The Horse Talk Model™
A Trauma-Informed Experiential Approach to Personal Growth and Emotional Wellbeing
The Horse Talk Model™ is a collaborative therapeutic approach that combines counselling, relational learning, and experiential work alongside horses to support emotional awareness, resilience, and personal growth.
Grounded in trauma-informed practice and lived experience insight, the model helps people slow down, observe their internal responses, and develop healthier ways of connecting with themselves and others.
Through the process of Pause → Notice → Understand → Grow, participants learn to recognise emotional signals, explore relational patterns, and build confidence in navigating life’s challenges.
Working alongside horses offers a unique opportunity to experience authentic feedback in a calm and supportive environment, helping bring awareness to behaviours and emotional responses that are often difficult to see in conversation alone.
What We Offer
Equine-Assisted Counselling Sessions
Horse Talk sessions combine experiential work with horses and reflective counselling to support emotional awareness, confidence, and personal growth.
Sessions are designed to help clients explore challenges, develop emotional regulation skills, and build stronger connections with themselves and others through guided interactions with horses.
Where helpful, sessions may also incorporate online counselling or reflective integration to support learning between visits.
Session Fees
Adults (18+)
$160 per 1-hour session
Youth (under 18)
$140 per 1-hour session
Horse Talker Sessions
(Parent / Family / Supporter Sessions)
At Horse Talk, we believe meaningful change is strengthened when the people supporting a young person also feel supported.
For families with a young person attending sessions, parents or carers can book a Horse Talker Session at a reduced rate.
These sessions provide a space to:
• learn grounding and emotional regulation tools
• understand how young people experience stress and emotions
• strengthen supportive communication
• explore ways to create calm and connection at home
Session Fee
$100 per 1-hour session
(Available to parents, carers, or family supporters of youth clients)
Family Field Sessions
(Parent / Family / Supporter Sessions)
A parent and youth attend together with the horse.
These sessions can be incredibly powerful for:
- rebuilding trust
- communication repair
- emotional co-regulation
Session Fee
$180 per 1-hour session
Online Counselling
Online counselling offers the same supportive and reflective space for those who prefer the flexibility of meeting from home.
Session fee
$120 per 60-minute session
Online Integration Session
A short catch-up conducted online to assist with integration, processing insights, goal tracking and parent guidance to keep focus and support between sessions.
Session fee
$60 per 30-minutes, online
Group Workshops
Groups can make equine therapy accessible and are very effective therapeutically. These work well for:
- Teen confidence groups
- Parents & Carers Support Groups
- Emotional regulation groups
- Personal growth workshops
Participant session fees may vary depending on the session structure
Therapeutic Pathways
While single sessions are available, many people find that meaningful change develops through a series of supported sessions over time.
Horse Talk Australia offers several Therapeutic Pathways designed to support deeper reflection, awareness, and personal growth.
Each pathway follows the Pause → Notice → Understand → Grow process.
1. The First Step Pathway
For people beginning their journey – Many people start here to explore what support may be most helpful for them.
- establish safety
- explore challenges
- identify strengths
- clarify goals
3 weekly 1-hour sessions supporting reflection, clarity, and the beginning of meaningful change.
$420 adults
$360 under 18
2. The Insight Pathway
For deeper understanding and emotional awareness. This pathway allows time to develop insight, resilience, and new ways of responding to challenges.
- explore patterns
- build emotional regulation
- strengthen relational awareness
A 6-fortnightly, 1-hour session process, designed to support deeper understanding of emotions, experiences, and relational patterns.
$840 adults
$720 under 18
3. The Growth Pathway
For sustained personal development. This pathway is a longer-term therapeutic process supporting personal growth, emotional resilience, and sustainable change.
- integrate change
- build resilience
- strengthen confidence
- develop lasting strategies
A 10-monthly, 1-hour session pathway, allows space for deeper reflection and meaningful integration over time.