Janet Haney

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Spending time with horses can have a profound affect on humans. Few of us can afford to keep a horse, but many of us would like to get close to them without having to take riding lessons.

My name is Janet Haney, and I have been a practicing psychotherapist for twenty years. I am also the founder of Bree Equine Encounters Ltd, a company that I created in order to establish an equine facilitated psychotherapy (EFP) service at Kingsmead Equestrian Centre. This opens up a space where you can have a therapeutic encounter with horses which will help you to rethink things in your life that are often overlooked and undervalued.

This is also part of a movement that is reimagining how we make use of horses and how horses can help us reshape our relationship with nature and the environment.

Bree has been designed to offer carefully supervised and safe individual encounters at Kingsmead. I will be with you to help you to understand and translate what is going on between you and the horse. The encounter is one where your feet will be firmly on the ground.

Bree offers three different ways to think about what you want to do.

1. For people who rarely have a chance to get close to a horse, Bree welcomes you if you want to begin to know the impact of meeting a horse. Perhaps you have a desire to re-acquaint yourself with horses after many years absence, and gain new insights into your relationship with these wonderful creatures. Come for some sessions (I suggest at least three) to initiate or renew the relationship.

2. For professionals who care for other people (e.g. therapists, blue light card holders etc) and who are curious about what facilitated equine encounters might offer them, their colleagues, and those they care for. I would suggest a set of six sessions to give you a chance to experience the way this works over time, and it would give you a chance to experience a few different activities with some different horses.

3. For people who would like to try equine facilitated psychotherapy for regular sessions over a longer period of time. This would be suitable for anyone who wants to work on a particular issue. This would also be suitable for anyone who has plenty of experience of horses, or who owns a horse, but who is currently facing a crisis or a difficulty in their life.

I will accompany you throughout your time at the equestrian centre. I am an experienced and qualified therapist and will help you through what can sometimes be an emotional and challenging journey. The horses are the main partner in the work, and I will be there to help you to translate what's going on between you and them.

The initial meeting can last 90 minutes and costs £150. You will be able to say something about why you are interested in this service and we can talk about the kind of work you want to do, how long it might take, and what the rhythm of work might be. The price of the future work will be by agreement. I will accompany you throughout your time at the equestrian centre.  There will of course be time to meet the horses in this session. 

*A portion of the fee supports a programme that takes horses to hospitals and other institutions in the area. 

I currently have availability on Thursday afternoons and evenings in SE27. 

“What is realised in my history is neither the past definite as what was, since it is no more, nor even the past perfect as what has been in what I am, but the future anterior as what I will have been, given what I am in the process of becoming.”*

Psychoanalysis works with what is heard in what is said. Language invokes the relationship between a subject and another. It is not just information.

Analysis is an experience unlike any other. You can discover how what you say relates to your innermost thoughts and feelings. For some, it is a chance to explore how the past has affected their present. For others, it can be an exploration of the way emotions are dominating their life and blocking future possibilities.

People often consult in a moment of crisis. It can take time to understand but by paying attention to how things work and not only to what things mean, an analysis can be a place to invent new solutions. Not only will it become possible to find ways of living with the contradictions of contemporary life, but you will have an opportunity to realise what you would have liked to become – and to make it a reality.

Sessions work not through the quantity of words spoken, but through grasping the logic of the speech that structures your life. You will not be asked to speak for a fixed period of time. We don't know in advance how long each session will last, but it will be my job, with your agreement, to find the end of each session.

It was chance that led me to encounter Lacanian psychoanalysis back in the 1990s – a few unexpected words from a work colleague. The crisis I was experiencing gave me the energy and necessity I needed to get up and find an analyst. The encounter had an immediate effect and when the crisis subsided I decided to learn more about this way of working. If you would like a chance to see how analysis might help reshape your life, then come for an exploratory chat and let’s see if we can find a way to work together.

* Jacques Lacan, “Rome Report”.

Come and meet for an exploratory conversation. This will give you a chance to experience how things might work if you decide to pursue an analysis. It is a meeting between two people in a room, but it is a meeting like no other. It is one of the last places in our civilisation which is completely private and confidential. You will be able to say whatever is on your mind and know that you will be listened to. It is only a matter of speaking.

It is not necessary to try to say everything at this first meeting, but it will be a good opportunity to say what has pushed you to come. Perhaps you have been thinking about it for some time, but probably there was something particular that finally provided the impetus to call or send a message.

It is not necessary to go into a lot of history at the first meeting, but it will be important to talk about what is going wrong for you right now. It might not be easy to say it precisely at first, so it might be necessary to come a few times before you are comfortable with what you have said. This process can be thought of as preliminary meetings and does not presuppose a longer-term commitment. It is a chance to follow up on some of the things that you said, to explore them further, to change your mind, to say it differently, to clarify something, to revise something, to add or subtract something.

