Our Team
Sarah Farris - Riding Instructor
With a lifelong passion for horses and years of hands-on experience, Sarah Farris brings a thoughtful, well-rounded approach to instruction. Her teaching emphasizes proper biomechanics and effective groundwork, helping riders build strong foundations both in and out of the saddle. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced student, Sarah excels at guiding individuals who want to deepen their understanding of riding and horsemanship as a whole. When not teaching, Sarah enjoys spending time with her husband at their home in NC, along with her horse, dog, chickens, and cats!
Christine Effert - Riding Instructor
Janet Botaish - Therapeutic Equine Specialist
Janet is an Eagala certified Equine Specialist that has been assisting in equine assisted mental health services for many years. She has had experience serving various populations and loves getting to facilitate healing through the horse-human relationship. You can read more about her work on her website, www.horsehumanexperience.com.
Aimee Culp
Aimee achieved her Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Denver Seminary after completing her Bachelor of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology. While in Colorado she worked with a court-mandated counseling center as a graduate-level intern and a Colorado Registered Psychotherapist. She is currently licensed by the state of South Carolina as a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is a Level 1 Facilitator certified in a child and adolescent resiliency program called “Why Try”, is trained in A.R.T. – Accelerated Resolution Therapy, and holds a HOPE certification in facilitating Trauma-Informed Equine-Assisted Activities.
Aimee prefers a holistic and integrative approach to counseling and implements techniques from Strength-Based CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Motivational Interviewing, DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) and Person-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused, and other Trauma-Informed strategies. She specializes in assisting with concerns related to anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship issues, domestic violence, and life transitions. She has led resiliency programs for adolescents facing a variety of emotional and cognitive challenges, as well as led parenting classes that focused on child development and communication. Aimee is educated on spiritual integration in clinical counseling settings.
Aimee believes that each individual has an innate value and a drive to grow. Through patient listening and empowerment, Aimee understands that her role as a counselor is to encourage that growth which allows each individual to move from surviving to thriving. She creates a space for authenticity and self-awareness to empower her clients to look at themselves in their context and hold difficult realities with a sense of freedom and hope.
