NEW! 2026 Individual Wellness & Therapy Services

Free for Post 9/11 Veterans!

The Veteran Wellness & Therapy Program is a collaborative effort between Animals as Natural Therapy and NW Hearts United and is financially supported by PATH International & Wounded Warrior Project with the goal to provide equine facilitated therapy to veterans.  These sessions are conducted onsite at a peaceful, private farm, and are tailored to the needs of each participant. 

Veterans will exit with an improved understanding of themselves, decreased feelings of stress and increased feelings of self-efficacy to handle work and life stressors. We are also committed to decreasing the shame and stigma around seeking help and services.

What:  Individual Therapy for Veterans 

Wounded Warrior Project will pay for 10 sessions of equine facilitated therapy for veterans who served post 9/11*

Where:  Animals as Natural Therapy has partnered with NW Hearts United and Amy Schilder, LMHCA to offer these sessions.  Located in Whatcom County, WA.

How:  To get started, please contact lindsey@animalsasnaturaltherapy.org or call 360-671-3509.  
(Please not that this email is not HIPPA secure, please do not send any private information.)

The process is:

• Register with WWP to utilize funds.  For further information and help, contact ANT.

• Ask WWP for a referral to ANT’s program.

• You will be connected with the therapist for program registration.  Paperwork will be completed through an online portal. 

• You will get scheduled for a weekly or biweekly session time and place that is convenient for you and the therapist. 

• Sessions will consist of hour long facilitated horse interactions, psychoeducation, and psychotherapy.

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* Are you a first responder or veteran who served pre 9/11, Contact us to find the status of other available funding for services.