A friend recently asked me the question “What do you do?” It was in relation to adding me to a Facebook group where she would introduce me with a description of my work.
I had to stop and think as the question has two possible meanings. Either, how do I carry out my work i.e. what method do I use or, what effect does my work have on the people I work with?
Whilst I could offer some kind of an explanation for the first interpretation of the question, I honestly had no idea about answering the second, so I asked a few of my friends and clients if they would enlighten me from their perspective as to what was their experience of having a session.
Their kind words are below along with some lovely testimonials I have subsequently received from clients.
“My son lost his dad in 2020, it was very sudden and unexpected. He was only 10 at the time.
Around 6 months after his dad died my son started becoming very angry. At his worst he would physically lash out at his family members. He has suffered terribly with anxiety, depression, feeling lost and overwhelmed in his grief and generally really struggling to navigate his way through growing up with this huge weight on his shoulders. His self confidence was at an all time low.
Day to day he felt anxious or angry throughout the day and then at night time struggled terribly with his sleep and would wake early, so he was exhausted on top of everything else. He would often say to me that he wanted a normal life, he didn’t want to feel so angry with the world.
He hated feeling that way and wanted it to stop.Sometimes he said he didn’t want to be here any more which was very concerning and understandably broke my heart to hear he felt that way.
Everything felt too much for him, he wasn’t coping and there was nothing I could do to take those feelings away and he didn’t know how to get himself out of that place either.
No amount of cuddles and love could heal his pain.
I spoke to Kathy about how he was struggling. A couple of weeks ago Kathy gave him a session. She didn’t tell me when she would be doing it but I knew pretty quickly that she had, as that morning it was 10.30am and he was still asleep! For the first time in a long time he had had a proper, good nights sleep, I could see how well rested he was just by looking at him all bleary eyed
In this past couple of weeks we have got our boy back. ❤️
He is no longer feeling anxious and angry all the time. His sleeping is so much better, his self confidence is back and I’m so relieved to see him happy again. He hasn’t had any huge emotional outbursts since Kathy worked with him.
It has been so wonderful to see him enjoying life again. He’s relaxed, calm and cheerful – there’s no anger at all. He’s looking forward to the future and not back in the past.
I am so grateful to Kathy, from the bottom of my heart. She has given me my boy back and given him the chance to enjoy life again without this huge, dark cloud hanging over him.
Thank you so much Kathy “❤️
Jo
14/03/23
Dear Kathy,
Words cannot express the immense amount of gratitude I have for your work! I contacted you before you did a recent session with my dog India ink, desiring to share India’s story/history with you, so you can feel the fruition the of your work. I’ll cut to the chase, so here goes….
India has been diagnosed with a thyroid carcinoma. She has been to an internist who took an ultrasound and aspirated the growth. The aspirate and ultrasound confirmed our worst fears! My husband and I were devastated!
Before you conducted your first session with her (back in July of ‘22, this year) I was sure I was going to loose her… any day. Her list of symptoms included: vomiting daily, almost a complete loss of appetite, shallow rapid breathing, loose stool, lethargy, a fever, and a drastic change to the color and texture of her coat.
After that first session, everything changed!! Within a couple of days her appetite returned! A few days after that, the vomiting dissipated, and her breathing returned to homeostasis! After a few weeks, her stool became normal and her energy level was completely restored! Her coat (color and texture) returned within a few months!
My husband and I are astounded!! We still (almost) cannot believe our eyes. Our girl is still alive and with us because of you and your work!! That has become abundantly clear to us over the last several months.
Back in September she once again began vomiting every few days, so I scheduled another session with you, and it immediately came to an end. What can I say? What words are enough? You gave India more time on this earthly plane with us. She is dear to me, as she such a sensitive, connected, soul! We cannot thank you enough Kathy.
Please understand that we owe you our deepest gratitude.
Sincerely,
Jenaveve
13/12/22
Kathy’s treatments are wonderful. they tap into the uniqueness of each person and leave you feeling more, connected physically, emotionally and spiritually, bringing a sense of peace and healing that is beyond words.
Linda Tasker
Hi Kathy just following up from my last session. It has been more of the subtle things, a lot of synchroncities have been showing up and my interaction with my horse and other animals has changed. It was really funny, my dog came up to me after the session and sniffed me all over, I think she was just making sure it was still me Also my relationship/connection to my horse has also changed, she is much more connected and wanting to be with me. I actually went out and sat in the paddock with her soon after the session and she came and lay down next to me (never has done that before) was such an amazing feeling.
Lil. New Zealand 10/10/22
Dear Kathy
I wanted to drop you a note to thank you for your work on Brooke recently. I am seeing a profound difference in her. She is so much more relaxed with people and with other horses – previously she would always pin her ears or try to bite when another horse came close to her. She is now so much more tolerant.
