Animal Assisted Therapy and Learning
Elysian was established in 2015, and is an Animal Assisted Therapy and Learning Service for children, young people, families and adults. We have a multidisciplinary team who work with clients needs in creative and effective ways, supporting their therapeutic and development goals. Our passion is centred around the therapeutic experience being with animals can be, and how they can assist us in developing ourselves. We also believe in the effect animals can have on recovery from trauma, injury or emotional distress. We have professionally qualified therapists and experienced staff, and some of our team information can be found at www.elysianuk.org. Our team has a significant track record of supporting clients to reach positive outcomes and achieving potential.
We facilitate individual and group sessions tailored to the clients needs. We receive referrals from professionals and parents, and a large majority of our referrals come from other services such as social care, education provisions and health.
The sessions are 50 minutes long and involve spending time with animals in a variety of ways. They vary from structured animal assisted activity to exploratory integrated equine and/or animal assisted therapy and are client led. Sessions are usually goal based and use an integrated therapeutic approach to work with the clients presenting needs.
We have a whole range of animals. These include pigs, sheep, chickens, guinea fowl, quails, horses and ponies, ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, cats, donkeys, rheas and lots of goats (of different breeds, mostly pygmy). We also have reptiles, including tortoise, snakes and bearded dragons. Clients, if they wish to, meet and interact with all of them.
