Sisu Psychotherapy and Wellness

12/13/2025

Happy National Day of the Horse to our amazing horses Dually, Rudy, Odin, Tucker, Kasey and Chase! They are an essential part of the team and we couldn’t do what we do without them!🤍

12/02/2025

‼️All in-person sessions are being held virtually!

While we are here holding down the fort taking care of horses, all sessions will be virtual today. Everyone here is inside munching on their hay bags and enjoying a little break and we hope you are too.. but maybe enjoying YOUR favorite food😉

In-person sessions will resume tomorrow. Stay safe, warm and don’t forget to take a moment to appreciate the quiet stillness that the snow brings
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11/28/2025

Happy Thanksgiving!🦃

Today we’re especially grateful for the courage, vulnerability, and resilience we witness every day. Thank you for allowing us to be part of your healing journey. We are so grateful for clients past, present and future. We hope your day includes moments of peace, presence, and connection in whatever way feels right for you.
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11/11/2025

Today, we pause to honor the courage, sacrifice, and strength of all who have served. Your dedication protects the freedoms we cherish, and your resilience inspires us every day.

To all veterans: thank you for your service, your bravery and your continued commitment to healing and hope🤍

11/07/2025

This was such a wonderful event yesterday! It’s an honor to be a part of their veterans support network🤍

If anyone is in need of any additional support, MHA offers so many different programs across every county in NJ!

10/31/2025

And anyone who’s been to the barn definitely knows the festive Halloween kitty, Milly! 🐈‍⬛

10/31/2025

Here are some of our pumpkins🎃 this year (that I remembered to take pictures of before they went home🫣)

For anyone who celebrates, have a happy, safe Halloween! 👻🕷️🕸️

10/28/2025

As a result of the recent threat to pause SNAP benefits, even more families in our community will struggle to meet one of the most fundamental human needs: food.

According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, our basic needs like food, water, and shelter must be met before we can focus on emotional well-being, growth, or healing. When people face food insecurity, it can deeply impact mental health, increasing stress, anxiety, and hopelessness.

In previous roles, I have seen firsthand the importance of SNAP along with other community programs. There are so many families out there who work hard, do whatever they need to do and STILL cannot make ends meet.

This month, we will be collecting non-perishable food donations to support our local food pantries. Every can, box and bag helps nourish both body and mind.

Please reach out if you would like to donate so we can arrange a pick-up or drop off. For anyone who comes to the barn, there will be a box to put your donations.
Monetary donations or grocery gift cards are also welcome.
However, we ask: Please do not drop off without scheduling with us first so we can protect client's privacy!

Together, we can help meet these basic needs and remind our neighbors that they are not alone. While we may not be able to eradicate world hunger, we can help make sure someone's kids don't go to bed hungry tonight.
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10/17/2025

What a beautiful fall morning!🍂🍁

10/15/2025

Rudy says it’s that timeee!🎃

My long-time clients know what this means😎 For those that don’t, it’s time to paint pumpkins! Every year in October, we change things up a bit and all of my in-person clients are invited to paint a pumpkin during their session if they’d like. It’s always so much fun to see what everyone creates and sometimes the horses get involved too! Stay tuned for all the master pieces in the upcoming weeks🥳

10/01/2025

🌿Chase Update!🌿

Chase has been with us for 6 weeks today! He has quickly become a client favorite around here. It has been such a fun journey to watch him adjust to domestic life and it’s safe to say, I don’t think he minds it much😂

Chase spent about 4 weeks in quarantine to make sure that he was not carrying any illness that he may have acquired during his travels here from North Dakota that he could pass onto the other horses. During that time, we allowed him time to settle while also started teaching him skills he will need in order to be part of our herd including haltering and leading.

After that, he spent 1 week in a separate field that is adjacent to the other horses so they could get to know each other safely over the fence. Last Monday he was introduced into the herd with Dually and Rudy which deemed to be uneventful. Dually and Rudy have a close relationship so now Chase is figuring out where he fits in.

Chase had minimal handling before arriving however, was still very curious and friendly with people, making things a bit easier. It was also a big factor as to why he was chosen to join us in the first place.

Since arriving, he has learned:
- to be haltered and lead
- to be brushed with different kinds of brushes
- about staying in a stall (his favorite)
- to wear a fly mask
- how to eat out of a hay net
- how to walk through gates
- how to eat feed that is not hay or grass
- that humans need more space than other horses

He is such a smart, curious, gentle, intuitive, brave guy. He is the first to greet clients out in the field and is also learning how to ask for scratches. I have already gotten amazing feedback from clients about what spending time with him does for their nervous system. While it is always his choice to interact with them, he has chosen to 100% of the time so far.

We are so glad to have him here! Stay tuned for more updates on his progress as he continues to settle into our world and find what magic he has to offer us!
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*any client identities are protected*

09/26/2025

What a gorgeous rainbow over the farm this evening!

“Rainbows exist to prove that beautiful things can happen even after a bad storm” - Roger Lee
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