Contributor bios
Equine Leadership
MARY-JOY JOHNSON
Dip-EFPT, Dip-EFHD, Member National Council of Psychotherapists, UKPTS, ESTSS, MSAFE (Accred) Mary-Joy is the founder of Wildways Therapy. Trained in the IFEEL Method of Equine Facilitated Psychotraumatology, Brainspotting and other protocols, Mary-Joy works in private practice as a Trauma Therapist. She is also a Programme Director for the Dare To Live Trust, delivering Trauma-Informed programs for Adoptive Parents, Foster Carers, Military Veterans, First Responders and Youth Service Professionals. Mary-Joy is passionate about regenerative land management, grazing ecology and creating healthy, sustainable, living systems whether on the land or in human families, organizations and communities where trauma has left its mark. Mary-Joy is based in East Sussex, UK. “Weaving the wild back into our hearts and minds, together we return.” Wildways Therapy, Psychotherapy & Trauma Treatment Services www.wildwaystherapy.co.uk The Dare To Live Trust , Registered Charity No. 1157442 www.daretolive.org.uk
ELENI ARGY B.A., Harvard University, CBEIP-ED Eleni Argy is a certified Equine Interaction Professional in Education (CBEIP-ED), and the Founder of Sheez Like the Wind Equine Experiences and Equine Experience International, based in Sydney, Australia. With an Honours degree in Humanities from Harvard University, further graduate studies in Social Sciences, and a Diploma in Gestalt Therapy, Eleni specializes in working with youth and families through a successful career in community services, mental health support, and education. Eleni is a certified Clinical HeartMath Practitioner, and a certified Practitioner in Integrative Wellness, a Professional Life Coach, as well as a Master Practitioner in Usui Reiki, and incorporates holistic health and wellbeing practices, as well as Post Traumatic Growth principles, into her work with horses and people. Eleni has devised and facilitated alternative learning programs through countless educational institutions and community organizations worldwide, and has been a lecturer and facilitator in various colleges and universities across the globe. Eleni’s innovative experiential learning programs in Equine Assisted Education, Therapy and Wellbeing support an ever-evolving international community, through a global network of humans connecting in a meaningful way with horses. Sheez Like The Wind Equine Experiences www.sheezlikethewind.com eleni@sheezlikethewind.com
February 2021
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