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Your Wellness Practitioner
Your Wellness Practitioner
Kelly Jones, SEP®, NL-EP, psp
Kelly Jones, SEP®, NL-EP, psp
About Kelly
About Kelly
A lifelong relationship with horses. A deep commitment to helping people heal.
A lifelong relationship with horses. A deep commitment to helping people heal.
For more than 25 years, Kelly Jones has explored the extraordinary relationship between horses and humans—and what becomes possible when we slow down enough to truly connect.
Her journey began in 1999, when she purchased a ranch north of Austin, Texas. What began as a boarding and riding facility evolved into a place where horses and people could heal, learn, and grow together.
Kelly has rehabilitated neglected and traumatized horses, managed equine facilities, taught riding and horsemanship, led camps and retreats, and partnered with licensed therapists in equine-assisted mental health programs. Through thousands of hours with horses and people, she began to recognize something profound:
The horse-human relationship can reveal things that words alone often cannot.
Understanding the Connection
In 2013, Kelly began studying the deeper science and experience behind this connection, expanding her work into trauma-informed care, mindfulness, neuroscience, human behavior, and Somatic Experiencing®.
Today, she brings together extensive equine expertise with professional training in Somatic Experiencing®, mindfulness, equine behavior, and trauma-informed care.
This combination allows her to work with both sides of the relationship—the human experience and the subtle, honest communication of the horse.
Why Horses?
Horses don't judge, analyze, or tell us who we should be.
They respond to what is happening in the moment.
Their sensitivity, presence, boundaries, and authentic responses can help us notice how we connect, communicate, protect ourselves, and respond to the world around us.
You don't need to ride or know anything about horses. The horse simply becomes a partner in the experience.
The EquiSomatic Approach
Kelly's work is gentle, experiential, and deeply individualized.
Some people come because they are struggling with patterns they haven't been able to change. Others are navigating the effects of difficult experiences, loss, stress, or overwhelm. And some simply know they aren't feeling like themselves anymore.
Through Somatic Experiencing®, mindfulness, time with horses, nature, and experiential practices, Kelly helps people slow down, become more aware, and discover new possibilities for change.
Kelly's Philosophy
After decades of working with horses and people, Kelly has come to believe that healing doesn't always happen by trying harder or talking more.
Sometimes it begins when we slow down.
When we feel.
When we become curious.
When we experience something different.
And sometimes, a horse can help us find the way back to ourselves.
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