DETAILS:

START DATE: 9 May, 2025
WHEN: Fridays, 1-3pm
WHERE: East Newmarket / Stouffville(between Aurora Rd & Vivian, East of Warden)
LENGTH: 6 weeks
GROUP SIZE: 6-8 participants
FACILITATORS:

• Lyndsey McKeown, MSW, RSW

• Joelle Anderson, MA, RP

PRICE: $1500 per participant, total(invoices may be submitted via benefits)

FOR MORE INFO contact Joelle Anderson by calling or texting: 647-880-7118, or email her atjoelle@kernelofwisdom.com

Equine Group Therapy for “Type A” Personalities/Perfectionists

This 6-week group program blends equine therapy with concepts and skills from Radically Open DBT. This is great for anyone whocould use help being more flexible, coping with uncertainty/times of low control, letting things go, emotional connection, and/or reducing emotional loneliness. The horses and donkeys give clients the opportunity for experiential growth with beings that can feel safer for some than interacting with people.

Horse experience not required. All the horse activities are conducted on the ground (no riding). Indoor and/or outdoor programming options for weather. Ages 18+.

Modules/Areas of Learning:

• Identifying “closed mind” / rigidity

• Exploring “Radical Openness”

• Vulnerability and (Social) Safety

• Social Signals / Expression

• Receiving/Responding to Feedback

• Tribe/ Enhancing Connection