Cornerstone Therapeutic Horsemanship
Changing Lives Using the Power of Horses
Welcome! Is your child struggling with behaviors that are hard for you to understand? Maybe anger, meltdowns, anxiety, yelling, crying or even physical aggression. Does your child have intellectual disabilities and needs counseling, but therapists are reluctant to work with them? Is your child classified as having Autistic Syndrome and needs help with social communication, anxiety or ADHD? Has your child experienced trauma and is reluctant to work with therapists? Have you adopted a child that has begun exhibiting behaviors like lying, stealing or arguing at home and/or school? Does your child have ADHD and struggles with focus, anger, and anxiety?
If so…..Me and my equine partners can help!
We will work together to identify goals which will then be worked on with me and our equine partners. Traditional therapy doesn’t always work with youth. They might refuse or resist going to see a therapist in an office, but I bet they won’t refuse coming to the barn!
Youth, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Trauma, Adoption, Advocacy, Youth with Complex Needs, Learning Disabilities, Attachment issues, Anxiety, Depression
Counseling, Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused CBT & DBT.
Now Accepting Medicaid insurance, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and United Healthcare/Optum.
Cornerstone Therapeutic Horsemanship offers the following services:
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Individual equine assisted psychotherapy- Activities with horses are used to work on mental health goals. They may be done unmounted or mounted. A licensed mental health professional leads these sessions. $125/ session. Insurance may be used for these sessions.
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Consultative services. We offer support to families navigating the mental health system as well as the school system. We can help parents understand various services available.
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Therapeutic horseback riding sessions- These activities are designed to use horseback riding activities to improve cognitive, physical and social needs. Volunteers are used to support riders. We encourage collaboration with speech, OT and PT therapists. Individual sessions- $65 Group sessions- $50
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Classes for students participating in the NC Disability Grant program- We are an approved vendor for this program.
Contact Me
I have spent my life teaching, advocating, and supporting youth with various challenges. I have not only been a foster parent, but also an adoptive parent of a son with special needs. I taught in self-contained special education classrooms for 23 years, achieving honors in and out of the classroom, including being a National Board-Certified teacher for over 15 years. I achieved the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International certification in 2014 and have contracted out at a local riding therapeutic center for 6 years. I achieved my Masters of Social Work in 2020. I was credentialed as a LCSW in 2022. I worked at a special school for students with severe physical and cognitive needs as a school social worker for 3 years before leaving to open Cornerstone Therapeutic Horsemanship. All of my life experiences led to me see the power of using horses to reach youth and work towards meaningful change.
286 Paul Gosnell Rd.
Marshall, NC 28753
carisa@cornerstone horsetherapy.com
Tel: 1-828-380-9554