Therapist Using Horses to Treat PTSD

[unhappycamper]

Therapist Using Horses to Treat PTSD
February 02, 2009
Aiken Standard, S.C.

An individual may look healthy physically, but it's possible that, even without any physical manifestations, stress and traumatic experiences can take their toll on both humans and horses.

But, thanks to psychotherapy, horses and humans are interacting and bonding with one another to help each other heal.

This Sunday, soldiers who are stationed at Fort Gordon and have returned from their deployment in Iraq, and at risk members of the community, will have a chance to use a unique modality to help with their Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Psychotherapist and horseman Suze Maze will be using Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) to help.

The therapy sessions will be conducted on Sundays at Equine Rescue of Aiken.

Maze learned about EAP while she was living in Kentucky through the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning (EAGALA) model, and later became certified.


Rest of article at: http://www.military.com/news/article/February-2009/therapist-using-horses-to-treat-ptsd.html?col=1186032310810

[Happyhippychick]

1. Hippotherapy is also used for autistic and mentally disabled children. When you witness how it

works, it is pretty darn cool.

[applegrove]

2. I used my cats purring to help me with PTSD. It is very relaxing to curl up with a purring cat.