08/10/2026
Equid-Nexus® 85-Hour Certificate Program:
Bridge advanced clinical psychology and Self-Led Horsemanship™.
Learn to integrate Internal Family Systems and Memory Reconsolidation with equine engagement to heal relational trauma—upholding constant consent, equine agency, and embodied Self-Leadership.
Mastering Equine-Engaged Parts Work, Memory Reconsolidation, & Relational Trauma Healing
Transform your clinical practice and Self-Led Horsemanship™ with the official 85-Hour Equid-Nexus® Certificate Program, a comprehensive, experiential training designed for licensed mental health professionals, coaches, and trauma-informed equine specialists.
Grounded in the revolutionary synthesis of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and depth-oriented Memory Reconsolidation, this program equips Facilitation Teams to safely treat complex relational and attachment trauma while honoring the horse as a fully sovereign, sentient partner.
Through the ethical framework of the Self-Led Horsemanship™ Perspective, you will learn to navigate the live intersubjective field, utilize somatic biofeedback, and scaffold earned secure attachment for your clients.
Program Highlights & Learning Architecture:
The 8 Scaffolding Steps™: Master the step-by-step decision tree for navigating complex parts constellations, deconstructing transference and other underlying psychodynamic processes, and facilitating direct somatic memory mismatches that permanently update historical trauma.
Visceral Intersubjectivity & Triadic Attunement: Learn the advanced neurobiology of right-brain-to-right-brain attunement, contingent communication, and co-regulation among therapist, equine partner, and client.
Advanced Parts Work & Syzygy Integration: Gain precise tools for working with strongly blended protectors, dissociative barriers, fast-moving systems ("popcorning"), and somatic bilateral stimulation (BLS).
Equine Welfare & The External 6F’s: Learn to accurately track equine autonomic states—differentiating between healthy parasympathetic discharge and high-risk dorsal vagal freeze—ensuring the horse's emotional and physical well-being is never sacrificed for a human agenda.
Experiential & Blended Learning: Combines comprehensive on-demand online modules, live clinical consultation, and an intensive, hands-on in-person practicum at Whispering White Horse Stables in Marengo, Illinois.
Whether operating as a dual-professional team or an advanced solo practitioner, this program will elevate your capacity to hold an unblended seat of Self-Presence—guiding human and equine systems alike back home to wholeness.
Prerequisites include a solid understanding of the IFS model. This is not an introductory course. This program is open to licensed mental health professionals, certified trauma informed coaches, and equine professionals.
CEs are pending for this workshop and are not guaranteed. Note that this is a certificate course - not a certification.
Space is limited to 9 participants. Participants must be able to attend all components of the training.
Cost: $3,200 (includes monthly didactics, practices, consultation groups, the Facilitation Manual, breakfast and lunch at practicum).
$500 deposit holds your spot, with monthly payments available.
