Connect Equine Therapy has Karen Whitfield – a registered Equine Assisted Psychotherapist with the Equine Psychotherapy Institute, Registered Counsellor and Life Coach

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy can be utilised when working with individuals or small groups with a range of therapeutic and developmental goals.

Sessions generally take 1-1½ hours. Longer sessions can be arranged if required, for example if travelling any distance.

Contact Karen for an informal chat for further information and to discuss your individual requirements.

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy can provide support to families and couples experiencing challenges in their relationship. Including working through a difficult period, a major transition, grief or loss. Horses can provide a safe space for people to explore with the therapist their difficulties without feeling overwhelmed or judged. Sessions can be with individuals, couples or families and generally take 1-1½ hours.

Observing and working in partnership with horses can support leaders and teams develop skills required to produce highly functioning teams. We focus on  raising self-awareness, presence, communication and teamwork.

Karen Whitfield has held several leadership positions in the Health Service Industry and facilitated workshops Nationally and Internationally on leaderships skills, developing highly functioning teams and developing individual and team resilience. She is now incorporating the model of Equine Assisted Learning into her coaching sessions to provide individual sessions as well as group sessions and programs.

Developing goals and working towards achieving them often means creating new habits.  Karen is a qualified Life Coach and has been coaching individuals and groups for several years. She is passionate about supporting people achieve their full potential, by working with individuals to identify and overcome barriers that maybe holding people back and working towards their desired  future.

Sessions can be held face to face, or online. Karen also works with some clients with her horses, incorporating horse wisdom into the coaching sessions with great success.

Longer sessions are available if required, if traveling distance. Overnight accommodation can also be arranged if required, please contact Karen for further information

Additional Services

This is a 4 week program that takes place 2 hours a week. These programs are specifically designed for women interested in personal development to help strengthen self-awareness and develop capabilities to fulfil life goals. The focus each week varies and may include:

• Growth mindset and an ability to embrace challenges
• Mindfulness and being in the present
• Positivity reflex to enhance physical and mental wellbeing
• Emotional intelligence and an ability to self-regulate and manage emotions
• Self-efficacy development for goal achievement
• Resilience and adapting to change with flexibility
• Stress management to reset and develop mental wellness
• Work life balance for better healthcare practices

Maximum of 5 participants

This is a 4 week program that takes place 2 hours a week. These programs are specifically designed for mums interested in personal development and connecting with other likeminded women, balancing a busy schedule with the challenges of parenting. The focus each week varies and may include:

• Work and family balance
• Managing Self-Care
• Confidence and self esteem
• Self-efficacy development for goal achievement
• Resilience and adapting to change with flexibility

Maximum of 5 participants