Parenting Skills and Support

Parents, I know how hard you work. In the midst of laundry, packing lunches, and running your kids to every extracurricular under the sun, a sense of doubt can creep in. Let me assure you that you are not alone. Maybe you want to increase the bond that you have with your child or maybe a certain type of parenting strategy is not working well for you and your family.

Emily Voelker is trained and certified in a parenting model called PMTO (Parent Management Training Oregon Model). She takes the knowledge she has gained from this modality and intertwines it with personal experience gained from her role as a mother to her three children. Let’s work together to walk through challenges, set goals, and achieve them. Evidence collected from the implementation of PMTO shows an increase in positive behavior and a stronger bond between parent and child.

In addition to the PMTO model, Emily has the privilege of incorporating the beautiful horses of Starry Meadows into this treatment. Working with the horses allows parent and child to engage in a meaningful activity together, to trouble-shoot tasks, and see a positive connection grow between them and the horses. Let’s strengthen your family relationships by learning, growing, and engaging with one another.

Why Choose Us

Equine-assisted psychotherapy can help with a variety of mental health issues, including anxiety, low self-esteem, addiction, trauma, depression, and improving social behaviors.

Our therapist is a trained and certified Equine-Specialist through the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl)

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4099 North Jefferson Midland, Michigan 48642

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