Testimonials

Our referral partners and patients have been very generous with their appreciation of the LEAP process….

Deborah Marcet, Psy.D., is a local clinical psychologist who has referred clients to LEAP and consulted closely with the LEAP practitioners in working with her patients. Dr. Marcet was kind enough to send us the following comments:

“The LEAP Program has been an essential component of my clients’ ability to heal from the aftereffects of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. The experiential approach is a powerful learning tool. It provides immediate feedback to my clients through their interactions with the horses during the execution of assigned tasks.

These interactions are then explored and processed with the help of extremely capable clinicians.

This approach has facilitated the development of new skills and insights for my clients. The clinical staff maintains open and consistent communication with the referring therapist, allowing relevant issues and new material to be available for the ongoing therapeutic process in regular sessions.”

Claudia M. Hafer, MA, Children’s Services Coordinator,
The Governor’s Office of Continuum of Care
for Emotional Disturbed Children. Ms. Hafer has referred patients to LEAP and worked closely with us in developing their treatment. A very supportive letter she has written to us says in part:

"Our clinical staff…recommend(s) LEAP’s program to use with our children who have not responded to their previous therapies. I personally have been able to watch LEAP in action and have been so impressed with their work. The real proof is in the fact that our children are functioning better and are happier."

Jane Evers, MA, LPC, LPCS, a counselor with Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health, has referred patients to LEAP and has commented that:

"It’s…been a really good experience for each of the kids I’ve sent because it’s just less threatening. When you ask someone a direct question or talk about something that’s difficult to talk about in a direct manner, some people just shut down. Through the animals they’re able to see themselves in a different way."

And our patients have also expressed their appreciation for LEAP and for the benefits they received from working with the LEAP horses and staff….

A 14 year old girl following her first session with LEAP:

"Working with the horses has helped me to believe in myself and gain confidence. I’ve learned that I can do anything if I set my mind to it."

A 13 year old boy at the conclusion of individual and family therapy

"Before I was with LEAP I had no trust and I was always scared of everything. Working with LEAP has made me how I am now. LEAP has taught me too not stay in one place – to keep moving forward. And it has also taught me to never give up on something that you really like doing. And when you stay with things that you like doing you get good at them. And I have gave up a lot that I didn’t need that always made me sad and worried. And what I have regained is a lot better and its going to help me a lot in the future and if I didn’t have LEAP I wouldn’t know what to do and that makes me feel like a better person. And when I was with LEAP it made me not care for what made me sad and it made me care for what made me happy. When I first started LEAP I was scared and nervous …now I’m not scared … I will always remember what LEAP has taught me. And now I know that I will always be how I am and all I want to say is thanks LEAP you really helped me a lot."

A 16 year old girl at the conclusion of family therapy

"When I came to LEAP I was scared and had little confidence. The little bit of time I have been working with LEAP has changed the way I look at and do things. I have learned how to do everything without being mean like screaming at everyone. I knew that wasn’t right but that was the only way I knew. That wasn’t communicating, that was just pushing everyone away which I didn’t want. Coming to LEAP has changed my ways for the better. [My Brother] and I don’t fight as much which is good cuz now we can bond. Now leaving LEAP I have a lot to look forward to and have confidence to do it with. I enjoyed working with great people and horses."

LEAP welcomes referrals of anyone in the South Carolina Lowcountry who may benefit from our services. We welcome the opportunity to work with other mental health agencies and organizations as well as private practitioners. We also encourage those in need who are not already working with a provider to contact us directly.

For more information about referrals, please click here.