Within RANGE Team

Wally assists on virtual intake appointments

The Psychologist: Dr. Mel Jenkins-Fernández

 STAT® Inc. Ligonier Therapeutic Center

Within RANGE is honored to team up for equine programming at STAT® Inc. Ligonier Therapeutic Center in Ligonier, PA.
STAT® is a 501(c)3 public charity founded in 2007 by Catherine “Cat” Markosky.

STAT Barn

“Horsepower therapy empowers life-changing outcomes”
-Cat Markosky, STAT® CEO

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Expertise with Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy & Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT)

Dr. Mel first learned EMDR in 2006 while in a VA Pre-Doctoral Internship to help Veterans process trauma without having to describe details. Certified in EMDR and provides Equine Assisted EMDR called EquiLateral™

How do animals help?
They provide emotional safety often described as love. They help us stay present to learn. Click here for AAT benefits.

Why Equines?
When we say one thing but actually feel something different, the equines sense the discrepancy and communicate through their body language, which teaches self-awareness in order to make changes. In other words, being smart about horsing around!

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP), EquiLateral™ (Equine Assisted- EMDR Therapy) & Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) are provided at STAT® Inc Ligonier Therapeutic Center with an Equine Specialist and equines.

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy & Learning Models

Equine Assisted Growth & Learning Association (EAGALA)

EAGALA has global professional standards and ethics, is evidence driven and ground-based, emotionally and physically safe, and an experiential process with equines, a Mental Health Professional, and an Equine Specialist to reflect things in life. We believe that solutions come from within the clients. We provide the storyboard with opportunities for growth.

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Army Veteran Greg Kersten developed EAGALA and the O.K. Corral Series Models. We Observe and gain Knowledge from horse herd behaviors through ground and mounted exercises. Learn from equines, a Mental Health Professional, and an Equine Specialist.