Laura McLaughlin, LMFT, LMHC

10/26/2025

At Moonlight Ranch, our equine partners model presence and regulation, reminding us that healing often begins in connection, long before words are spoken.🍂🐴

10/10/2025

🌍 World Mental Health Day 🐐✨
This year’s theme is “Mental health is a universal human right” which is a beautiful reminder that everyone deserves access to care, connection, and compassion.

At Moonlight Ranch, we witness how moments shared with animals can gently open the door to healing. Goats, with their playful energy and calm curiosity, invite us to be present, to laugh, and to reconnect with ourselves and the world around us.

Today, we celebrate the right to heal — through kindness, connection, and the wisdom of nature. 🌿💚

09/21/2025

What an incredible experience attending the 42nd Boston Film Festival to see Blue Zeus. 🌟 The film beautifully captures the spirit of the wild horses and the people dedicated to their protection. Walking away feeling deeply inspired and grateful for stories that remind us why this work matters. 🐎💙

09/09/2025

🌿🐎🐸 Healing can show up in the smallest of moments.

This little tree frog found its perch on the paddock fence today, with the horses quietly grazing in the background. In equine-assisted psychotherapy, we often notice how animals and nature remind us to pause, breathe, and be present.

Like the frog, sometimes healing means finding a safe place to land. And like the horses, it can mean connecting with another being who meets us without judgment.

Every creature in this space offers us a reflection of resilience, grounding, and calm. ✨

09/06/2025

Smokey & Bo 🌱☀️

09/04/2025

As a DBR Level 3 trained therapist, I’ve witnessed firsthand the power of Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) in trauma recovery. What I appreciate most about DBR is how it helps clients access and process the origins of traumatic experiences without becoming overwhelmed.

Recent research led by Dr. Ruth Lanius and her team is showing just how promising DBR is:

• After just 8 sessions, participants showed a 36.6% reduction in CAPS symptom scores, and 3 months post-treatment, improvements grew to 48.6%.
• Preliminary results suggest DBR may be as effective as gold-standard PTSD treatments, with the added benefit of being highly tolerable for clients.

In my own practice, I’ve seen how DBR creates a sense of safety and connection, allowing people to move through deep-rooted trauma in a way that feels manageable and empowering. It’s incredibly rewarding to witness clients not only reduce symptoms but also reclaim more freedom and resilience in their lives.



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08/25/2025

❤️🐴So many snuggles yesterday🐴❤️ Spending time with Elvis is a reminder of how equine interactions can support the therapeutic process. Horses offer immediate, nonjudgmental feedback that helps clients build awareness of their emotions, relationships, and nervous system responses. In psychotherapy, the relationship creates a space where healing and growth can take root in ways that go beyond traditional talk therapy.

08/24/2025

This one made me chuckle. 🐴🐴

08/23/2025

Loving this mild weather☀️🌻 -animalinteraction

08/18/2025

🌺Summer is in Full Bloom!🌺
📚Read up about Moonlight Ranch in our Horse Happenings Newsletter.

Horse Happenings Summer 2025.pdfDownload

08/14/2025