The process of an analysis involves a rhythm and sessions unfold over time. If, as a result of these early meetings, you decide to pursue an analysis, we can discuss the rhythm of sessions that will work for you. Some people come two or three times a week, others less often. Sometimes the rhythm varies – it can be discussed and agreed together.

Time between sessions is important – you won't be asked to do homework, but after each session other things will probably occur or perhaps you will have a dream. Dreams can be a very useful way to pursue an analysis, and are welcome as part of the material you bring to the analytic work.

Come and meet me and find out if you think we can work together. You can tell me what has prompted you to reach out and how you chose to make an appointment. It will also be a good moment to think about how to organise the work (how often to come, how much it will cost). It is impossible to predict how this meeting will unfold or how long it will last. You may want to come a few more times before you decide how you want to proceed.

I receive anyone who wants to know what is going wrong in their life and can promise that your words will be respected. Psychoanalysis works because you have chosen it – it cannot be forced on you, or done to you. An analysis is something you undertake for yourself, and it is up to you to choose your analyst. There is only one way to find out if it will work for you, and that is to come and speak.

I currently work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in W1T. If you would like to call me, we can find a time and place to meet. If you prefer, please email and say something about your limitations, i.e. travel and time of day.

I also have some availability in West Norwood, SE27 on Thursday afternoons/evenings

“What is realised in my history is neither the past definite as what was (since it is no more), nor even the past perfect as what has been in what I am, but the future anterior as what I will have been, given what I am in the process of becoming.”*

Psychoanalysis works with what is heard in what is said. Language invokes the relationship between a subject and another. It is not just information.

Analysis is an experience unlike any other. You can discover how what you say relates to your innermost thoughts and feelings. For some, it is a chance to explore how the past has affected their present. For others, it can be an exploration of the way emotions are dominating their life and blocking future possibilities.

People often consult in a moment of crisis. It can take time to understand but by paying attention to how things work and not only to what things mean, an analysis can be a place to invent new solutions. Not only will it become possible to find ways of living with the contradictions of contemporary life, but you will have an opportunity to realise what you would have liked to become – and to make it a reality.

Sessions work not through the quantity of words spoken, but through grasping the logic of the speech that structures your life. You will not be asked to speak for a fixed period of time. We don't know in advance how long each session will last, but it will be my job, with your agreement, to find the end of each session.

It was chance that led me to encounter Lacanian psychoanalysis back in the 1990s – a few unexpected words from a work colleague. The crisis I was experiencing gave me the energy and necessity I needed to get up and find an analyst. The encounter had an immediate effect and when the crisis subsided I decided to learn more about this way of working. If you would like a chance to see how analysis might help reshape your life, then come for an exploratory chat and let’s see if we can find a way to work together.

* Jacques Lacan, “Rome Report”.

Come and meet for an exploratory conversation. This will give you a chance to experience how things might work if you decide to pursue an analysis. It is a meeting between two people in a room, but it is a meeting like no other. It is one of the last places in our civilisation which is completely private and confidential. You will be able to say whatever is on your mind and know that you will be listened to. It is only a matter of speaking.

It is not necessary to try to say everything at this first meeting, but it will be a good opportunity to say what has pushed you to come. Perhaps you have been thinking about it for some time, but probably there was something particular that finally provided the impetus to call or send a message.

It is not necessary to go into a lot of history at the first meeting, but it will be important to talk about what is going wrong for you right now. It might not be easy to say it precisely at first, so it might be necessary to come a few times before you are comfortable with what you have said. This process can be thought of as preliminary meetings and does not presuppose a longer-term commitment. It is a chance to follow up on some of the things that you said, to explore them further, to change your mind, to say it differently, to clarify something, to revise something, to add or subtract something.

The process of an analysis involves a rhythm and sessions unfold over time. If, as a result of these early meetings, you decide to pursue an analysis, we can discuss the rhythm of sessions that will work for you. Some people come two or three times a week, others less often. Sometimes the rhythm varies – it can be discussed and agreed together.

Time between sessions is important – you won't be asked to do homework, but after each session other things will probably occur or perhaps you will have a dream. Dreams can be a very useful way to pursue an analysis, and are welcome as part of the material you bring to the analytic work.

Come and meet me and find out if you think we can work together. You can tell me what has prompted you to reach out and how you chose to make an appointment. It will also be a good moment to think about how to organise the work (how often to come, how much it will cost). It is impossible to predict how this meeting will unfold or how long it will last. You may want to come a few more times before you decide how you want to proceed.

I welcome anyone who wants to know what is going wrong in their life and can promise that your words will be respected. Psychoanalysis works because you have chosen it – it cannot be forced on you, or done to you. An analysis is something you undertake for yourself, and it is up to you to choose your analyst. There is only one way to find out if it will work for you, and that is to come and speak.