Bellingen Equine Assisted Counselling

04/10/2024

Happy World Animal Day. I am so blessed to spend all day with you 💞💗🙏

🐨✨ Happy World Animal Day! 🌿🎉

Celebrating all things feathered and furry with this stunning original May Gibbs artwork today🐾

Which Aussie animal is your favorite? Tell us in the comments! 👇❤️

09/04/2024

Stunning beauty arrived in a session with a young person as we were harvesting pecans. It was a very special moment. Nature is perfect.
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04/10/2023

Happy World Animal Day...
I love my work and each day I have the honour to share my many beautiful animals. Not all are still with us but each and every one has and is sooo loved.
My heart and soul are nourished. It isnt always easy, but I am grateful to share my life with you.

27/07/2023

Beautiful moments in the afternoon light, captured by my young client. Honestly who wants to be in a room when all we need to facilitate healing is mother nature.
# Bellingen Equine Assisted Counselling
# nature
# sunlight
# natureheals

14/07/2023

Winter mornings..

13/01/2023

When comes to interview Stella...and Bodie has other plans!!

28/11/2022

Love my office ❤️

23/11/2022

Introducing Maddison aka Maddy. Maddy come to rest on our farm after a difficult situation, after a week I was asked if we could keep her. It wasnt difficult to say YES.
Maddy arrived 2 months ago. We have been supporting her transition and on Monday Maddy entered into her first client session. I have given Maddy the choice and trusted she would tell me.
Maddy is 24, incredible sweet and brave. We are her forever home now. She has a long way to go to return to full health, her hooves were a mess. Our deepest gratitude to for her care, patience and incredible skills in starting Maddy's rehab.
Welcome sweet girl we are all in love with you.

08/09/2022

R U OK day.
Today while we were supporting a young person they asked a very important question.

What do I do if my friend says their NOT OK?

So we brainstormed some options

Listen without telling them to "GET OVER IT"
Not be responsible for fixing them
Find a trusted teacher, parent, support worker, youth worker or therapist.
Sit with them to eat lunch
Visit a quiet place to talk
Check in each day to see if they are feeling better and what has helped.

This list is small but important as the ideas are from a young person.

Its amazing to bring awereness to mental health however we also need to teach our young people what the next steps are to support friends, family.

Asking young people to keep secrets is more harmful than helpful. Building trust, offering empathy, support resourcing of self. Being in nature and with animals are powerful ways to connect with young people.

So from the animals and I

R U OK?