Equine Therapy
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At Touchstone Ranch Recovery Center, we understand that equine therapy is an important step in the addiction recovery process.
Animals are beneficial to mental health wellness; they provide a valuable sense of security through non-judgmental companionship.
Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (Eagala) therapy is a hands-on therapy technique that uses horses, exotic animals, and objects to create a symbolic environment indicative of the client’s individual experiences.
During Eagala therapy, our clients learn to interpret life circumstances and correlate self-awareness with their personal recovery.
Clients work to improve self-worth by creating, analyzing, and making connections to their personal recovery through interpretive and symbolic activities.
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What to Expect in Our Equine Therapy Program
Touchstone Ranch Recovery Center utilizes equine therapy to help a wide variety of different people across many psychological and physical spectrums. Equine-assisted therapy can help people who suffer with addictions of most substances, like heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription drugs, and alcohol.
When a client forms a bond with a horse in an equine therapy program, that animal is a blank slate; it arrives into the relationship with no preconceived notions about the recovering person.
This provides an opportunity for the client to understand how their behavior affects others. For many who have lived with drug addiction for years, this realization is equivalent to a breakthrough. Throughout the course of rehabilitation, the client will tend to designated animals. A regular therapy schedule will be maintained, and the client will be expected to attend sessions on a regular basis.
Our team of compassionate counselors play an important role in equine therapy as well, they talk to clients about their experiences while caring for the horses, this helps to better understand the metaphor between these therapeutic tasks and the rebuilding and recovery of one’s life.
We hope that many of the positive skills learned by the client will become tools they can use to remain clean and sober post-rehab.
Touchstone Ranch Recovery Center Reviews
Thanks to Donna Henry for taking the time to send me places to call to get into rehab I will be starting my journey to recovery on Friday. I'm excited
I cannot express enough the gratitude for the exceptional care and support provided by Touchstone. The staff here are truly compassionate and dedicated professionals who genuinely care about each patient. The facility itself is clean, comfortable, and equipped with all the necessary amenities to make the stay as pleasant as possible. I wholeheartedly recommend this facility to anyone seeking help.
This place is AMAZING! If you are seeking complete rehabilitation with strong aftercare, look no further. The staff is caring and always there to help. The education, facilities, and food are all phenomenal. The counselors are genuine and truly want to get to the core of your addiction, not just detox you and send you on your way. I stayed for an additional month, a total of 4, and they worked with me on the financial piece since insurance coverage had ended. It was completely worth the cost and I couldn’t be more grateful. While I hope to never relapse, if I do, I will be back there in a heartbeat.
I was at Touchstone a few years ago. I am from NC and it was SO worth the plane ticket. I can’t thank Debbie enough for what she did for me. She had an awesome staff. Her counselors were amazing, the nurses were wonderful, and the food was much better than you get at home!! When you are away from family you want to be around people who care for you. You also want a great place to be comfortable and sleep well!! Debbie cares about you being comfortable and she makes sure the little things and the big things are taken care of!!! I promise if you need to go to rehab, look no further. This is where you need to go!! Debbie, thanks for the healing. From Downtown Steven Brown
Best decision of my life. I tried to leave after 3 weeks, and ended up staying 4 months and that’s exactly what I needed. The staff went above and beyond to take care of me, and over 6 years later I am grateful to still be clean. I owe it all to Touchstone and their amazing staff.
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Recover with the Help of Animals
If you struggle with substance use disorder, you are not alone. Our team at TRRC is available to provide a unique treatment experience that includes equine therapy.
Let us help you get on track to better health and well-being and enjoy the experience of interaction with the animals on our ranch.
Our facility is home to horses, dogs, alpacas, zebras, sheep, goats, llamas, kangaroos and much more!
We invite you to enjoy our serene ranch and an environment conducive to recovery; explore nature and experience the benefits of sunlight for improved mental health and overall well-being.
