Marilyn Sokolof, PhD
Unbridled Therapy
2260 Front Street, Suite 206 Melbourne, Florida 32901 |
Marilyn Sokolof, PhD
EMPLOYMENT
EDUCATION
SPECIAL HONORS
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy
CERTIFICATION
EXPERIENCE
MEMBERSHIPS and PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
Learning Certificate Committee | 2013 to Present
Member | 1999 to Present [merged with PATH International 2012]
Scientific Review Committee | 2011 to Present Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy Committee 2016 to Present Executive Committee | 2018 to Present
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“The Ethics of Equine Assisted Mental Health: Differences Between Traditional Practice and Equine Interactions,” 2010, unpublished “Clinical Training of Mental Health Professionals for Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy-Manual,” 2012, unpublished “Horses and Humans in Therapeutic Partnership,” Voices: The Art and Science of Psychotherapy, American Academy of Psychotherapists, Spring 2013 PRESENTATIONS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 |
