What We Do
Counselling and Horses
Jasper Equine Assisted Counselling provides evidence informed counselling services to assist people to overcome life's challenges. We provide services to children, teens and adults and can assist with a number of presenting issues, including:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- PTSD
- Anger Management
- Grief and loss
- Relations
- Life crises
- Adjustment
- Trauma
- Family conflicts
- School refusal
- Bullying
- Low self esteem
- ASD / ADHD
Our very friendly horses are incorporated into individual counselling sessions to promote positive emotions, emotional regulation and self-confidence.
Our Humans
Sharne Brown
Qualifications:
- Accredited Mental Health Social Worker
- Masters Degree in Social Work
- Bachelor Degree in Counselling
- Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy
Experience:
- Sharne has worked for over ten years as a therapeutic practitioner within child and family services, specialising in family violence and mental health.
- Sharne has practiced Equine Assisted Counselling for the past two years, working within organisations and now in private practice.
Equitation:
- Sharne has owned and loved horses her whole life.
- Sharne grew up on a cattle station in the NT - riding stock horses.
- Sharne spent a few of her teen years working with racehorses as a stable hand.
- Sharne has an interest in groundwork and liberty training.
Bec Stannage
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Psychology
- Post Graduate Degree in Counselling
- Currently working towards a Master's Degree in Psychotherapy.
Experience:
- Bec has worked at numerous schools- both main stream and special development, as both learning assistant and school counsellor supporting children of all ages.
- Bec has also worked as a Therapeutic Practitioner within the Integrated Family service sector. She has extensive knowledge of Family Violence having been a Senior Family Violence Practitioner along with Team Leader supporting women and children fleeing and recovery from Family Violence.
Equitation
- Like Sharne, Bec has loved horses her whole life. She is especially fond of the ponies, having gone grown up with welshies and miniatures therefore has a soft spot for Bobby and Frank.
- Bec is passionate about the benefits and the positive outcomes that are achieved through equine assisted therapy.
Our horses
The Horses
Jasper
Jasper is a retired racehorse “thoroughbred” who is the sweetest horse. He does however communicate his emotions and boundaries clearly and that is what makes him special enough to be a therapy horse. He does require a confident human to work with him, as he is our tallest equine partner and he will try and lead his person to find good grass, if allowed (work in progress).
Bailey
Bailey is a gypsy cob x quarter horse. He is a sensitive soul but boy is he brave. He will give anything a go, even if he is not sure and needs to be reassured. Bailey helps others to find their confidence while trying new and difficult tasks, role modelling that it is ok to feel unsure at first, and mistakes are definitely ok.
Bobby
Bobby is a welsh pony who is the first to meet visitors at the gate. Nothing really bothers him and he is happy to role model what taking a laid back approach to life looks like. He does enjoy his food and loves to be pampered. Bobby is gentle and kind and will usually be the first therapist for new clients.
Frank (Noodle)
Frank (aka Noodle) is a small welsh pony who was adopted from the RSPCA. Frank’s history includes being a breeding stallion on a large property for most of his life, so being around humans is quite new to him and it will take him time to adjust to his new life. Frank is no longer a stallion, and can now be observed in the paddock doing his new job of keeping his equine pals company.
Prince Harry
Prince Harry is a therapy pony in training. He is a Shetland pony, who is only a few years old, so just a little guy with lots to learn. You can meet Prince Harry when you attend the farm, and see his progress on instagram as he starts Liberty training with his owner Bec. Such a little cutie and it is hoped that within the next 12 months he will be ready to participate in therapy sessions.
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