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Marilyn Sokolof, PhD
Unbridled Therapy
​2260 Front Street, Suite 206
​Melbourne, Florida 32901

Marilyn Sokolof, PhD

Licensed Psychologist

EMPLOYMENT
  • Faculty / Evaluator | PATH International Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning Workshops / Skills Test | 2007 to Present
  • Director | Unbridled Therapy: Clinical Training in Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy for Mental Health Professional | 2012 to Present
  • Director Equine Psychotherapy, Mending Fences LLC | residential treatment center, Ocala, Florida | December 2014 to February 2017
  • Private practice, Gainesville and Ocala, Florida | 1980 to 2015
  • Visiting Assistant Professor | Child Psychology Clinic, Shands Teaching Hospital | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987
  • Instructor at Santa Fe Community College | Gainesville, Florida | 1980 to 1982
  • Consultant at North Central Florida Community Mental Health Center | Gainesville, Florida | 1979 to 1981
  • Private practice | Richmond, Virginia | 1976 to 1978
  • Teacher / Facilitator | Office of Student Life | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, Virginia | 1976 to 1977
  • Child Psychologist | Commonwealth Psychiatric Center | Richmond, Virginia | 1975 to 1978
  • Private practice | Coral Gables, Florida | 1974 to 1975
  • Psychologist | Counseling Center | University of Miami | Coral Gables, Florida | 1973 to 1975

EDUCATION
  • PhD in Clinical Psychology | University of Florida, Gainesville | 1972
  • MA in Psychology | University of Florida, Gainesville | 1971
  • BA in Psychology | University of Florida, Gainesville | 1968
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Community / Student Mental Health at Infirmary, University of Florida, Gainesville | September 1972 to June 1973

SPECIAL HONORS
  • Recipient of Distinguished Psychologist Award | North Central Florida Psychological Association | 2011
  • Recipient of the Florence Shafer Award for Most Outstanding Student Psychotherapist, Department of Clinical Psychology | University of Florida | 1972

PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
  • Licensed Psychologist | State of Florida | May 1974 | #3146
  • Licensed Clinical Psychologist | Commonwealth of Virginia | March 1976 | #724

Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy

CERTIFICATION
  • Certified Registered Therapeutic Riding Instructor, Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH International) | January 1999
  • Certified Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning | PATH International | January 2012

EXPERIENCE
  • Director | Equine Psychotherapy, Mending Fences LLC, residential treatment program, Ocala, Florida | December 2014 to February 2017
  • Clinical Director | HorseMpower Inc. | Ocala and Gainesville, Florida | January 1999 to Present
  • Faculty / Evaluator | PATH International Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning Workshops / Skills Test | 2007 to Present
  • Private practice | Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy | 2008 to Present
  • Developed Unbridled Therapy: Clinical Training in Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy for Mental Health Professionals | 2012 to Present
  • Special assignment member, Keleher doctoral committee | Department of Educational Leadership and Administration, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida | 2014

MEMBERSHIPS and PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
  • Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH International) | 1999 to Present
                   Equine Specialist in Mental Health /
                   Learning Certificate Committee | 2013 to Present
  • Equine-Facilitated Mental Health Association (EFMHA)
                    President | 2003 to 2005
                    Member | 1999 to Present [merged with PATH International 2012]
  • Horses in Education and Therapy International (HETI) [formerly FRDI, Federation of Riding for the Disabled International] 
                   Member | 2009 to Present
                   Scientific Review Committee | 2011 to Present
                   Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy Committee 2016 to Present
                   Executive Committee | 2018 to Present
  • Human Animal Interaction Section of American Psychological Association | Division 17 | 2011 to Present 
  • Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA) | 2000

PUBLICATIONS
“Mental Health Professional + Horse Professional = Value Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts,” with Stuart, M., Strides Magazine, North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, Denver, Colorado, Volume 6, Number 4, Fall 2000

“Tough Choices, Tough Questions:  Requirements for a HP/MHP Partnership,” with Stuart, M., EFMHA News, North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, Denver, Colorado, Volume 5, Number 1, February 2001

Presentations published in Proceedings from Horses and Healing Conferences, Temple, New Hampshire, 2000, 2001, 2002

