​Learn, grow & heal through partnership with horses

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

Experience authentic connection with horses through Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.  This is an experiential therapy which centers around the connection between horse and client.  Our methods are built on the foundation of Trauma-Informed Care, mindfulness, attachment & relationship principals.   Cultivate compassionate self-awareness, confidence, healing, understanding, relationship building skills, healthy self-regulation and more through connecting with horses.

Bright Stride Equine defines connection as:

Therapy Team

Horses  - Our horses are the heart and life of EAP sessions
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Cait - Equine Specialist 
 
Cait has been captivated by horses her whole life and is so grateful to be able to work with these magnificent creatures everyday.  Cait runs Bright Stride Equine and does everything from caring for the horses to coaching riders.  Through working with countless horses over the years, it becomes more clear to her everyday that the horses have far more to teach us than we could ever hope to teach them. Cait's favourite thing in the world is to simple be with the horses and to share their magic with others.
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Amanda - Mental Health Professional
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Hi, I'm Amanda Youssef, Registered Psychotherapist, Meditation Instructor, and Executive Director of Valley Connections Counselling in Dundas where we offer individual, couples, and family therapy.  I have loved horses since I was a young child and I am grateful and excited to work alongside Cait offering Mindfulness-Based Trauma-Focused Equine Psychotherapy for children, teens, and adults at Bright Stride Equine stables in Troy.  
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Sarah - Mental Health Professional
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​Sarah Schlote, MA, RP, CCC, SEP is a Registered Psychotherapist, Canadian Certified Counsellor and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in Guelph, ON. An experienced trauma therapist, speaker and published author, she has also trained in EMDR, Touch Skills Training for Trauma Therapists, Somatic Resilience and Regulation Training for Early Developmental Trauma (relational rupture and repair), Structural Dissociation Theory (parts work), Equine-Facilitated Wellness, Trauma-Focused Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy, and Body Memory Recall, among other approaches. An instructor in the Trauma Certificate Program at Wilfrid Laurier University, she offers podcasts, webinars, workshops and trainings internationally on trauma-informed care, trauma treatment, and EQUUSOMA™ equine-assisted trauma recovery, and trauma-informed horsemanship.
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Scheduling a Session

Bright Stride Equine is proud to be partnering with Amanda Youssef of Valley Connections Counselling and Sarah Schlote of Equusoma / The Refuge to provide Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.  At each session there will be a Mental Health Professional as well as an Equine Specialist present.

Mondays - Amanda & Cait - CALL - EMAIL - BOOK ONLINE
Fridays - Sara & Cait - CALL - EMAIL

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