Take Heart Counseling & Equine Assisted Therapy

Take Heart Counseling & Equine Assisted Therapy Empowering individuals and families to find hope, healing and wholeness through therapeutic work with horses.

We provide Licensed Professional Counseling services in the Reading, Lancaster, and Lebanon areas of Pennsylvania. Equine Assisted Therapy is experiential and metaphorical in nature. Studies are proving it to be an effective alternative or addition to traditional therapy. Some sessions may be more learning-oriented, meaning you may practice skills which translate into other situations you may be f

acing. Some sessions will be more psychotherapeutic, in which deep healing through corrective experiences may occur. Working with horses provides an organic environment for experiencing, understanding, and discussing one's feelings and behaviors, in which individuals are challenged to grow and change. Session activities are tailored to fit a client's needs and will vary. Each session will end with a time of processing and discussing the activities. Non-therapeutic services and events offered at the Three Horse Ranch / Take Heart facility include: leadership-teamwork improvement, basic horsemanship and riding-lessons by highly qualified trainers, kids’ animal events (with mini-horses, a mini-donkey, and fainting goats), as well as fundraising events, such as public Open Barn Events, Worship at The Ranch events, and other special events as announced.

She used to melt down before school even started — shoes on, backpack packed, and still somehow it felt like a battle ev...
08/08/2026

She used to melt down before school even started — shoes on, backpack packed, and still somehow it felt like a battle every single morning. Her mom had tried charts, timers, rewards, consequences. Nothing stuck for long.

At the barn, nobody handed her a worksheet. She just stood near a big bay gelding who didn't rush her, didn't ask her to explain herself, didn't need her to be okay yet.

Weeks in, her teacher mentioned she'd had her best week of the year. Some kids don't need more structure. They need one place that feels steady before the rest of the day asks so much of them.

As the new school year approaches, we're here for the kids who carry more into the classroom than anyone can see.

717-917-7137 | takeheartcounseling.com

You know your kid better than anyone — which is exactly why it's so hard to watch them struggle and not know how to reac...
08/06/2026

You know your kid better than anyone — which is exactly why it's so hard to watch them struggle and not know how to reach them. The pr***en years bring a lot of change all at once, whether it's family transitions, loss, or just the quiet loss of confidence that tends to show up around this age. Sometimes the most helpful thing isn't more conversation. It's a different kind of space.

This fall, we have two groups for pr***ens — Pathfinders and Take the Reins — each built to meet them exactly where they are.

🔗 takeheartcounseling.com/seasonal-equine-groups

Finding the right therapist shouldn't feel like a gamble.At Take Heart, our clinicians are experienced, licensed, and ge...
08/05/2026

Finding the right therapist shouldn't feel like a gamble.

At Take Heart, our clinicians are experienced, licensed, and genuinely skilled at what they do — and our approach is as thoughtful as the families we serve. We take time to understand who you are and what you actually need, whether that's individual therapy, support for your marriage, help for a struggling child or teen, or our equine-assisted groups.

This is care designed to meet a high standard, in a setting that helps the work go deeper.

If you've been waiting for the right fit, this might be it. Reach out — we'll help you find the right person and path from the very first conversation.

📞 717-917-7137 | takeheartcounseling.com



08/04/2026

Building mental and emotional well-being is like tending a garden, where emotional regulation, connection and self-care create the roots for lasting resilience.

He didn't come for therapy. He came for the horses.He'd spent years in his head — work, pressure, the constant noise of ...
08/04/2026

He didn't come for therapy. He came for the horses.

He'd spent years in his head — work, pressure, the constant noise of being responsible for everything. He hadn't done anything just for himself in a long, long time.

The horse didn't care about his title or his stress level. It only responded to what was actually true — his energy, his breath, whether he was present or somewhere else entirely.

For the first time in a long time, he had to actually show up. Not perform. Show up.

He comes every week now. He says it's the only hour where his brain goes quiet.
That's what horses do. They don't let you fake it — and somehow, that's exactly what makes barn so powerful. 🐴

Private and semi-private lessons | All experience levels welcome.

📞 717-917-7137 | takeheartcounseling.com/connected-horsemanship

Be strong and TAKE HEART, all you who hope in the Lord.~Psalm 31:24
08/02/2026

Be strong and TAKE HEART, all you who hope in the Lord.
~Psalm 31:24

Nobody in the group knew each other going in. A retired nurse. A guy between jobs. A college student home for the summer...
08/01/2026

Nobody in the group knew each other going in. A retired nurse. A guy between jobs. A college student home for the summer. On paper, nothing in common. The exercise was simple: work together to move a horse through a small course, no talking allowed. It fell apart in about ninety seconds. Then it didn't. Somewhere between the second and third try, something shifted — they started reading each other instead of directing each other. Afterward, someone said it was the first time in months they'd felt like part of something instead of stuck inside their own head. The horses don't care what brought you here. They just notice when you stop trying to do it alone.

Our small groups are built for exactly that moment.

717-917-7137 | takeheartcounseling.com

Did you know that Three Horse Ranch, home of Take Heart, is a preserved forever farm? One of the quieter, but just as im...
07/31/2026

Did you know that Three Horse Ranch, home of Take Heart, is a preserved forever farm? One of the quieter, but just as important, parts of our vision is to steward the land and facility with just as much respect as the people and animals who live and work on it.

Thank you Berks County Department of Agriculture for bringing local teachers and educators to tour the ranch last month- it was great to meet you all. We appreciate all you do to preserve farmland in our beautiful part of the world!

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699 Wooltown Road
Wernersville, PA
19565

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

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+17179177137

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