Our Approach
Our Services — Counseling & Equine Therapy · The Awakened Field®
The Awakened Field® — healing begins with awareness.
Nature based sessions on tranquil farms and schools help each member of a family to slow down, recalibrate and balance. Observing the forces of nature and the behavior of a herd of horses, awakens the innate power of presence and love - instantaneous aha moments that go beyond words.
Contemplative Counseling for Individuals & Families
When a child or adult is in crisis, a family's foundation is tested.
Personalized support for emotional regulation, stress management, and overcoming the obstacles — mental and physical — that quietly shape daily life. Karin collaborates as needed with a trusted circle of pediatricians, internists, psychologists, neuropsychologists, and psychiatrists to build care that's grounded, clear, and whole.
Areas of focus
- Individual & family crisis
- Trauma & life transitions
- Teen behavioral concerns
- Emotional disconnection
- Communication & power struggles
- Anxiety & anger management
- School challenges
- Addiction · PTSD
- PDA - Pervasive Drive For Autonomy
- ODD - Oppositional Defiance Disorder
Equine-Assisted Therapy
Horses respond honestly and immediately to human energy. Ground-based, experiential sessions with horses center on presence, trust, and emotional awareness — held in deep respect for the horses who guide it.
Equine-assisted work helps individuals and families slow down, reconnect, regulate emotions, and develop self-awareness. Sessions are ground-based and strictly confidential. Emotional intelligence is a learned practice — guided by Karin and quietly mirrored by a herd of horses, hundreds of families have awakened to the innate power of love. No prior horse experience necessary. No riding required.
Areas of focus
Anxiety & stress
Confidence
Emotional regulation
Communication
Family connection
Leadership
Presence
Self-awareness
SCHOOL WITHIN® Equine Coaching Certification
Most equine coaching focuses on doing. Our Contemplative Conscious-Based Method shifts the focus to being. Transformation doesn't happen through a script — it happens in the Internal Landscape shared between the horse, the coach, and the client.
Become a SCHOOL WITHIN® Certified Equine-Assisted Contemplative Coach through a six-phase curriculum blending contemplative wisdom with the intuitive power of horses. A 30-day immersion — two in-person sessions on the farm with horses each week plus one virtual session each week — closing with a half-day immersion in Sagaponack, NY.
Four Core Pillars
Somatic Presence & Stillness
Regulate your own nervous system first. Enter 'Active Stillness' and create a safe container for both horse and client.
The Horse as Conscious Partner
Read subtle energetic shifts and micro-movements that reveal deep-seated patterns in a client's life.
Intuitive Inquiry
Use contemplative questioning to help clients discover their own truth — empowering lasting 'aha!' moments.
The Awakened Field of Resonance
Facilitate breakthroughs by observing how a horse responds to a client's internal congruence.
Curriculum at a glance
I · Foundations
The Conscious Container
Theory & Inner Work
II · Connection
The Horse as Co-Facilitator
Equine Behavior
III · Presence
The Art of Facilitation
Coaching Skills
IV · Mastery
In-Person Intensive
Hands-on Practice
V · Professionalism
Ethics, Safety & Scope
Risk & Standards
VI · Integration
Building Your Practice
Business Mentorship