“When is a Bareback Pad Not a Bareback Pad?” with Stuart, M, Strides Magazine, North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, Denver, Colorado, Fall 2003

“Healing Hoofbeats,” EQUUS, No. 317, March 2004

“Treating Abuse with the Help of the Horse,” in Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy: Case Studies and International Reports | FNverlag der Deutschen Reiterlichen Vereinigung GmbH, Warendorf, 2009 

“The Ethics of Equine Assisted Mental Health: Differences Between Traditional Practice and Equine Interactions,” 2010, unpublished

“Clinical Training of Mental Health Professionals for Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy-Manual,” 2012, unpublished

“Horses and Humans in Therapeutic Partnership,” Voices: The Art and Science of Psychotherapy, American Academy of Psychotherapists, Spring 2013

PRESENTATIONS
North Central Florida Psychological Association, Continuing Education Workshop, Gainesville, Florida, “HorseMpower:  An Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy Program,” January 2000

Horses and Healing Conference, Temple, New Hampshire, “Starting Your Program” and “Panel of Experts,” February 2000

North American Riding for the Handicapped Association Region V Annual Meeting, Birmingham, Alabama, “Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy: What It Is and How It Works,” July 2000

Horses and Healing Conference, Temple, New Hampshire, “Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy with Adults,” February 2001

Horses and Healing Conference, Temple, New Hampshire, “Depressed Adults and Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy: The Highs and Lows,” February 2002

Child Advocacy Center Annual Meeting, Gainesville, Florida, “Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy: A Program for Abused Kids,” April 2002; October 2003

North American Riding for the Handicapped Association Annual Conference, Chantilly, Virginia, “Equine-Facilitated Mental Health Association: An Overview,” November 2002; August 2003

Kimberly Cottage Child Advocacy Center Annual Meeting, Ocala, Florida, “Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy: A Program for Abused Kids,” February 2003; April 2005

North Central Florida Psychological Association, Continuing Education Workshop, Gainesville, Florida, “Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy: Case Presentations,” January 2004

State of Florida Child Advocacy Centers Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, “Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy for Abused Kids of All Ages,” May 2005

Equine-Facilitated Mental Health Association Equine Specialist Training Workshop Faculty; 2005 to Present 

Equine-Facilitated Mental Health Association NARHA Conference Workshop, Ft Worth, Texas, “Treating Trauma with the Help of a Horse,” November 2009

Alachua County Victims Services and Rape Crisis Center Staff Development Workshop, “Demonstration of Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy,” 2010

North Central Florida Psychological Association, Continuing Education Workshop, Gainesville, Florida, “Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy in Treating Abuse,” November 2011

Training Workshop and Externship Series; “Clinical Training of Mental Health Professionals in Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy,” 2012

Workshop co-sponsored by Florida Psychological Association, “Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy for Mental Health Professionals: Introductory Workshop,” January 31, 2014, June 6, 2014, and November 15, 2014, Micanopy, Florida; March 28, 2015 at Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy

Florida Council Against Sexual Violence Conference, “Horses Healing Trauma Wounds,” St Petersburg, Florida, May 2014

Federation of Horses in Education and Therapy International XV Congress, “Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy for Co-occurring Disorders: Program and Rationale,” Taipei, Taiwan, June 2015

The Fortune Center of Riding Therapy – UK (United Kingdom), “Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy Workshop for Mental Health Practitioners,” Avon Tyrrell, New Forest, England, October 2016

Federation of Horses in Education and Therapy International – United Kingdom (HETI-UK) Annual Forum, “Treating Addiction with the Help of a Horse,” FCRT, Avon Tyrell, New Forest, England, October 2016

Cordillera Equestrian Center, “Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy – Part I: Foundations,” Edwards, Colorado, May 2017

Federation of Horses in Education and Therapy International 16th Congress, “Treating Addiction with the Help of a Horse,” Dublin, Ireland, June 2018

Federation of Horses in Education and Therapy International 16th Congress, “A Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy and Traditional Psychotherapy on Female Survivors of Trauma,” Dublin, Ireland, June 2018
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Marilyn Sokolof, PhD   |   Clinical Psychologist   |   marilyn@unbridledtherapy.com   |   352 318 4795