Meet The Team

The HTCC Team

Staff & Volunteers

Without our team of amazing staff, Horse Therapy Center of Canada could not help so many people. All of our gratitude goes to our dedicated and hard-working staff.

Horse Therapy

Jessica

Jessica, our Founder and Director, has had passions for horses and helping since she was a child. She has been blessed with the opportunity to combine both of her passions to help others discover the healing powers of the horse. With 20 years of therapy experience, she is a registered master level social worker, advanced clinical social work practice Ph.D. student, focusing her research on the efficacy of equine-assisted therapy. She leads all clinical work at HTCC. Jessica is also a certified Clinical Traumatologist, Reintegrative Therapist, and has post-graduate diplomas & certificates in many clinical subjects and modalities. Jessica has built her life around helping others heal and learn and feels blessed to be a part of each client’s journey.

Horse Therapy

Alyssia

Alyssia is a Registered Psychotherapist on our Equine Assisted Therapy Team. She is a dedicated and passionate individual. She loves working in mental health and incorporating experiential approaches to therapy with horses. She provides therapy to individuals and groups utilizing diverse clinical approaches. Her favourite approaches are mindfulness, Dialectic Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance Commitment Therapy. Alyssia has a diverse clinical background in mental health and addictions with youth and adults in different treatment and clinical settings. Alyssia’s empathetic and holistic approach is warm and genuine, and she treats every client with respect. 

Horse Therapy

Sherrie

Sherrie is our Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) that supervises our ABA therapy services. She has worked with the ASD population for over 12 years and loves helping the ASD population grow, learn and thrive. Sherrie helps Horse Therapy Centre of Canada in the development and analysis of individual and group programs, including private and group therapies, as well as camp programs.

Contact Us

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All visits are by appointment only.

  • (437) 494-4911
  • office@horsetherapycanada.com
  • 15443 Ninth Line Stouffville, Ontario