Services

Do you find traditional room based therapy challenging? 

For some individuals, traditional room-based therapy can feel confronting and overwhelming. Sitting face-to-face in a clinical setting and having to explain your thoughts and feelings can be a challenge, especially when words don’t come easily, or emotions feel too complex to articulate.


At Northern Rivers Equine Therapy, we offer something different...

Horses Offer a Unique Theraputic Experience 

Horses have an extraordinary ability to mirror our nervous system and emotional state. Without saying a word, they respond to our inner world, offering powerful opportunities for self-awareness and emotional insight. In their presence, you don’t have to explain yourself. The connection happens on a deeper, more intuitive level.


What makes horses particularly special in a therapeutic setting is their honesty. Horses won’t pretend to be comfortable when they’re not. They respond authentically to what’s happening in the moment, which can help you explore important themes such as:

  • Boundaries
  • Trust
  • Emotional regulation
  • Non-verbal communication
  • Authenticity in relationships

Non-judgmental and Grounded in the Present

Horses don’t judge, diagnose, or label. They simply respond to who you are right now. This creates a safe, accepting space where you are met exactly as you are, emotionally and in life.


Like humans, horses are wired for co-regulation. Their nervous systems naturally attune to those around them. When you're anxious or dysregulated, a horse’s calm and grounded presence can help settle your own nervous system, supporting emotional regulation, building confidence, and fostering healing.

A Safe Space for Real Connection

At Northern Rivers Equine Therapy, the horse becomes a partner in the therapeutic process. Through their presence and responses, they offer feedback that’s immediate, honest, and deeply insightful, helping you to reconnect with yourself in a safe and supported way.

If traditional therapy hasn’t worked for you, or if you’re simply seeking a more embodied, relational approach, this work may offer the path forward you’ve been searching for.


At Northern Rivers Equine Assisted Therapy, we offer individual sessions that are personalised to meet your individual needs. These sessions are conducted in the paddock with the horses, or in a room-based setting on the farm if incorporating art therapy activities, completing intake forms, or if there is severe weather that prevents us from being outside. We also offer solely room-based therapy for those seeking a more traditional form of counselling.

Fees

"Healing doesn’t always look like progress. Sometimes it looks like standing quietly beside a horse, breathing in unison, and remembering that you are safe."

Fees

Equine Assisted Therapy

Private (out of pocket): $140 including GST per session.

NDIS: $156.16 per session

Room Based Counselling:

Private (out of pocket): $140 including GST per session

NDIS: $156.16 per session.

Session Details:

  • Session duration: 1 hour plus additional time "behind the scenes" for session preparation and case note documentation.


  • 90 minute sessions available upon request and billed accordingly.


  • Services are billed under NDIS line item 15_043_0128_1_3. If this line item does not align with your NDIS plan, please reach out to us.

  • Sessions are to be paid in full on the day of appointment by either bank transfer or card transaction.

 

Additional Information:

  • Please come prepared with appropriate weather gear such as enclosed shoes, water bottle, a hat or raincoat.

  • Unfortunately, we do not offer mental health care plans funded through Medicare or Medicare rebates.

  • Cancellation Policy: As a courtesy to other clients and our team, we require 48 hours notice for cancellations. Appointments cancelled with less than 48 hours notice will be billed at the full session rate.