Dreamcatcher provides hope for those who are convinced there is no hope.

 

Healing Hearts

 

Healing Hearts is Dreamcatcher’s main program out on the ranch. It is an Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) program focused on Dreamcatcher’s expertise in treatment and counseling. We offer individual as well as group sessions and each session is tailored to meet the specific needs of the individuals involved. The program takes place outdoors in a natural, relaxed yet challenging environment. Our non-traditional counselling methods gently but actively engage individuals so that they may find healing, hope, balance, and growth through the experiences with our specially chosen animal partners.

 

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Hope and Healing

Our Animals Help People Increase:

• Understanding of self
• Behavior and feelings management skills
• Frustration tolerance
• Coping and problem solving skills
• Healthy boundaries
• Healthy attachments and relationships
• Processing of past traumas
• Empathy and nurturance

Our Animals Help People Improve:

• Self-esteem, confidence and self-respect
• Communication skills
• Self care

 

                     

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Program Activities

Animal care:

Encourages caring for self and others, empathy and nurturance

Learning about animals and nature:

Provides understanding of one’s role in the world

Riding horses and donkeys:

Increases self-confidence and sense of accomplishment

Navigating obstacle courses with the animals:

Increases problem solving skills, and frustration tolerance

Animal training:

Improves communication skills and promotes healthy, respectful relationships

Working closely with animals:

Increases understanding of self and how one relates with others, increases awareness of feelings and behaviors, provides understanding of personal boundries and encourages positive relationships

Vocational skills:

Helping with building, maintenance, property care, gardening, etc.

Nature walks, bird watching, frog catching, animal tracking and gardening

 

          

Who Do We Help?

Our unique programs are especially effective for people who have not found success in other forms of therapy. The Animal and Human Counsellors at Dreamcatcher are passionate about the work that we do. We meet with people from all walks of life and join their journey of healing and self discovery.

We help:

• Youth at risk
• Persons with mental health diagnoses
• Persons with behavioral challenges
• Persons with emotional difficulties
• Persons with past trauma
• Persons with other life challenges
• Children, Youth and Adults

 Our 2-legged and 4-legged counsellors are skilled at reaching the most difficult to reach.

 

For more infomation on counseling or treatment or if you would like to book appointments:

please call our office at: 780-922-1047.