EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) as well as Cognitive Processing therapy are two evidence based treatment protocols for Stress and Trauma. These therapies are combined with the power of equine assisted therapy. 

 

Equine-assisted EMDR (EA-EMDR) is a combination of EMDR therapy and equine-assisted interactions. EA-EMDR can help treat trauma, anxiety, and PTSD. EA-EMDR is still EMDR therapy but includes the integration of equine-assisted interactions. 

 

 Equine-Assisted Cognitive Processing Therapy program (E.A.C.P.T.) is a program for first responders, military members and veterans aimed at helping facilitate growth and recovery from Operational Stress Impact and Injuries by combining equine assisted therapy and cognitive processing therapy. 

 

 Services are provided by an independently licensed mental health professional who is dually certified through  PATH int’l as an equine specialist in mental health in learning, certified in ea-emdr (equilateral) and trained in Cognitive Processing therapy through STAR behavioral health (center for Deployment Psychology) and a prior Military Family Life Counselor. 

Hold The Line Services is a "Give an Hour Provider." Give an Hour’s Military Program addresses the unique challenges and needs for prioritizing mental health and emotional wellbeing in the military community. Give an Hour's approach to mental wellbeing and treatment assists in closing access and delivery gaps to reduce extensive delays that can make mild symptoms worse and recovery more difficult. By diversifying options for care, Give an Hour addresses the disparity between available mental health professionals and community needs. Hold The Line Services provides up to ten sessions to the Military community on a sliding scale or free of charge. These ten sessions are eligible to be used in one of our equine therapy intensives (read below). Find out more info here (search Hold The Line Services) Mil/Vet Provider Search - Give an Hour

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Sound Familiar to you?

Have a parade of faces that run through your mind at night?

Feel shut down?

Not present with friends or family?

It doesn't have to be this way.

 

Equine and nature based therapy intensives, can help with distress after a bad run, the end of a relationship, anxiety, panic, and chronic pain. My job is to have your back, so you can get back to yourself. 

 

Typical weekly therapy sessions take months to years to have the same results we offer with our intensives.  

 

A single retreat day (or half day) is equal to (4-8) 45-50 min sessions. In other words, 1 retreat day is equivalent to 1- 2 months of weekly therapy, but the effects are substantially more powerful because of the continuity of the work. 

 

Your one-on-one day with a therapist means there is no wasted time saying hello, catching up or shutting down a session, you have their full attention. The retreats are outdoor and equine based, not in an office setting (although we can do traditional based therapy as well). We utilize techniques such as equine assisted EMDR, IFS, trauma informed yoga, biofeedback, polyvagal equine therapy and more. Intensives are offered during the months of May, June, September and October.  These intensives are offered at a low cost for first responders and military members. We have limited spots for a funded intensive, for an application, please email us at holdthelineservices@gmail.com.  

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