Burnout to Balance:
A Restorative EMDR & Equine Retreat
Saturday,
May 2, 2026
12:30 - 4:30
Open Reins Counseling
Seymour, TN
Escape professional burnout and reconnect with your passion through this unique experiential training designed exclusively for mental health and medical helping professionals. This hands-on continuing education course combines Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy with the healing presence of horses to enhance emotional resilience, reduce stress, and expand your therapeutic skill set.
Through immersive, equine-assisted EMDR exercises, you’ll discover how nonverbal communication, somatic awareness, and attunement can amplify emotional regulation and boost professional well-being. Gain insights into the neuroscience behind EMDR and the AIP model, explore the powerful role of equine interactions in therapy, and walk away with practical stress management tools you can immediately apply to both yourself and your clients.
Step beyond the office—reignite your purpose, restore your balance, and transform the way you approach healing. Enjoy the beauty of East Tennessee in spring, including breathtaking Smoky Mountain views from the equine arena. The natural setting offers a calm and restorative environment for your retreat experience.
In our group work, everything is kept blind to the facilitator, creating a safe and supportive space for your own insights to unfold without sharing out loud.
Designed for Helping Professionals
Doctors’ offices direct care staff
Veterinarians & vet techs
Licensed & pre-licensed therapists
Teachers & education workers
Pastoral care providers
Hospital staff
School counselors
Community mental health staff
Elderly & hospice care
Meet your healing leadership team.
Julie Jerrolds, LPC, MHSP is a Licensed Professional Counselor & Mental Health Service Provider (LPC, MHSP) & EMDRIA Approved Consultant by EMDRIA with over 30 years in the field of counseling. Having worked in areas of trauma recovery, family counseling, addiction, team building & guidance, Julie offers many perspectives when helping clients for whatever reason(s) they come for counseling. She is trained & Certified in several different modalities. Among them are Certification in EMDR (Eye Movement Desentization & Reprocessing), O.K. Corral Certified, Natural Lifemanship, Equine-Assisted-EMDR (Equilateral), DBT, CBT & other Experiential Therapies. Julie also provides Supervision for counselors wanting to obtain their LPC. And Consultation for EMDR Certification. openreinscounseling@gmail.com
Amye R. Cole, LMFT, MA, MBA is a licensed marriage and family therapist in four states, an NBCC International Mental Health Facilitator, and an EMDRIA Approved Consultant. She specializes in treating ongoing distress and recent traumatic events for individuals, families, and groups using EMDR. Amye owns and operates Three Leaf Connections and has worked in nonprofits, community agencies, K-12 schools, college/universities, and a non-governmental organization at the United Nations. She has volunteered at Ground Zero after 9/11, traveled with a maternal health nonprofit to rural Nepal, led a mental health education course with survivors of the genocide in Rwanda, actively volunteers with the Trauma Recovery Network to respond to regional mass shootings, and leads mental health education and resourcing workshops. amyecolelmft@gmail.com
Burnout to Balance:
A Restorative EMDR & Equine Retreat
Registration is open! Space is reserved to a small number of participants.
Location: Open Reins Counseling in Seymour, TN openreins.com
Registration: $440
Your registration includes a complimentary Daily Mindfulness Journal written and designed by Julie Jerrolds.EMDRIA Continuing Education 3.5 Credits available for an additional fee.
Questions? Email Julie at openreinscounseling@gmail.com.
Your Healing is Between You and the Horses
No EMDR Training Required: These programs are open to all clinicians including those with no prior EMDR training.
The program site is ADA compliant. Please contact Julie Jerrolds if special accommodations are required.
Eligible for 3.5 EMDRIA Continuing Education Credits
Amye R. Cole is the EMDRIA CE Provider and maintains responsibility for this program and its content in accordance with EMDRIA requirements.