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Trish Richardson 0427 578534

Facilitating an empowered and self-led approach to healing and mindful horsemanship
Find out more with a free 20min phone call to discuss how my services can help you
Trish Richardson 0427 578534
Facilitating an empowered and self-led approach to healing and mindful horsemanship
Qualified through Equine Assisted Therapies Australia & trained by Jane Faulkner
Registered with the Australian Counselling Association
Person Centred, Trauma Informed, Compassionate, Inclusive & Safety Focussed. Training draws on Somatic Experiencing, Gestalt, Art Therapy, Bush (Nature) Therapy and some solution focussed techniques.
Experience with assisting and supporting people with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, ASD, trauma. Children , youth and adults.
Professional Member PATH International (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship)
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Life of of experience and still a student. Practical, kInd and safety focussed horsemanship that is empowering, effective and relaxing to both horse and handler.
As a registered counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association (Diploma of Counselling), and an Equine Assisted Mental Health Practitioner trained under Jane Faulkner herself of Equine Assisted Therapies Australia, it’s safe to say that the way we look after our clients is a little unique.
How?
At The Grounded Equine, we strongly believe that each and every person is the expert in their own lives - we are simply there to facilitate and help bring that out. With a person-centred and trauma informed approach, we are able to help guide our clients through situations and emotions that might be uncharted, supporting them with an outside perspective that is steeped in lived experience, trauma support and psychological practice.
Born in central Queensland, Trish is no stranger to the power and influence of equine therapy. Starting out on horseback at just four-years-old, Trish competed in pony club, show jumping, polocrosse, campdrafts and stockman’s challenges, working with some of Australia’s leading horsemen and women. Horses were also an integral part of Trish’s work on cattle stations. Amongst this, Trish raised her autistic stepson through adolescence into adulthood, giving great insight and lived experience into her career. With a Bachelor of Applied Science in Rural Management, Trish’s corporate journey has seen her develop skills in human resources, quality assurance, animal health, exporting, shipping and people management - all the while, continuing to ride and train horses, both for herself and others. At the height of Trish’s career, a key physical and mental realisation came into play, recognising that constantly being on the go wasn’t sustainable. By integrating her mindful horsemanship talents, high empathy and a passion for helping others, Trish found equine-assisted counselling - a skill-based, person-centred healing approach that is both emotionally and physically therapeutic, offering rehabilitative and supportive results for people from every walk of life and experience.
If you’re looking for a unique, empowering and self-led healing experience, reach out to The Grounded Equine.
Offering 1:1 equine-assisted counselling, Trish works with clients in Brisbane and surrounds in an in-person capacity, both with their own horses, or working with Trish’s horses. Alongside this, Trish can also offer nature/bush therapy, and Zoom counselling for those further afield.
At The Grounded Equine, every client’s program is customised to suit their needs. Starting with an intake session, Trish works closely with the client to establish their requirements taking into consideration experience, safety and boundaries. The sessions are experiential and may involve interacting with horse through grooming, stroking, leading and horsemanship techniques. The session may also simply being in the company of horses without any physical interaction. Being out in nature or in an arena adds another dimension to the counselling experience not found in room based talk therapy. Trish may incorporate elements of art and / or nature therapy in sessions.
Pinjarra Hills Queensland 4069, Australia
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