What Is Animal-Assisted Therapy?
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🐴 Builds emotional awareness and regulation
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🧍♂️ Improves confidence and self-esteem
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🗣️ Supports communication and social skills
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🧘♀️ Reduces anxiety and stress
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👣 Encourages movement and engagement
Animal-Assisted Therapy is a therapeutic approach that incorporates animals such as horses, dogs, and small farm animals into structured sessions to support wellbeing.
Grounded in evidence-based practices, AAT helps individuals build emotional regulation, communication, confidence, and trust.
"Sometimes the best therapist has four legs and a tail or feathers and a beak"
The ECES Approach
Our facilitators design each session around the client’s individual goals, using horses and farm animals in calm, safe, and supportive environments. We work with children, teens, and adults, including those with NDIS support, trauma backgrounds, or neurodiversity.
Testimonial
“The connection my son built with the animals helped him in ways I never thought possible.” – Parent
Our Team
At ECES, our dedicated team brings both passion and professionalism to every session. All staff are fully qualified and hold the following credentials:
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Specific industry individual qualifications
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Working With Children Check
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NDIS Worker Screening Check
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Current First Aid & CPR certification
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AEFL Facilitator Certificate Level 1 and/or 2
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Seizure Management Training
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Equine-Assisted Mental Health Professional Development
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Full insurance coverage through Affinity
Our qualifications reflect our commitment to safety, quality, and client wellbeing in every interaction.