Available Services at Stable Surroundings
Choose from our ‘Equine Assisted Therapy’ or ‘Non-therapy’ sessions. Offering a range of options that are adaptable to suit your needs, and available to you right here in Singleton.
Counselling, Equine Assisted Therapy, Adaptive Horsemanship, Equine Assisted Learning,
Mentoring, Capacity Building, Meaningful Engagement and Well-being programs.
Delivered by a qualified Counsellor and certified Equine Assisted Mental Health Practitioner,
all sessions are provided with care and support, which enables plans to be tailored and personalised, as all services can be intertwined.
Equine Assisted Therapy
Is Equine Assisted Therapy the right option for me?
Visit the ‘About’ page to read more information about Equine Assisted Therapy and the Therapeutic relationship.
Equine assisted therapy sessions will integrate a range of our other services into the session, such as Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) activities, Person-Centred Counselling, Somatic Experience, Horse Education, Psycho-Education, Adaptive Horsemanship, and of course, a wonderful environment, in order to find the right combination to meet your therapeutic goals.
Sessions will also incorporate elements of the Equine Assisted Therapy Australia (EATA) model, or you may also like to enquire about booking in for the entire EATA Model 12 session package.
*Guided by the ACA Code of Ethics and professional boundaries, your privacy and confidentiality is protected.
Counselling
What If I just want to talk and not go in with the horses?
Lets just find a comfortable place to sit and chat.
We are not limited to room based counselling, we have spaces to accommodate for shade, wet weather, and can move around, inside our little dedicated shed based office, outside, overlooking the horse yards.
As a person-centred counsellor, we can work together to shape your therapy session into something that works for you.
Equine Assisted Learning
Is Equine Assisted Learning the right option for me?
This option can be a non-therapy, activity based program, which can benefit anyone, for capacity building, self confidence, perfect to weave into Mentor programs or Meaningful Engagement and wellness programs.
This might also be a good way to try out equine assisted services, as a non-therapy version of a session, before deciding if Equine Assisted Therapy would be a good fit for you. The session might be very similar in environment and activity, just without the therapeutic relationship.
Meaningful Engagement, Well-being and Mentor programs
What would this kind of program look like?
Usually for GROUPS,
We can arrange a program to suit your small group needs.
Occasionally, group sessions advertised on Facebook page.
However, INDIVIDUALS can book a single (or package of) ‘one person’ session/s under ‘Meaningful Engagement & Well-being’ if that suits your funding/invoicing better.
The experience will still be meaningful and therapeutic in nature.
Group session duration could range from 2 hours, or up to half a day, (subject to group needs, size and costs).
Ideal group sizes is for 4 people. (up to 8 max)
Your small group can experience a blended sequence of short segments, covering a mixed selection of elements such as Horse handling and education, Somatic Awareness and Regulation activity, Art activity, interactive Equine Assisted Learning activity with the horses.
Whilst technically overall, a non-therapy option, your group will leave with a sense of connection, wonder, achievement, all known as meaningful engagement, and good for their overall well-being.
Ideal for getting out of the office or team bonding session.
*GROUPS - By special arrangement only, with notice, unless special event advertised.
*Send an enquiry via ‘Contact Us’ or arrange a call back consult (through the booking page) to discuss planning your group activity.
** Please Note: For all NDIS Clients, we still need to work according to your plan and approved funding, no matter which option you choose, due to billing under the appropriate NDIS Line item. Which means giving consideration to meeting your goals, therefore, a therapy intake process will still need to be in place.
Adaptive Horsemanship
Is Adaptive Horsemanship the right option for me?
This option can develop your horse handling skills, at which ever level you require. You may wish to build confidence being in the presence of horses, catching, leading, brushing or washing a horse.
For others, there is scope to progress to more intermediate levels of horsemanship in the round pen, ground work techniques or liberty work.
It is important to know, this is not a horse training program, and Stable Surroundings aims to operate within a safe scope of practice.
Adaptive Horsemanship is a way of incorporating and sharing a knowledge of horsemanship skills to enhance another persons experience around horses, work towards learning a new way of being around horses, a sense of achievement and well-being.
This option can be a non-therapy program.
And elements of this work can often be integrated into any therapy session (depending on your goals).
This is a great option for a Youth Mentor program.
Horsey Time - Mentorship
Is Horsey Time Mentorship the right option for me?
This option is a non-therapy, Mentorship, Horse Care program: Any person who is enthusiastic about horses can join in on this affordable way to experience what it’s like to own a horse.
*Limited participant places available*
Only two lucky people per month.
One evening per week (1 hour) / 4-week program
Each participant will be allocated one evening each, per week, for four weeks, to participate in caring for the horses’ needs during the end of day routine, ensuring they are fed and settled for the night.
Enquire now and get in first to choose your preferred afternoon (either Wednesday or Thursday) and/or which month works best for you.
*See the flyer below for more detail.
Program timings may vary in accordance with Australian Eastern Standard Time.
Non-Daylight savings:(Wed/Thurs) 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Daylight Savings:(Wed/Thurs) 5:30 – 6:30 pm
*A non-therapy option. A Special conditions (stand alone) package, and not offered as equine assisted therapy or any other plan or program. Cannot be billed to NDIS.
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Some general questions might be answered in the FAQ’s section,
If you wish to find out more, or discuss if this service is right for you,
you are welcome to book a free 10 minute call back consult,
by choosing an available time that suits you on our booking link.