist and has being working in the mental health and Equine industry for over 20 years.
Caitriona First trained as an Equine Assisted Therapist (with EAGALA) in 2015.
Caitriona areas of experience include anxiety, depression, dual diagnosis, sexual violence, addiction, trauma and family work.
She loves working with people to 'spark' change in their lives!
Cathriona is located at:
Co Kerry.
Email: Kequinetherapiesandcounselling@gmail.com
Website: www.kerryequinetherapiesandcounselling.ie
Sally Hayes
Sally is very presence oriented and enjoys working in a relational way, drawing from an integration of therapeutic modalities according to what best fits the client.
Sally is genuinely interested in supporting individuals on their journey, with a holistic approach focusing on both the mind and the body to offer possibilities for managing feelings in everyday life and developing healthy ways of coping with stress and anxiety.
Sally believes that it is through the relationship and connection with another (horse and human) that a person is given the opportunity to make sense of their experiences. In this meaning making, a person can make changes which enable them to live life as fully as possible.
Sally’s areas of experience include self-esteem, personal development, relationship issues, trauma, communication, anxiety, stress, depression, loss and grief.
Sally is a certified Eagala Equine Assisted Mental Health Professional and an IACP accredited Psychotherapist and Supervisor.
Sally is located at:
Co Cork
Email: sallyhayes01@gmail.com
Louise Beecher
Louise works with adults, teenagers,
families and couples. Her areas of interest include: Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Burnout, Grief and
loss, Personal development, Attachment issues, Trauma, Relationship issues, Identity, Intellectual
disability, Autism. Louise is an integrative psychotherapist which allows her to adapt Her approach to meet the individual needs of each client within the therapeutic space.
Before studying psychotherapy Louise worked for over eighteen years’ in social care settings supporting people with intellectual disabilities/autism spectrum disorders, young people in care, people who are homeless, and people with mental health issues this background gives her a great understanding
of the complexity of individuals and empathy for the challenges people face.
Louise is Located at:
Co Cork
Email: beecherlouise@hotmail.com
Website: www.thenaturalclinic.ie
Máire Kennedy
Máire is a highly experienced Art Psychotherapist as well as a qualified Speech and Language Therapist, with a particular focus on complex trauma and attachment difficulties. Máire has over 30 years clinical experience, working with children, adolescents and families.
A lifelong horse lover, she is also qualified as an equine assisted learning facilitator, a life coach and is an EAGALA certified mental health professional.
Máire has a particular interest in the power of metaphor and story as well as in non-verbal communication and embodiment. She is deeply appreciative of the healing presence of horses and the insights that can be gained through interacting with them.
Máire is located in: Co. Clare.
Email: maire.kennedy@gmail.com
Collette Green
Colette Green is fully accredited with The Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy. She is an integrative psychotherapist working in private practice using both a systemic and psychodynamic lens.
Colette has worked with individuals and groups for over 30 years in Ireland and abroad.
She is a certified Eagala mental health practitioner for the past 10 years,
Bringing together her lifelong love of horses with their sensitivity of connection to open up a field of healing and learning for both adults and children.
She enjoys the team approach, working in nature with these powerful creatures and being open to all they can teach us in such a creative way.
Colette is Located in : Co Cork
Telephone: 0868267687
Email:www.ochre.ie
Naimh Harney
Niamh has worked with horses for over 35years as a riding instructor and horse trainer. Over that time she observed the positive impact that being around horses has on people of all ages. This inspired Niamh to look deeper into the
horse-human connection and the therapeutic value that it offered.
In 2015 she came across the Eagala model of equine assisted psychotherapy and trained to become an Eagala Certified Equine Specialist.
Since then Niamh has partnered with mental health professionals using the Eagala model to provide equine assisted counselling and psychotherapy for children, adolescence and families.
Also providing equine assisted learning workshops and programs for many groups of children, Teens and Adults.
Niamh is located in: Equine Centered Services, Tulla, Co. Clare.
Mobile: 087 9547403
Email: niamhharney1@gmail.com
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