Our Services

EQUINE AND ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY

Equine Therapy uses the diverse personalities and calming effects of horses and animals as a means of helping clients work through their own emotional challenges. Horses offer clients the experience of a pure and nonjudgmental relationship. Clients can connect with another living and emotionally intuitive being without risk of rejection or criticism. There is no riding involved in Equine Therapy and no prior horse knowledge is required.

GROUP THERAPY

In this laboratory, you get to experiment with emotions you normally want to hide, feel unacceptable or are dangerous. That allows you to deepen your self-understanding in a supportive environment. In the group, you get in touch with your emotional life in a safe place that is not shameful or embarrassing. Learn the negative impact that shame has on your life and learn how to change it. To bring out one’s shame in a group setting is the strongest way for healing.

Individual Therapy

We get into trouble when we do things out of awareness. To change your behavior, you must bring your unconscious decisions into consciousness. This is the way you start altering the process of making decisions outside of our self-interest. We live in a world where there is so much coming at us that we don’t have the time to sort out our thoughts, emotions, desires, values. Having an objective person to talk it through with makes a big difference.

COUPLES THERAPY

Is your partner ready to leave you? Life has many challenges that can cause great stress on relationships. It’s important to disarm conflicting verbal communication and remove barriers that create a feeling of stagnancy and create a heightened sense of empathy within the context of the relationship. Poor communication is often the number one problem in a relationship. Stephen’s style of Attunement Therapy will help you to communicate more effectively with your partner, alleviating a lot of the stress in a relationship.

PHILOSOPHICAL Approach

We like to say we are in the “stupid stuff” business…..and sometimes we need help sorting out the choices you've made. Our approach to psychotherapy from the perspective that a person is creative, resourceful and whole.
We have all done some stupid stuff over the years, and sometimes we don’t understand why. We make the best possible decisions with the information we have at any given point in time. Sometimes the best we can do is to avoid our pain. It’s perfectly normal to make mistakes, even if we make the same mistakes repeatedly. However, this can lead to feelings of inadequacy.
The belief that there is something wrong with us, blocks us from joy.
 Simply because you need help sorting out the choices you’ve made in life doesn’t mean that there is anything “wrong” with you. When you understand your actions, you can make proactive decisions, so you don’t land in the same space. We get into trouble when we do things out of awareness. To change your behavior, you must bring unconscious decisions into consciousness. This is the way you start altering the process of making “stupid” decisions, or decisions that are contrary to our self-interest.

OUR PROVIDERS

Stephen Cowart, LMHC

Stephen B. Cowart, LMHC is a licensed clinician who has a private practice, Joyful Pathway Mental Health Counciling Services, PC in upstate NY. Stephen’s worked with renowned child-psychologist Dr. Erin Christopher-Sisk at ECS Psychological Services as well as Baywood Center for Addictions in Queensbury, NY.Stephen utilizes Gestalt, CBT, Equine-assisted therapy, Attunement Relationship therapy and play therapy techniques to meet clients individualized needs. He enjoys working with adults, couples, families, adolescents, and children.  

Nikki Ionesco

Meet Nikki – Therapist (Schuylerville Office & Online) Nikki works with individuals of all ages, couples, and families. Her therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in person-centered therapy, the family and social systems model, and trauma-informed care. Nikki believes that therapy should be as unique as each individual, and she takes the time to truly get to know her clients before partnering with them to create a personalized plan for healing and growth.Before entering the mental health field, Nikki spent many years as an elementary school teacher and special education liaison in New York City, giving her a deep understanding of the challenges children and families face.  She highly values empathy, patients, and effective communication. As a married mom of two young children, she also relates to balancing the joys and pressures of raising a family while  managing the demands of daily life.Nikki holds a Master of Science in Childhood Education from Russell Sage and an advanced certificate in Students with Disabilities from Adelphi University. She is currently completing her M.S.Ed. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, continuing her commitment to learning and providing compassionate, effective care.. 

Khloe Either

Khloe is Based in Saratoga Springs, NY, US, is currently a Intern Mental Health Counselor at Joyful Pathway Mental Health Counseling Service. Chloe Ethier brings experience from previous roles at Newmeadow Inc., Max Level Fitness & Athletics and Ballston Area Community Center. Chloe Ethier holds a 2016 - 2020 Bachelor of Arts - BA in PSYCHOLOGY @ Hobart and William Smith Colleges. 

Our Unique Setting

Our sessions are held in comfortable, relaxed, and private settings both inside the office or outside on our farm. We offer a unique environment where our patients create the surroundings that they are most comfortable in.