Adult Psychiatric Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Texas State Licensed Joint Commission Accredited
Inpatient
16303 Grant Rd. Cypress, TX 77429
281-516-6200
Outpatient
30903 Quinn Rd Tomball, TX 77375
281-351-6644
Chemical Dependency Outpatient
30903 Quinn Rd Tomball, TX 77375
281-351-6644
Convenient to the Houston Area
Utilizing Equine Integrated Therapy for the Treatment of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse …
The discipline known as Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) has been emerging as a very effective therapeutic approach. It is not a horsemanship program but rather a guided exercise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy utilizing experiential exercises with horses. Skill with horses is not required but honesty, respect, non-verbal communication and assertiveness are.
Our EAP program is an important component of an overall treatment philosophy that we have developed in nearly thirty years of study and practice. Mental health problems affect all areas of life, so treatment should do the same. The EAP program combines spiritual sensitivity training (with a strong 12-step emphasis), physical health and wellness, and emotional hardiness training.
EAP requires both classroom training and hands-on work. Combining the two is more effective than talk therapy alone. During this process, the clients’ character traits and methods of dealing with situations become starkly evident. They learn to recognize and control their faulty thinking patterns, actions and reactions.
The clients gain skill at communicating with others and are better able to pin-point unhealthy living habits. These positive changes result in a deep sense of responsibility and empowerment which ultimately gives them back their lives.