Equus Coaching™: Personal Growth & Leadership in the Field

The Power of the Horse—Outside of the Therapy Office



If you want to clarify your vision, break through professional blocks, master authentic leadership, or realign with your true nature, Equus Coaching™ offers a powerful path forward without entering a therapeutic relationship.

Equus Coaching is a dynamic approach to personal and professional development that combines world-class life coaching with the timeless wisdom of the natural world. There is no clinical diagnosis, no treatment planning, and no deep dive into psychological trauma. Instead, we focus on the present moment, your patterns of behavior, and how you want to move forward in your life, career, and relationships.

Who This Coaching Is For 

Entrepreneurs, executives, and leaders looking to refine their leadership presence and team communication 

Individuals navigating major life transitions (career changes, empty nesting, relationship shifts) 

Anyone seeking a fast-tracked, visceral, and experiential approach to life coaching 

Individuals who want the profound self-awareness that comes from working with horses without the framework of clinical therapy 

The Experience Architecture 

The Equus Coaching™ experience is thoughtfully structured to be flexible, ground-based, and translated into real action for your daily life. 

Format & Session Design (Tailored to You)

Your coaching goals are unique, and your time in the arena should be, too. I do not believe in one-size-fits-all formats. Both your session length and the total number of sessions are fully customizable to meet your specific needs. 

• Custom Session Lengths — Whether you need a highly focused 90-minute breakthrough session, a half-day deep dive, or an immersive multi-day experience, we can tailor the timeframe to match your pace and goals. 
• Flexible Packages — Some clients achieve exactly the clarity they need in a single, powerful session. Others prefer to book a multi-session container (spanning several weeks or months) to anchor long-term behavior shifts and leadership habits. We will co-create a timeline that feels right for you.

How a Session Works

• 100% Ground-Based — Just like our therapy work, there is absolutely no riding involved, and zero horse experience is required. 
• The Round Pen Experience — Most coaching sessions take place in a contained round pen. You will be guided through simple, hands-off interactive exercises with a loose horse—such as asking the horse to walk with you, stop, change directions, or connect with you. 
• On-the-Spot Coaching — As the horse shifts its posture, walks away, or approaches you, I will coach you through what is happening internally. We explore what your body is feeling, what thoughts are driving your movements, and how changing your internal energy completely changes the horse's behavior in real time. 
• The Blueprint for Life — We spend the final portion of our session translating the breakthroughs in the arena into a practical action plan for your daily life, career, or relationships.

For Colorado Locals & Out-of-State Travelers

Our private arena spaces are nestled along Colorado's beautiful Front Range serving clients locally in Boulder, Longmont, and Golden. However, you do not have to live in Colorado to experience this work. Because coaching does not have strict state-by-state licensing restrictions on clinical therapy, this space is open to anyone nationwide or globally.

If you are traveling from outside of Colorado, we can design a concentrated, custom coaching immersion over a weekend or a few consecutive days, allowing you to fly into Denver International Airport, complete a profound arc of self-discovery, and return home with a concrete action plan.

Integration

For profound losses — the death of a child, a life partner, a dearest friend "getting over it" may never fully happen and probably should not. The goal is integration: weaving the loss into the fabric of who you are, so that it deepens rather than diminishes you. Grief, fully tended, can be one of the most powerful forces for growth and aliveness available to us. 

The Horses as Witnesses to Loss

Horses are extraordinarily sensitive to grief. They seem to recognize the frequency of a person in mourning, and they often respond with a quiet, steady presence that many clients describe as the most comforting companionship they have experienced since the loss. There is something about being witnessed by a creature that wants nothing from you except your honest presence that creates a unique permission for grief to move. 

Who Can Benefit?

Grief therapy at Lexie Glisson Therapy and Wellness LCSW may be right for you if you:

Are mourning the death of a person or animal who was central to your life 

Lost someone months or years ago but find the grief still interferes with your daily life, relationships, or sense of self 

Have never had a genuine space to grieve, and carry losses that were never fully witnessed or acknowledged 

Are experiencing what feels like complicated grief where mourning has become stuck, overwhelming, or consuming 

Are grieving a traumatic loss and find that the trauma and the grief are intertwined in ways that ordinary bereavement support hasn't fully addressed 

Are drawn to the idea of working with horses as a particularly safe and non-demanding space to let grief move 

Ready to See What the Horses Reveal?

Whether you want a single custom breakthrough session or a long-term local coaching package, let's discover what is possible when you step into the field.

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