Equine facilitated psychotherapy interventions for people on the autism spectrum has a multitude of scientifically proven benefits.  The Autism Teaching Company endorses and highly recommends Equine Enlightenment as one of its therapeutic partners.

Equine Enlightenment offers alternative forms of therapy to the usual room based ‘talking therapies’ which not everyone gets on with. Not only does it offer an alternative solution for clients who find it hard to open up or trust, it is also a powerful, safe way of helping clients with trauma process this in an existential, person-centred way.

Talking therapies are classed as a form of ‘top-down’ processing, relying solely on cognitive processes.  When we experience high levels of stress and trauma, part of our brain called Broca’s area responsible for accessing verbal memories shuts down.  Therefore it is imperative that we are able to access ‘bottom-up’ processing through body work, which is supported by the following psychotherapies:

Nature, Equine, Canine and Body psychotherapy are powerful, yet gentle ways of working with a qualified practitioner at your pace.