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Molly is a licensed psychologist who focuses on facilitating growth and transformation with individuals in their therapeutic work. Her experience in hospitals, educational settings and out-patient mental health treatment programs combine to create unique wholistic treatment with clients. She utilizes the unique relationship people have with animals and nature to assist her in therapy with clients. Her specialties include trauma work, animal assisted therapy, work with adolescents and women, and consulting to professionals who want to incorporate Animals and Nature based therapies. Molly's education includes a Masters Degree in Counseling and Psychological Services, a Bachelors in Animal Science, and a thematic in Women's Studies. She is a member of the Minnesota Women's Psychological Association. She has experience in training, public speaking and has written numerous articles on Animal-Assisted Therapy. Molly enjoys spending time with family and friends and traveling. Her hobbies include walking, being in the outdoors, working with horses. She is currently getting her certificate in sensorimotor psychotherapy from the Sensorimotor Institute in Boulder CO. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is a body-oriented talking therapy that integrates verbal techniques with body-centered interventions in the treatment of trauma, developmental issues, and attachment.(http://www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/about.html ) For the past twelve years, she has utilized the unique relationship people have with animals to assist her in therapy with clients. She has practiced in hospitals, educational settings, mental health facilities, correctional sites, and outreach centers. Her strengths include work with adolescents, families and young women. She completed an internship at Green Chimneys in New York and continues to utilize animals in her therapy work by working with dogs and horses as animal-assisted therapists. She is involved with research in other areas of animal-assisted therapy and is past President of the Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association (EFMHA). She is an EPONA approved instructor and has taught and facilitated workshops and trainings around the country. She is the co-founder of a non-profit Minnesota Linking Individuals Nature and Critters (mnlinc.org). Currently Molly is the co-chair of the Certification Board for Equine Interaction Professionals, which promotes the concept of voluntary certification by examination for those who incorporate equines into their mental health or education practice. (http://www.cbeip.org/) Molly lives in Minneapolis with her dog, Mariah, who is her registered therapy dog and Pet Partner® through the Delta Society, and her Morgan horse Whisper. |
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| MOLLY DEPREKEL MA., LP. Adolescent & Adult Therapy Animal Assisted Therapy 952.934.2555 molly@mwtraumacenter.com |
