The Heartfelt Family has been trained in Equine Facilitated Wellness (EFW) and incorporates this practice into each of their sessions. Equine Facilitated Wellness is a opportunity that includes equine activities and/or an equine environment in order to promote physical and emotional growth in clients who may be struggling with social, emotional or behavioural challenges. EFW can help individuals build confidence, self-efficiency, communication, trust, perspective, social skills, impulse control and learn boundaries. Since the horses have similar behaviours as humans, such as social and responsive behaviours,it is easy for the clients to create a connections with the horse. The horse has an innate tendency to mirror the client's behaviour, physical movements and emotions, which help the participant to be more aware of themselves. Combined, Jody and Teri come to the program with experience facilitating the counselling process and equine knowledge. Jody and Teri's focus is in supporting youth (6 to 17) in the areas of managing anxiety and stress, grief and loss, anger management and increasing emotional literacy and self-worth. Groups and individual counselling is offered.
