Cornerstone Therapeutic Horsemanship
Equestrian Facility
Why pick this one
Cornerstone Therapeutic Horsemanship combines PATH International-certified horse services with LCSW-led equine-assisted psychotherapy in Mars Hill and greater Asheville.
Best for
- Children and teens with ADHD, behavioral challenges, emotional regulation difficulties, or school-related stress
- Clients addressing anxiety, trauma, PTSD, grief, depression, or life transitions
- Families seeking ground-based therapy involving horses without riding
- Students participating in the NC Disability Grant program who need therapeutic horseback riding
- Clients seeking therapy covered by Medicaid, BCBS, Vaya, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Ambetter, or Wellcare
Look elsewhere if
- Clients seeking emergency or crisis counseling
- Clients seeking only riding lessons outside the NC Disability Grant program
- Clients who do not want horse-centered or experiential therapy
Specialties
- Equine-assisted psychotherapy
- Ground-based horse interaction without riding
- Therapeutic horseback riding for NC Disability Grant participants
- Youth support for ADHD, behavioral challenges, emotional regulation, and school-related stress
- Trauma-informed therapy using cognitive-behavioral, attachment-based, and somatic principles
Certifications
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International certification, achieved in 2014
What makes them different
- Equine-assisted psychotherapy sessions are facilitated by a licensed mental health professional
- Ground-based psychotherapy activities do not require riding
- In-network with Medicaid, BCBS, Vaya, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Ambetter, and Wellcare
- Founder has 23 years of special education teaching experience
- Therapeutic horseback riding is offered for students participating in the NC Disability Grant program
- Serves
- Mars Hill, Asheville, Marshall
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 286 Gosnell Rd, Marshall, NC 28753-7142
- Phone
- +18283809554
- Website
- https://www.cornerstonehorsetherapy.org/
- carisa@cornerstonehorsetherapy.com
Services
- Individual equine-assisted psychotherapy
- Group equine-assisted psychotherapy
- In-office mental health therapy
- Therapeutic horseback riding
- Equine-assisted learning