Shine Equine Therapy Services
- Individual therapy – where a client will attend a session to address treatment goals or specific learning objectives, which have been identified and agreed upon in their first session with the Mental Health Professional.
This can be either an EAP or EAL session depending on preliminary discussions. - Family work – parent and child, or the whole family
- Group work – a number of groups are available. Programs to address specific group needs can also be created.
These groups may be therapeutic (EAP) or learning and skills based (EAL) - Team building / corporate days – Half or full day sessions can be created, catering to the needs of YOUR team. This might include team building (for fun or to address issues within the team), conflict resolution, effective communication and problem solving within a team, leadership and management skills
- Unlike traditional counselling, at Shine you have a choice of session length – 50 or 75 minutes
- COST: Generally speaking the cost for a session with Shine is comparable to accessing other, more traditional forms of counselling…. Only you will have the benefit of a “treatment team” working with you, and it is likely you will not have to come as many times!
Coming soon! – If you pay private health cover and are with Medibank Private, you can claim for services provided at Shine!
Benefits To Clients
People who access Shine may enjoy the following benefits:
- Increased confidence & self esteem
- Enhanced self-efficacy
- Improved social skills
- Better communication skills
- Improved ability to manage boundaries
- Increased capacity for problem solving
- Improved assertiveness
- Decreased anxiety
- Greater resilience
- Increased capacity for self-reflection
Each individual session will start with a “catch up” with the client, and the bulk of the session will be spent working with the horses. Some time is left at the end of the session to work with the client in relation to what has happened with the horses during the session, what this may mean for the client, and briefly clarify goals for further sessions if required.
Because all of the sessions take place outside in an arena, sessions may need to be rescheduled from time to time, due to inclement weather. The Shine team will make an assessment about the need for this up to an hour before the beginning of the session, phone to let you know, and make a new time.
