ANIMAL SANCTUARY​

Healing and growth is a two-way street at One Heart Wild. Here, animals, many with physical and emotional wounds created by traumatic experiences with humans, come to us through veterinary referral or transfer from a reputable animal rescue organization. We are a safety net for animals with medical and age related special needs who require more care than many adopters are able to manage. With time, understanding, and a stable social environment, the animals to which we provide sanctuary not only recover, but grow an increasing capacity to help heal our human community.​

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ANIMAL ASSISTED SERVICES​

The importance of the human-nonhuman animal connection is becoming widely understood. What began as casual observations--how aquariums can reduce blood pressure or how petting a dog can reduce anxiety in nursing homes--has grown into exciting scientific disciplines. One of them, trans-species psychology, informs all that we do at One Heart Wild. Within mutually beneficial experiences, Equine/Animal Assisted Self Development & Psychotherapy has the capacity to improve social-emotional skills, emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and nonverbal communication and improve wellbeing.

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ROOTS INSTITUTE​

One Heart Wild's ROOTS Institute represents a scientific, and ethically sound paradigm shift in equine & animal assisted self development and psychotherapy training. ROOTS qualified MSW, LMFT, & LMHC professionals earn 36.75 CEUs. Coaches, educators, and other human-animal professionals, check with your orgs about CEUs.

With a focus on mutually beneficial social-emotional growth using tested principles of psychology, ethology, and neuroscience, graduates will meet or exceed Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling Competencies developed by the American Counseling Association.

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ADDITIONAL SERVICES​

~ Mental health counseling (individual/group/family)
~ Life & health coaching

~ Tier 2 and 3 Community Based Mental Health provider for schools
~ Animals & Empathy social/emotional outreach program in schools

~ Contract services for community organizations
~ Counseling support for At-risk Youth Petitions

~ Staff team secondary and vicarious trauma support workshops

~ Sanctuary Visits

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