One of the biggest struggles TCKs face is, Where do we call home? Is it the place of my ethnic origins? Is it where I was born and spent most of my life?
Empowering individuals and families to find hope, healing, and wholeness through therapeutic work with horses.
Take Heart Counseling provides mental health therapy sessions serving individuals and families across Berks, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties. We are specialized in equine assisted therapy and are the only equine assisted counseling center to provide trauma-informed, licensed professional counseling in the greater tri-county area. Additionally, our Connected Horsemanship program educates and empowers equestrians throughout our region.
Celebrating 10 years of serving our community.
Be part of the celebration at our Open Barn event on June 8th. From11-4, enjoy local vendors, food trucks, equine therapy (pony painting), free tractor rides, special edition Take Heart merch, and equine therapy demos!
Come out for a day of food, horses, and fun with our community. Whether you have come to our events before, or are hearing about us for the first time, you won’t want to miss this 10th anniversary event!
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Take Heart Services
Therapy
Work with our team of professional, trauma-informed clinicians to find hope and healing for whatever challenge you or your family are facing
Equine Guided Retreats
Intensive retreats designed to refresh, restore, and empower you to experience life-changing growth and healing.
Specialty Workshops
Bring your family or group to a specially designed equine experience sure to shift perspectives and reach your goals.
Connected Horsemanship
Discover a new perspective on riding and caring for horses based on developing a relationship with the horse.
Hope
"Take Heart!" is a battle cry for holding onto hope when things seem most impossible. Our compassion for people and our counseling services are grounded in the hope found in Jesus Christ. We believe that no person is too far gone, and we will walk alongside you while your hope is restored.
Healing
Way more than petting horses, our sessions are tailored to each client's individual treatment plan and use evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Our trauma-informed therapists use innovative new research in the field to provide the highest quality of care that will change inevitably change your life
Horses
Horses are intuitive partners and teachers. They are kept as naturally as possible. This allows their true personalities, wisdom, and intuition to come through and respond honestly to clients. We love our gentle and playful co-workers and work hard to ensure they love their job, too.
Do you take insurance?
We are considered an out of network therapy provider.
Use the Benefits Checker tool below to find out if you are eligible for out of network reimbursement for our therapy services.
Mentaya is a platform we have partnered with to save you time, money, and headache submitting superbills to your insurance.
Blog Posts
Read the story of "Sarah" and how she and Charley worked through a rupture and repaired their relationship.
You deserve trauma-competent care- here's why.
In any relationship, there is rupture and repair. This story of "Anna" and Boone demonstrates an example of these struggles showing up in aa session.
This year we are celebrating 10 years of serving our community.
10 years of women finding their voice after years of abuse.
10 years of men experiencing vulnerable emotions with courage and authenticity.
10 years of kiddos learning to express their emotions without explosions.
10 years of families growing together after painful events.
10 years of teens finding confidence and identity and positive ways to cope with hardship.
10 years of lonely souls finding belonging in a herd.
10 years of turning hurt into healing and hope for a future… for individuals, for their families, for our community.
We are raising $10,000 for our Partnership Program for our 10th anniversary celebration. This gets 10 people financial assistance for up to 10 therapy sessions here at the ranch! (Clearly, we are excited about the number 10!) Will you be part of this amazing campaign?
Ready to start your
life changing journey?
Wherever you are at on your journey, we are here for you. Our human and equine team will walk alongside you so you can find hope, healing, and wholeness in your life. You are worth it. Don't hesitate, reach out to us today.