Gestalt is the pure belief that we are all whole as we are and hold our own answers within.
Gestalt therapy is founded on the principle that individuals are inherently whole and possess the internal resources necessary for self-understanding and healing. The approach emphasizes the importance of experiencing the present moment fully and integrating various aspects of oneself to achieve personal growth and well-being.
In Gestalt therapy, the focus is on helping clients become aware of their current feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, and how these may be impacting their lives.
The practitioner supports clients in exploring and understanding their experiences, often through experiential techniques. The goal is to help clients recognize and embrace their own potential for change and self-discovery.
The idea that each person holds their own answers reflects the belief that individuals have the inner wisdom and capacity to address their own challenges when they become fully aware of their experiences and feelings. The practitioner’s role is to facilitate this process of self-discovery rather than providing direct solutions or answers.
Gestalt therapy helps the client revisit past experiences to release trapped emotional energy, enabling them to identify the source of their emotional triggers. This release fosters greater self-awareness, allowing the client to better understand and manage their emotional responses.
Explore our services
introduction call
1:1 Sessions
I recommend a package of at least four sessions but am open to customizing your experience. Equine Gestalt Sessions are held on the farm in the company of the herd. During the first farm visit, I will get you acclimated to the property and introduce you to the horses and other farm critters. We may end up in a pasture with the herd or in the indoor arena with a horse or two.
You do not need to have a background in horses to partake in this experience. Your comfort level with the horses will always be taken into consideration and is part of the growth process.
Grants may be available for those with financial need, please Contact Us.
60 Minute zoom call
Couples Sessions
Relationships are complicated and can get muddled, bringing us to a place of frustration and confusion. Sometimes we need to slow down and regroup to find our way back and keep things on track. If you are feeling lost, alone, angry, or stagnant in your relationship, taking the time to see your partner from a place of understanding can shift and change your perspective.
Adding the horses into your couple's session enhances the experience of finding balance and staying present in your heart. Self-awareness is everything. As you begin to find clarity, feelings and answers are more easily accessed.
Grants may be available for those with financial need, please Contact Us.
Immersive Retreats
The immersive experience was created to offer individuals the space to work on a deep level consistently throughout the time the client is at Soulful Prairies.
This is an opportunity to disconnect from everyday life, allowing for time to process and reflect between sessions.
Spend 2 or 3 nights in the Cabin on the Prairie while experiencing extended Equine Gestalt sessions of 2 ½ – 2 ¾ hours with Linda during the day for individuals or couples. Between sessions, enjoy time to reflect, relax and enjoy the 80-acre property, operating barn with horses and pastures, conservancy pond and viewing station.
What Your Experience Could Look Like
Pricing begins at $2,000.
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Day One 11:00 AM Arrival 1:00 PM Session |
Day One 4:00 PM Arrival |
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Day Two 9:30 AM Session 1:30 PM Session |
Day Two 9:30 AM Session 1:30 PM Session |
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Day Three 9:30 AM Session 1:00 PM Check Out |
Day Three 9:30 AM Session 1:30 PM Session |
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Day Four 9:30 AM Session 1:00 PM Check Out |
Customized Small Groups
Gather your friends or family, for a powerful, customized Equine Gestalt retreat. The experience provides a therapeutic space to explore, gain greater insight, and awareness of each other. Guided by Linda and supported by the Soulful Prairies herd, participants will engage in meaningful exploration of emotions, behaviors, and relationships to promote healing and enhance closeness.
Linda will connect with you to create a meaningful retreat, whether it be with a particular goal in mind or the desire to connect through the Equine Gestalt process.
Ideal for smaller groups up to 12 participants.
Half-day, full-day and multi-day retreats with extended overnight accommodations are available.
Pricing starts at $900.
Team retreats
Re-energize the team, encourage collaboration, and strengthen bonds during a corporate retreat at Soul Prairies. Does your team struggle with communication issues? Do you need to find commonalities within the group to build bonds and cohesiveness? Would a new perspective between your customers and your team help bring inspiration and passion back into the group? Or could your team just use a little time to be pampered, appreciated and reconnect with themselves?
A retreat at Soulful Prairies will be customized to the needs of your business and bring your team together on a deeper level to relax, rejuvenate, and inspire productivity within the workplace.
Designed for groups up to 24 participants.
Half-day, full-day and multi-day retreats with extended overnight accommodations are available.
Pricing begins at $900.
Grants may be available for those with financial need, please Contact Us.
