56: Equine-Assisted Survivors of Trauma Therapy

Therapy Chat

Laura Reagan, LCSW-C

Social Sciences, Science, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2016

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today’s episode, as a follow up to Episode 55 about falling in love in a barn, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Charlotte Hiler Easley, LCSW. Charlotte is a psychotherapist in private practice who specializes in working with survivors of trauma using equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP). Charlotte discusses her work using Equine Assisted Survivors of Trauma Therapy, a method she developed in collaboration with a rape crisis center when she was in grad school.

Charlotte talks about how horses are able to read our body language and react to our emotional experience. She explains what equine assisted psychotherapy is – hint: you don’t have to touch a saddle. She describes how survivors of trauma working with horses are able to learn and practice new ways of being in relationship; setting boundaries; making a mind-body connection; feeling what safety feels like – because the work is all experiential. Finally, Charlotte shares about her work helping therapists create practices using equine assisted psychotherapy, and describes an upcoming retreat she is offering for trauma therapists.

This episode is a must for therapists and anyone who has experienced trauma. Charlotte shares so much knowledge! Thanks for listening to Therapy Chat. Please get in touch and let host Laura Reagan know what you thought of this episode!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

EAGALA: http://www.eagala.org/about

PATH: http://www.pathintl.org/

Charlotte’s website: https://charlotteeasley.com/

Charlotte’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/charlottehilereasleyLCSW/?fref=ts

Central Kentucky Riding for Hope’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CKyRH/

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0:00.0	Therapy Chat Podcast, episode 56.
0:04.6	This is the Therapy Chat Podcast.
0:08.6	The information shared in this podcast is not a substitute for seeking help from a licensed
0:13.8	mental health professional.
0:16.2	And now, here's Laura Reagan, L-C-S-W-C, with today's episode.
0:36.4	Hi, welcome back to therapy chat. This is your host, Laura Reagan.
0:39.6	And today is a continuation of the conversation I had with you last week about my experience,
0:49.8	finding a heart and soul connection in a barn.
0:53.9	The connection was really with myself and the horse, but really it was myself.
0:58.9	And it was such a special and magical experience.
1:03.2	One that I had been wanting to try for a while, especially after I interviewed the guest who you're going to hear from today,
1:13.6	Charlotte Hiler Easley, LCSW, who is a therapist practicing equine-assisted psychotherapy in Lexington, Kentucky.
1:24.8	And she created a model called Equine Assisted Survivors of Trauma Therapy, E-A-S-T-T-T.
1:36.0	And I admire Charlotte so much because like me, she's a warrior in the fight to end sexual violence.
1:45.1	And she's so passionate and knowledgeable about working with horses.
1:50.7	And so I'm excited to share our interview with you today.
1:55.8	You're going to hear Charlotte talk about how horses are able to read our body language and react to
2:05.5	what we're saying with our nonverbal signals, including when we're triggered or when we're
2:12.4	having some kind of emotional experience, and how equine assisted psychotherapy, EAP for short, can help survivors
2:22.1	of trauma to regulate their affect.
2:25.6	I think this episode is a must listen for people who've experienced trauma to maybe get a little bit more in touch with how some of the sensations and feelings
2:41.6	that you may have felt in your body or you may have noticed and experienced but didn't know
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