Change Your Lead: Psychotherapy & Wellness with Horses

Change Your Lead:  Psychotherapy & Wellness with Horses EAP is “hands on” in nature and involves activities that are aimed at treatment goals. Sessions currently offered in Woodside and Winters, CA.

Psychotherapy and Wellness Offerings with Horses

Change Your Lead is made up of a group of licensed clinicians and equine professionals who incorporate horses into mental health treatment and wellness offerings. EAP involves a team of a licensed psychologist, an equine specialist and equine staff. Clients are encouraged to find solutions to their current difficulties through exercises aimed at helping them understand how they interact with others and the world around them. Horses are an integral part of this process as they provide neutral, immediate and nonverbal feedback, enhancing the learning experience. EAL involves equine based activities that are not therapy, per se, but are certainly therapeutic in nature. An example of this is skill building through a social skills learning group, violence prevention, team building, early interventions for at-risk youth and classroom visits. All sessions conducted by a CA licensed clinical psychologist: Angela Sherman, Ph.D. CA License #: PSY 23689.

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09/14/2025

Help is just 3 numbers away 💛

Today we're recognizing 988 Day—a reminder that support is always here. However you're feeling, overwhelmed, numb, or unsure, 988 is here 24/7—free and judgement-free.

Compassionate help. Anytime. Anywhere.

Learn more: https://988lifeline.org/

Let’s make sure to check on each other 💛
09/11/2025

Let’s make sure to check on each other 💛

It’s not too late to sign up for tomorrow’s EQ-uilibrium: Stress Reduction with Horses  workshop! Come spend time guidin...
09/07/2025

It’s not too late to sign up for tomorrow’s EQ-uilibrium: Stress Reduction with Horses workshop!

Come spend time guiding yourself back to the present moment, reducing stress and finding more inner peace. All with the help of our equine partners 🌿🧘🐴

Monday, September 8th, 3pm-4pm

We're so grateful that we get to work in space that cultivates positive mental health and wellness everyday through the ...
08/30/2025

We're so grateful that we get to work in space that cultivates positive mental health and wellness everyday through the support of our equine partners. How did you celebrate National Wellness Month? 🌿💛

Angela - "What I love about our work at Change Your Lead is watching horses who needed a second career and/or second chance at life, helping people heal and grow."

August is National Wellness Month and here at Change Your Lead, we’re spotlighting our amazing team of clinical psycholo...
08/30/2025

August is National Wellness Month and here at Change Your Lead, we’re spotlighting our amazing team of clinical psychologists and equine professionals as they share a small snip-it about what inspires them 🐴💛

Marty- "What do I love about doing the work? It’s the focus on elevating the experience of the horse/human relationships, cultivating mutuality and a greater awareness of self and others."

For National Wellness Month, our team is sharing a small snip-it about what inspires their work and why they’re passiona...
08/29/2025

For National Wellness Month, our team is sharing a small snip-it about what inspires their work and why they’re passionate about supporting mental health and wellness through horses. Stay tuned! ✨

Carol - “I love how horses can teach us to be grounded and stay present. I’m grateful to help facilitate positive experiences with horses and humans.”

It's National Wellness Month 🌿 We’re taking the time to reflect on each of our journeys in mental health and wellness, m...
08/28/2025

It's National Wellness Month 🌿

We’re taking the time to reflect on each of our journeys in mental health and wellness, made possible with the support of our incredible equine partners 🐴

Lisa - “I love being able to make a difference in the lives of horses and humans."

We’re celebrating Wellness Month by sharing what inspires our teams' work at Change Your Lead! 🐴💛Julia- "What I love abo...
08/27/2025

We’re celebrating Wellness Month by sharing what inspires our teams' work at Change Your Lead! 🐴💛

Julia- "What I love about our work at Change Your Lead is getting to expose our participants to a relationship with horses that values the horses needs, personalities, and natural ways of being."

🌿 August is National Wellness Month! 🌿At Change Your Lead, we’re celebrating by reflecting on our own journeys in mental...
08/26/2025

🌿 August is National Wellness Month! 🌿

At Change Your Lead, we’re celebrating by reflecting on our own journeys in mental health and wellness, made possible with the support of our incredible equine partners 🐴💛

This week, we’ll be spotlighting our amazing team of clinical psychologists and equine professionals. Each day, they’ll share a small snip-it about what inspires their work and why they’re passionate about supporting mental health and wellness through horses. ✨

Stay tuned to catch their stories!

Dr. Caroline Vetter - "I love working with Change Your Lead because it allows me to help introduce so many different people to horses. It’s wonderful to watch their relationships with the horses grow."

New Fall workshop dates, released 🦄 Take a look, tag a friend and feel free to share! We’re looking forward to welcoming...
08/23/2025

New Fall workshop dates, released 🦄

Take a look, tag a friend and feel free to share! We’re looking forward to welcoming you to our beautiful facility in Petaluma!

🧘 EQ-uilibrium: Stress Reduction with Horses
💭 Introduction to Psychotherapy with Horses
🌿 Interconn-EQ-tedness

We are very excited to announce our new workshop mini-series; EQ-uilibrium: Stress Reduction with Horses 🌿Come spend tim...
08/19/2025

We are very excited to announce our new workshop mini-series; EQ-uilibrium: Stress Reduction with Horses 🌿

Come spend time in beautiful Petaluma, California with our equine partners. This is a series of four, one-hour workshops offering you a chance to guide yourself back to the present moment, reduce stress and find more inner peace with the help of horses.

We hope you'll join us on the second Monday of each month, starting in September, from 3-4pm.

We're even more excited to announce that this series is a discounted offering, made possible through support from our donors of the 2025 Horses for Mental Health Campaign where we raised funds to help our increase access to services for our community.

Be sure to share the event or tag a friend below!

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