Equine Gestalt Therapy
Equine Gestalt therapy opens individual awareness through experiential exploration with horses.
Equine Gestalt Therapy is a therapeutic approach that uses interactions with horses to help individuals gain insights and address emotional or psychological issues. The process typically involves opportunities for growth through client-driven experiences with horses, facilitated by a trained practitioner, to help clients explore their feelings, behaviors, and relationships in a supportive and non-judgmental environment. Horses are highly sensitive and perceptive animals, and their reactions can provide valuable feedback to clients. A horse’s response to a client’s actions or emotions highlights issues the client may be facing.
This creates a unique opportunity for self-reflection and personal growth. The horse in Equine Gestalt Therapy responds to the energy generated by the client’s exploration of past trauma and emotional wounds. This interaction helps uncover emotional imbalances, with the horse’s reactions offering insights into the client’s emotional state, facilitating healing, and promoting self-awareness.
The experiential nature of the therapy allows clients to connect deeply with their feelings. The presence of the horse makes the therapeutic process more engaging and impactful, fostering emotional resilience and a stronger sense of connection with oneself and others. Horse and riding experience are not necessary. During most of the sessions, the horse is at liberty in the arena with the practitioner and client. On warmer days, sessions may be held in the outdoor pastures.
1:1 Equine Gestalt Sessions
Are you ready to drop some of the destructive behaviors or patterns you experience?
1:1 Sessions with Equine Gestalt Therapy is an effective and efficient way to move fully into yourself and drop old patterns that do not serve you. The Gestalt modality opens the door for each client to find their answers through their inherent wisdom, with a practitioner and a horse guiding and holding space. We offer hour and a half long sessions and extended two and a half hour long sessions.
1:1 Sessions may be held in the arena or in the outdoor round pen or out in the pasture, all where a sense of safety and confidentiality are always respected. If a client is in a place where they are desiring to step out of their day-to-day life and have a series of 1:1 Sessions, with time in between to process, the multi day immersive experience while staying on the prairie is a great option.
Customize Your experience
We offer many ways to customize and enhance your experience at Soulful Prairies including:
- Guided Visualization
- Gong and Sound Treatment
- Farm Tour
- Yoga
- Massages
- Reflexology
- Reiki
- Gourmet Catering
- Cooking Demo and Classes
If you have a specific idea around a theme or topic that you would like to include in your retreat we are happy to work with you to create a unique experience.
Equine Experience
EQUINE GESTALT EXPERIENCE
Learn about horses, their herd and prey mentality and how it relates to your energy. The Equine Gestalt Method believes that through experiential opportunities within a counseling environment we can begin to open to our own truths and see ourselves as we are meant to be. Linda combines the innate energy of horses with twenty-five years of experience as a social worker, counselor and equine gestalt practitioner to guide you to the inherent answers within. May include Gong Meditation with the horses if desired, 45 minutes.
$1,500
for Half Day Experience
$3,000
for Full Day Experience For up to 12 guests
Half Day Experience Includes:
Property Tour and Equine Experiential Activity 31⁄2 hours
Both Tour & Activity to be conducted back to back, in the morning
The Equine Experiential Activities will be custom tailored to the specific needs of your group
Full Day Experience Includes:
Property Tour and Morning Equine Experiential Activity 3 1⁄2 hours
Afternoon Equine Experiential Activity 31⁄2 hours
Retreats to conclude by 5:30PM
Unleash Your Healing
There is nothing more rewarding than seeing a client grow and change as they begin to feel their power within. You hold the keys to tap into your internal wounds, needs, desires and passions. Your healing is yours to unleash. The experiential nature of the Equine Gestalt Therapy model is efficient, effective and lasting. If you have been struggling or stuck with traditional therapy approaches, this is a safe place for you to explore and move out of the perpetual patterns that have kept you locked in anger, discomfort and sadness. It's time to embrace your healing and move forward!
Discover the Power of the Gestalt Experience
I am continually impressed with the effectiveness of the Equine Gestalt Experience, with each client learning to trust and open up to their inner wisdom. The experiential nature of this therapeutic model creates a beautiful environment for healing where changes and shifts happen rapidly. We are not meant to continually swirl in the story around our trauma and unfinished business.
We are meant to look within, learn from the revealed internal conflict, and move forward. Gestalt does exactly this. It is life changing, efficient and incredibly effective. If you have been struggling with trauma, sadness or feeling “stuck,” register for a consultation to learn more about the Gestalt model, the horse’s therapeutic role, and if this is the right modality for you.