Owner Emily Ghiurcan and husband George display portraits of equine facilitators Sledgehammer (black) & Daisy (paint)
About Us
Hi, I'm Emily
I spent two wonderful decades as a high school teacher. Now I help teachers and teens deal with stress and relationship issues with the help of horses.
Our work is based on the H.E.A.L. model of EFPL. Focusing on EFL (Equine-Facilitated Learning, rather than Psychotherapy), we work with a wide variety of individuals and groups, using hands-on experiential learning techniques to support our clients' social/emotional needs and growth. In our program, horses facilitate every session, contributing their unique ability to bond deeply with others as well as their insight into humans' emotional states.
In most cases, our work is not done in the saddle, but rather, on the ground and on equal footing with our equine facilitators. Clients may lead, groom, "dance" with and otherwise interact with herd members. No prior experience with horses is required.
We Help You
- Release tension
- Build confidence
- Be authentic in relationship to others
- Explore leadership
- Experience emotional resilience
- Practice co-regulation of emotion (horse to human / human to horse)
- Experience safe connection
- Use boundaries to build relationships
- Creatively envision their own life journeys
- Learn about neurocircuits of the brain that influence emotion
- Trust the body's experience of emotion
- Find a new lens for old problems -- and so much more!
Our Facilitators
Emily Ghiurcan: Owner/Facilitator
H.E.A.L. Certified EFL Instructor
Level I Reiki Practitioner
Wendy Easton: Volunteer Facilitator
SpEd Certified Instructor
M.A. and Doctoral Candidate: Forensic Psychology
