Healing Partners Equestrian Program, founded in 1999, provides Equine facilitated psychotherapy for adolescents and families, individuals, couples and groups, by utilizing family systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and experiential education.

The founder of Healing Partners is Rand Gurley, LCSW, DAPA and a Doctoral Candidate who has been in private practice for over 15 years. Rand is a member of the faculty at Prescott College, AZ, teaching the Master's of Counseling Psychology students in Equine Assisted Mental Health (EAMH). Rand specializes in trauma, CBT, DBT, EMDR and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.

By combining the language of horses with licensed and trained therapists, Healing Partners Equestrian Program facilitates positive change in individuals by working and exploring key concepts such as safety, trust, relationship building and family growth and learning.

Healing Partners works with an array of mental health diagnosed clients, ranging from ADHD, depression and PTSD.

[This information came from Rand Gurley, Founder of Healing Partner's Equestrian Program]