How horses help us heal from complex trauma & disordered eating

In this episode, I talk with Tina Rawlings talks about complex trauma, early childhood emotional neglect, disordered eating, psychotherapy, the importance of connection, and how nature, bees and horses help us heal.

Tina is a qualified Psychosynthesis Therapeutic Counsellor and Therapist with over 20 years experience in offering psychotherapeutic interventions. Tina encourages creative methods of self-expression including writing and art making. She gained a BA (Hons) in humanities, through her keen interest in the arts and is particularly drawn to the healing aspects of nature, spirituality and the outdoors in her work. She is a beekeeper and enjoys growing her own food. Recognising our profound human need to connect deeply with ourselves and others and knowing from her early experiences that horses can facilitate this connection, led her to train in, and offer, Equine Facilitated Therapy since 2009. She is a professionally registered member of BACP and trained in Couples therapy at The Relational Academy in Cambridge. She likes to work with individuals, couples and groups and has long experience as a Senior manager in Day Treatment Services working with families where there have been addictions and complex needs. She also worked in Doctor’s surgeries supporting those referred for mild to moderate depression and anxiety. Tina currently works in private practice in Hertfordshire, where she also worked with a Countywide Project treating those effected by trauma and complex loss.

In How Psychotherapy, Horses and Nature Help Us Heal, Tina talks about: