Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF HEAL IS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITH A SAFE, PROFESSIONAL, AND THERAPEUTIC EQUINE EXPERIENCE. HEAL SUPPORTS THE LIMITLESS EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND HEALING POTENTIAL CREATED BY THE BOND BETWEEN HORSE AND HUMAN. HEAL WAS BUILT TO PROVIDE EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES (EAP) AND EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING (EAL) DIRECTLY TO OUR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
IN 2018 HEAL'S PROPOSAL WAS ACCEPTED TO CONDUCT A MAJOR DAY LONG EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TAPS (TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS) DURING THEIR ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. TAPS BUSSED ATTENDEES FROM THEIR ARLINGTON, VA CONFERENCE TO THE HEAL LOCATION IN CATLETT, VA. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED THE SPOUSES AND FAMILIES OF VETERANS KILLED IN COMBAT OR BY THEIR OWN HAND. ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED IN 4 EAL (EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING) SESSIONS WITH TWO MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND 2 EQUINE SPECIALISTS. THERE WERE 6 VOLUNTEERS. PARTICIPANTS INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE MOST MEANINGFUL AND HELPFUL THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT THEY HAD EVER EXPERIENCED. ALL SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED USING THE EAGALA MODEL. ALL HEAL E.S. AND THE M.H. ARE EAGALA CERTIFIED.
HEAL CONDUCTED A SIMILAR HALF DAY EVENT ON VETERANS DAY. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED VETERANS FROM VIETNAM, DESERT STORM, AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, AND KOREA ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING CHILDREN. AS THE WORLD WAR II VET NOTED "I AM GOING TO LIVE ON THIS DAY FOR A LONG TIME". THIS INVOLVED 10 VOLUNTEERS. HEAL PURCHASED AN ADDITIONAL ROUND PEN IN ORDER TO PROVIDE JOIN-UP SESSIONS AN ACTIVITY WHICH PARTICIPANTS FIND PARTICULARLY HELPFUL AS THEY SEEK TO "JOIN AND BOND WITH A HORSE. THIS ACTIVITY OFTEN RESULTS IN A STRONG RELEASE OF EMOTION, A FLOODGATE, WHICH THE THERAPIST IS ABLE TO HELP PARTICIPANTS WORK THROUGH.
IN 2018 HEAL BEGAN PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY. THESE SESSIONS ARE UNDERTAKEN IN A CONFIDENTIAL, THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT INVOLVING THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, THE EQUINE SPECIALIST AND SEVERAL HORSES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lisa D'Alessio | SECRETARY | 1.5 | $2,437 |
| Dennis Hottell | TREASURER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Terese Colling | PRESIDENT | 2.3 | $0 |
| Autumn Rae | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mary Fox | BOARD MEMBER | 0.8 | $0 |
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