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"At our hospital, as in life,
compassion is our passion."
Cross Creek
Animal Hospital
2147 Skibo Road Fayetteville, NC 28314
910.868.1164
crosscreekanimalhospital.com
Dr. Shannon M. Poole, DVM
Dr. Ryan T. Reid, DVM
Dr. Erica Y. Richardson, DVM
Caring for Your Pets
"If you give too many
instructions, too much of
a safety brief, then it shuts
people down," Deb details.
"ey'll stay up here," she
says, pointing to her head.
"You want them to have
that body-mind experience.
When you connect your
mind and your body, that's
when the peace comes."
e horses aren't
required to do anything.
"It's about noticing
the differences and
metaphorically the horse,
or the behavior of the
horse, can be symbolic
for something the client is
going through. ings come
up. It just happens," Deb
says.
With the presence of a mental health professional, if, or
when trauma does arise, the therapist is clinically trained
to deal with that. Deb says for someone with depression
it is not uncommon for a horse to drape it's head over the
client's shoulder and stay there for some time.
A model, a mirror
By asking what the horse is doing instead of asking the
person what's going on
with them, the EAGALA
model creates a mirror
to an experience. Stories
are drawn out, and as
they are withdrawn,
healing becomes hopeful.
"Whatever the story is, it
is," John says. "We don't
pry for answers, and that's
what helps create that
safety."
Even aer only a few
sessions, Deb and John can
notice the physical changes
in their clients.
"ey'll come in and
their bodies are clenched
and on guard..." Deb
shares.
"…and then we watch
their bodies relax, their fingers uncurl, their eyes soen,"
John says, finishing her sentence.
"What would take me two years in an office setting for
somebody with complex trauma, in ten weeks you can see a
change," Deb explains.
Joining forces with Lone Survivor Foundation
Lone Survivor Foundation (LSF), the Texas-based
nonprofit, is soon to arrive in Fayetteville. Started by former
