Co-founder of Athena Herd Foundation CIC. She is passionate about tailoring unique personal learning and development experiences for individuals or collective groups. This ensures that the Athena Herd can support you on your journey to becoming the best that you can be. You can contact Jennifer through our main contact details.
Qualifications:
Co-founder of the Athena Herd Foundation CIC (Organisational Member of ACCPH and the bacp);
Trained Facilitated Learning Practitioner;
Mental Health First Aider;
Senior Solicitor qualifying into financial markets in 2008 during one of the most volatile times in the market.
Level 4 in Internal Quality Assurance
Certifications:
MiMer Centre Equines in Therapy Training 1&2.
Membership:
Admission to the Roll of Solicitors 1 September 2008;
Fellow Member of ACCPH;
Member of the Society of Computers & Law.
Experience:
Jennifer has a lifetime of horse ownership. She has over 25 years experience of working internationally with magic circle law firms. This includes global investment banking clients, international investment management firms headquartered in the United States, Insurers, American and European Information Technology companies.
Graeme is a committed developer of individuals and builder of teams. His experience is both practical as a manager and leader and academic and a professional L and D trainer. He has strong personal Mindfulness and EQ skills.
Qualifications:
Personal and professional coach;
Equine facilitated, embodied and experiential learning expert;
Mindfulness trainer;
NLP Practitioner;
Mental Health First Aider trainer (MHFA England);
Level 4 in Internal Quality Assurance;
EQi, Emotional Intelligence psychometric assessment and coaching;
Enhanced DBS checked for Young People and Vulnerable Adult groups;
Graeme has over 25 years of practical experience of team development and leadership in the insurance industry. He has led numerous teams charged with delivering robust business facing operational services. This means he brings a very real experience and understanding of professional challenges that might arise for clients. Graeme has been delivering training and coaching alongside horses for 10 years. In addition, he is a director of Mindful Mindset Ltd and founder of the Mindful Horse.
Graeme has done Equine Facilitated Learning work with clients as diverse as Pupil Referral Units, fellows of Oxford University, and senior executive teams. He also provides Mindfulness training to clients of the Mental Health charity MIND. He brings this powerful diversity of experience to all of his sessions. At the Athena Herd Foundation Graeme works with Jennifer on all aspects including the delivery of Training Programmes, Community funded projects and the development of Corporate programmes.
Graeme charges £95.00 for sessions up to 75 minutes. Email him directly here to enquire further or make a booking.
Lady Tracey Adebowale-Jones
Member of the Accredited Practitioner Register Advisory Board.
Lady Adebowale-Jones is a qualified Health and Well-Being coach in the NHS, working in East London. Her work has an emphasis on working with the nervous system to enable patients to manage stress, anxiety and pain. With over 20 years of experience working in the field of developing individual wellbeing.
Rhona Harkness
Member of the Accredited Practitioner Register Advisory Board.
Rhona is an Occupational Therapist with over twenty years of experience and is registered with various professional bodies including the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT).
Qualifications
BSc Hons (Occupational Therapy), MRCOT.
PG diploma in Sensory Integration.
Director of the Centred Occupational Therapy Practice and The Equi-OT.
BHS Coach in Complete Horsemanship (Reg).
Equine Reiki Master.
Diploma in Equine Assisted Therapy: Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy.
Diploma with Distinction in Equine Psychology.
Diploma in Equine Facilitated Learning: Athena Herd Foundation.
Professional Diploma in Equine Facilitated Learning and Development: Equi-Scotia CIC.
Rhona is a highly skilled OT with over twenty years of professional practical experience. Rhona has worked in many different settings across the lifespan and is passionate about delivering a service that provides a high quality, client-centred, evidenced based experience. She has special interest and expertise in mental health, neurodiversity and works within the public and private sectors.
Rhona’s passion for horses began at a young age. Seeing and feeling the benefit of being with horses, Rhona has always had horses in her life and has gained various equine based qualifications to compliment her OT knowledge and skill. Through various partnerships, Rhona delivers Equine Facilitated Occupational Therapy (EFOT), lectures and provides training in this area.
Rhona is co-founder and former chair of Equine Facilitated Occupational Therapy UK (EFOT-UK).
Cara Swanston
Member of the Accredited Practitioner Register Advisory Board.
Cara is the co-founder of uHub Therapy Centre, a multi-disciplinary therapeutic service in Northern Ireland and CEO and co-founder of Find Help NI, a wellbeing outreach organisation and digital directory of wellbeing support services in Northern Ireland. Employing, managing and mentoring approximately 100 staff across admin, service delivery and freelance therapeutic work, to deliver an effective, safe and ethical service.
Qualifications
– Member of BACP
– Level 4 Integrative Counsellor
– Level 5 CBT Practitioner
– Level 4 Equine Facilitated Interventions
– Certificate in Resource Based Therapies (solution focused brief therapy, motivational interviewing and positive psychotherapy)
– Certificate in Yungian Sand Play Therapy
– Mental Health First Aid, Safeguarding Trained, first aid trained
Cara also sits on the Board of Trustees of a Mediation Charity in Belfast and is the Chair of a local BHS Riding Club.
