Hot Mess Healing, with Casey and critters

Hot Mess Healing, with Casey and critters ✨In my Animal-Assisted Trauma Therapist Era ✨ 988 = Su***de and Crisis Hotline - help is available, and you do matter.

If you are in emergent risk of harm to yourself or others, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. I'm a social work student working in the mental health field. My goal is to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with post-graduate certifications in in Veterinary Social Work, Trauma, EMDR, and Animal-Assisted Therapy. I proudly work with a specialty trauma practice called Valor Ho

rses for Heroes in North Carolina as an Equine Specialist in our Equine Assisted Psychotherapy program. After a 15 year career in veterinary medicine, I left the field to find a way to help from the outside. As a tech, I never felt understood by therapists when seeking help. Disinfranchised grief (grieving something not seen, understood, or valued by others) is very real, and weight of vicarious trauma, burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral injury is taking a devastating toll on the field and the lives of our beautiful souls inside the field. I needed to get to a place where I could heal, and then offer tools to my colleagues for their own healing. I also aim to help others benefit from the healing that can come from the Human-Animal Bond in Animal-Assisted Therapy sessions. For now, I can offer psycho-education here on my page, silly animal memes to help you smile, and hopefully help guide you to places that can help you where you are atin your journey. Our practice in NC is accepting new clients, and if you are out-of-state I urge you to look for other services near you (EMDRIA.org , EAGALA.org , psychologytoday.com ).

Welcome to my office 😅
04/20/2026

Welcome to my office 😅

Listen up

04/20/2026

Me: craving peace, calm, stability 🧘‍♀️
My horse: 🐎💨

04/19/2026
These two, modeling what true confidence looks like 😂
04/17/2026

These two, modeling what true confidence looks like 😂

🎉 two openings next week for new clients! Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy, EMDR trauma therapy, animal assisted office ses...
04/10/2026

🎉 two openings next week for new clients! Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy, EMDR trauma therapy, animal assisted office sessions, or telehealth!

I work with children, teens, and adults navigating the effects of trauma, anxiety, grief, or emotional overwhelm—often shaped by past traumatic experiences. Many of my clients struggle to put feelings into words, feel “different,” are neurodivergent, or unsure where they belong. I proudly support my LGBTQ+ community with affirming, compassionate care. My clients often want healing beyond talk therapy and are drawn to creative, experiential approaches. Using EMDR, art, play, and equine-assisted therapy, I help people build safety, confidence, and a sense of control so they can reconnect with themselves and move forward with clarity.

Casey Bennington-Palmer, LCSW Associate , Grantsboro, NC, 28529, (252) 654-6684, I work with children, teens, and adults navigating the effects of trauma, anxiety, grief, or emotional overwhelm—often shaped by past traumatic experiences. Many of my clients struggle to put feelings into words, feel...

04/09/2026
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03/29/2026

There is nothing wrong with you.

If there is something “to heal” it would be washing away the concept that there was something broken in the first place.

How powerful is that?

To come home to yourself, not as someone new… but as someone who was whole all along.

The unlearning.. the rediscovering.

Quoting Peter Crone:
“Life will present you with people and circumstances to reveal where you are not free.”

You deserve to be free 🫶🏼 love you all

📸: image cropped from the original “Welcome Home”

Today’s lesson from the arena: sometimes we have to take time to think things through before feeling safe enough to move...
03/25/2026

Today’s lesson from the arena: sometimes we have to take time to think things through before feeling safe enough to move forward, and that’s OKAY. Some choose to jump right in, and process things as they go. Some have brains that sound the alarm if we try to do that, and we need to assess the situation, know the likely risks, and understand what the goal is before we can confidently take action. Knowing how to work WITH your brain instead of against it is one of the most empowering abilities. It took me over 30 years to learn how to do that, or even that it was an option. Neurodivergence comes with challenges in a world that is made for people with neurotypical brains. But it comes with gifts too, and we can better enjoy those gifts when we stop making our lives harder than it has to be.

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1303 NC 306 Highway S
Grantsboro, NC
28529

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http://www.valorhorses.com/, https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1587361?preview=

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