Based in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois
Equine Gestalt Practitioner
for women in transition through every phase of life
Imagine your life with a renewed focus on positivity for your future and the choices you make.
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Heels Down Healing
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Through Heels Down Healing, I work with my clients to help shed old trauma and heavy baggage so they can begin to live a more fulfilling and productive life.
Together we will dig our heels into the root of your pain and anxiety so as to become grounded and open to the experience of love and connection.
Allow me and my equine partners to join you in your personal journey to heal your background and start the next chapter of your life grounded in the present. No prior horse experience necessary!
I'm Melissa
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ABOUT EQUINE GESTALT
Shed the trauma in a safe space and experience a renewed sense of self and wholeness.
Horses are amazing energy readers. Their survival is dependent on their covert communication with one another, and acute awareness of the energy around them.
Horses live in the here and now; the present moment is all that matters to them.
They are in tune with our inner dialogue and can perceive things within us that are often beyond our awareness. They have the unique ability to help us focus on that which needs to be brought to light.
Gestalt targets past trauma that manifests negatively in everyday present life. Together we identify the painful moments or limiting beliefs that have held you back. The goal is a new way of functioning in the present so as to live to your true potential.
Equine Gestalt
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THE HORSES AND I WORK TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT OF HEALING SO THAT TRANSFORMATION CAN BE ACHIEVED. WE OPEN NEW WAYS OF FEELING AND THINKING THAT ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE IN YOUR MOMENT OF DESPAIR.
Why partner with horses in Gestalt?
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Our Stories. Our Selves: A Women's Writing Retreat
October 17 - 20, 2024
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Who We Are Committed to Helping
the best part? no prior horse experience necessary!
Women who are struggling with:
Transitional periods of menopause
Hormonal changes
Life changes
Emotional lows, such as great fear, anxiety, and grief
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I have had great loss and times of severe loneliness. After 15 years in talk therapy, I attended a retreat where equine gestalt coaching took place. The results I felt inspired me to pursue this unique therapeutic approach.
Gestalt work with horses is powerful! It is an integrative approach with a focus on the horse’s interaction. As your coach, I am present to create a safe and positive environment while offering somatic awareness guidance and Gestalt methodology. During our sessions, my clients can examine their life and choices with a renewed focus on designing a positive future.
I too have suffered from debilitating depression and anxiety at various points in my life.
I'm melissa, founder & owner of heels down healing
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
BA Wittenberg University, Education and Psychology
Master's from Tufts University, Counseling Psychology
