Benchmark Transitions
Redlands, CA

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Latest Additions To
Therapeutic Offerings

Benchmark Transitions has been having fun with the latest additions to our therapeutic offerings - Equine Assisted Therapy, Yoga and Kickboxing!

When we opened our primary detox and residential treatment programs last year at Wildwood Canyon for men and Panorama Ridge for women, we knew that we had to take full advantage of our beautiful equine facilities at Wildwood Canyon, so we adopted and rescued six horses and brought in the dynamic duo of Tiffany Atalla and Katie Jolley.

Tiffany is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with certificates in Fitness, Yoga, Eagala Equine, EMDR and CPR. Tiffany has developed the Equine Therapy program at Benchmark, facilitating separate groups for our residential and transitional living clients. She also facilitates Yoga and Kickboxing. "Last week, even with the rains, we had a great time with our experiences," states Tiffany. "We did a combo boot camp, cardio kickboxing and finished it off with meditation!" The clients loved it.

Katie is an equine specialist who has worked with Tiffany co-facilitating our equine therapy groups. She is responsible for the overall care and maintenance of our six horses, mini horse, Teaken, Mindy the goat and Gaylord the donkey. She teaches clients the essentials of grooming and handling, as well as how to effectively muck those stalls! She also offers individual and group riding classes that are available on an ancillary basis.

Together, Tiffany and Katie have worked with our contracted equine risk manager, to ensure that all of our services and policies are up to date and meeting/exceeding safety standards and a local veterinarian and farrier, to ensure that our animals are healthy and up to date on all of their shots and shoes!