ABSTRACT

Peace, LLC provides traditional talk therapy, walk and talk therapy, and equine-assisted psychotherapy and learning. The two cases presented were clients who sought equine-assisted psychotherapy following a recent death of a primary member of their family system. The cases were referred to Peace, LLC through a local non-profit, Olivia's House, which is a grief and bereavement center for children and families in York, PA. Olivia's House refers clients to Peace, LLC when the program director feels that the child or the family might benefit from a more individualized approach or the family has identified a need that lies outside of what Olivia's House educational programs can provide. In many cases communication, relationships, and life satisfaction are all affected by the loss. Clients are often seeking some place to grieve and process the next steps they can take as they move forward in their life's journey and honor the life that has been lost.