She is a horse who we have owned for some years but though i handle her on the ground each day I have almost never ridden her. In fact she has worked hard in the past to stop anyone other than Amanda her regular rider getting on her. If you could eventually get on, she would plant her feet, toss her head and utterly refuse to move. All of this were signs of anxiety – she would go beautifully for her Amanda. But last week I was able to lead her straight to the mounting block, hop straight on and away we went. A different horse !! She seems so much more relaxed in herself and the only thing that has changed in her life is that you have ‘zapped’ her.
Sarah Howell 30/03/22 horse Brooke session
On 1st August 2021 I received this beautiful message from Erin who has kindly given me permission to share it.
Erin had got in touch and asked if I would work with her horse Sandar. We duly arranged a session for 26th July. As is my usual way of working, I had no information other than the horses name and the time zone in which they lived.
“Kathy,
Just wanted to thank you again for working with my horse Sandar. Since our session Monday 7/26 he has opened his heart, mind and body to me in ways I could never have imagined!
Sandar wasn’t suffering from any health condition. We are new to each other. He’s a fantastic horse, but for many years was with the wrong human. He lost his love of work, and his drive. He became very shut down and cynical around people. His ears were always back. He was always biting and gnashing at the cross ties.
I wasn’t going to buy him, and everyone at the barn said I was making a mistake. I follow Warwick Schiller. I knew his problems were all people related. They were. They still are. I’ve been working so hard to understand him, gain his trust, and show him we both can experience this life in a better space.
Enter you, and your ability to facilitate. Your work has made a difference. I express my heart felt thanks.
I included a picture of the two of us. So you could put faces to those you have helped. Forever grateful…..Erin and Sandar. “
And when I asked her about if he responded in any way during the session she wrote.
“Hi Kathy,
I was with Sandar when you were working on him. It’s funny because I could tell, I believe when you started. He gave a huge release, big yawn and started blowing. Sandar then walked off and continued to graze peacefully.
About mid way through the session he came up to me. Sandar approached me very softly, with this loving warm energy. He nuzzled my chest, and placed his muzzle in my hands. (He has never done this before when he’s in turn out). Then he turned, slowly walked away and went back to grazing.
It’s odd, but I really felt his presence when he approached me. So full of loving, soft energy. And I might be crazy, but it’s like he was acknowledging the process. And giving me a thank you.
Sincerely,
Erin “
Hi Kathy!
This feels long overdue, but I have been wanting and meaning to reach out to you to update you since our session together.
Ah, where to start. It took a few days, and I think the sceptic/ ‘scientist’ / fearful parts of myself were holding on to hope and resistance, but I couldn’t help but feel differences. Honestly, it was the first time in as long as I can remember that I can say I have truly felt a sense of calm on a whole-being level. Even as someone who preferences a bottom-up approach to change/ therapy/ learning, I can’t say I’ve ever been able to have an experience quite like the way I felt after our session. I’m not even sure if this makes sense, but the differences really came into focus for me during my monthly supervision session with my psychologist. She has worked with me closely in processing past trauma and my often ‘always on’ way of operating both cognitively and physically. She really noticed a difference without any intention for her to from me, and wanted to know what I had done haha!
I can’t thank you enough. there is so much I could talk to, like the absence of constant buzzing, the way I hold my breath stopped, I could really tune into life, conversation, nature with all of my senses, and more than ever I felt the ability to be calm and present in my contact with others. Those words you said to me really resonated about being the voice and speaking my truth. So many opportunities and doors have opened since I’ve trusted myself to speak when I would normally not, and to put my hand up when I would doubt myself. Soon after our session I actually had the opportunity to take over the role of trainer for Queensland for the institute of equine-assisted psychotherapy in Australia, so I’m now training other psychologists and counsellors in this wonderful work, which just feels like all of my passions rolled into one! Normally I wouldn’t share this news with someone I’m not super familiar with as it feels a bit braggy, but I just feel like it’s all relevant. The horses are doing wonderfully too, we have a new little mini called Duke who has joined Dakota and Tala and there is a real balance and calmness to them I feel, and the little guy brings so much joy!
I am still working a lot in my quite stressful job at a school, involving a lot that I can do very little about, a lot of child protection stuff and a lot that is hard for me to shake off. I feel the buzzing returning, the tension in my body, and I’m craving working with you some more. I don’t know how you feel about this as I know generally you work with people once, but I don’t know, I just feel drawn to having another session. I had this grand plan that I would push through until the point that I can leave this job and work in my private practice full time, and then treat myself to the awakening, haha. With the story that it would help to ‘reset’ or get rid of what has managed to accumulate in the time back in that working environment.
But if I’m really listening to my body, I don’t really want to keep trying to push through. I really feel like a lot of it is what I take in from work particularly. I don’t know if this aligns with your ways of working, but if it does, I’d really love to look at booking in another session for myself sometime soon, and then talk to you more about booking in the awakening at the end of this year or early next year.
Apologies for the length of this ramble! I hope you don’t mind me getting in touch,
Kind regards
Heather July 2021
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