Equinnect: Counselling & Equine-Assisted Services -EAS

13/07/2026

AusAlert mobile phone national test alarm on Monday 27 July 12pm WST

If you have a second phone you use as a back up /personal safety phone (often recommended in domestic violence situations) - know that you can prevent this safety phone from receiving the alert signal.

Please share this info on.

The only way to not receive Critical Alerts is to turn your device off or put it in aeroplane mode during the emergency. We don't recommend this, as AusAlerts contain important information and should be turned on to help keep you safe.

11/07/2026

Preparing for a counselling in nature session.

Winter or Makuru season 💚

Land, horses, sun, warmth, comfort, safety, earth.

Zia Park Equestrian Centre & Horse Riding School

29/06/2026

We love Burke 💚

Burke shows us that he doesn't mind getting a little muddy—and maybe we shouldn't either. The things that stick to us - just like mud- aren't our failures; they're the experiences that shape us, strengthen us, can protect us, and have helped us to learn more about ourselves to enable our personal growth.

🐴 Burke loves and lives and EAT co-facilitates at Zia Park Equestrian Centre & Horse Riding School with all his friends - humans and horses.

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10/06/2026

We’re super proud to share this beautiful piece created by a 16-year-old Equinnect EAT client (shared with consent).

Artistic Statement
"With this drawing, I tried to capture Burke’s calm and comforting nature that means a lot to me and many others. I focused a lot on the details, like his markings, to make it look as similar to Burke as possible while keeping that personal connection that many share with him. Creating this drawing was my way of showing appreciation to Burke and to how much he’s helped me even after such a short time of knowing him."

Medium
This digital artwork was inspired by a photo from our website. Using a tablet and the Paint X app, the piece was created by hand, with the artist drawing directly on the touchscreen.

Zia Park Equestrian Centre & Horse Riding School

03/06/2026

Great piece about the history of horses and their integration and benefits as co-facilitators in equine-assisted services 💚🌱

With love and gratitude to our Mabel and Burke 🐴🐴 and Zia Park Equestrian Centre & Horse Riding School 💚💚

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17/05/2026

Healing doesn’t always look like talking. Sometimes it looks like this —
being present, breathing, feeling safe, and sharing space.

Park Equestrian Centre & Horse Riding School

Image of Mabel and her friends in her beautiful paddock at Zia Park Equestrian Centre during autumn/djeran season in Perth, Western Australia.

15/02/2026

🌿We began this series about your coping strategies by asking what helps you cope when life feels overwhelming.

You’ve explored:
• how coping develops as protection
• the many ways humans cope
• why coping makes sense in context
• approaching coping with curiosity instead of judgement

If you recognised yourself anywhere in this series — you are not alone.

Coping is not something to remove or fix.
It is something to understand, honour, and gently expand.

Support can help you:
• build safer, more flexible coping options
• work with your nervous system
• reconnect with steadiness, meaning, and choice

🌿 Counselling online, nature-based sessions, and equine-assisted therapy are available.

🤍 If this resonates, your enquiry is welcome.

🌱Pause and notice: what are you taking with you from this series?

13/02/2026

🌿 Understanding Coping Without Judgement

Coping strategies are not “good” or “bad.”
They are responses developed to help us survive, regulate, or get through difficult experiences.

Many coping behaviours began as:
• protection from overwhelm or threat
• ways to create safety or control
• attempts to soothe emotional pain
• strategies learned from past environments or relationships

Over time, some coping patterns may become less helpful — not because you failed, but because your needs, circumstances, or awareness have changed.

Growth begins with:
• curiosity instead of criticism
• compassion instead of shame
• understanding before change

✨ When we understand why we cope the way we do, new choices become possible.

🌱What happens when you replace self-judgement with curiosity about your coping?

12/02/2026

🌿 Coping Strategies: Why Do We Use Them?

Coping strategies develop to help us manage stress, overwhelm, or emotional pain. They are often protective responses shaped by our nervous system and life experiences.

We use coping to:

• reduce emotional intensity when feelings feel too big
• create a sense of safety, predictability, or control
• avoid or soften emotional pain or perceived threat
• maintain connection, belonging, or acceptance
• keep functioning when support or resources feel limited
• regulate the nervous system — even temporarily

Many coping strategies began as the best option available at the time.

✨ Understanding the purpose behind coping helps replace judgement with compassion.

🌱What need might your coping be trying to meet?

11/02/2026

🌿What Can Coping Look Like?

Behavioural coping
• exercise or movement
• withdrawing or isolating
• overworking or staying busy
• self-harm
• controlling eating, restricting, or bingeing
• excessive social media scrolling or gaming
• substance use

Emotional coping
• seeking comfort or reassurance
• emotional expression (crying, talking)
• numbing or shutting down
• distraction through activities or entertainment

Cognitive coping
• problem-solving or planning
• reframing or meaning-making
• rumination or overthinking
• denial or minimising

Relational coping
• reaching out for support
• people-pleasing
• conflict avoidance
• emotional self-reliance or withdrawal

Somatic coping
• deep breathing or grounding
• mindfulness practices
• creative expression (art, music)
• time in nature or with animals

Coping strategies often begin as adaptive responses to protect safety, regulate emotions, or maintain functioning.

🌱Which coping strategies do you recognise — in yourself or others?