About Us

Psychotherapy with Horses

Our Team

Angela Sherman, Ph.D. 
Clinical Psychologist
(PSY 23689)

Dr. Angela Sherman is a licensed clinical psychologist with a long-standing interest in human-animal interactions and incorporating animals into therapeutic work. She has extensive experience working with individuals with emotional and behavioral difficulties and has worked in a variety of settings including community mental health, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, schools, residential treatment and correctional facilities. 
 
Dr. Angela also enjoys offering specialty and wellness workshops that incorporate horses. She and her team have offered an onsite equine workshop at Esalen, an organization  exploring alternative health and wellness, whose mission is to cultivate deep personal change and social transformation. Dr. Angela has also co-facilitated the Medicine & Horsemanship class at the Stanford University School of Medicine – a course aimed at teaching medical students, physicians, and nurses about patient care, self-awareness of non-verbal behavior and approach, patient relations and patient satisfaction - all through their interactions with horses.  

Dr. Angela is honored to be involved with consultation on research and program evaluation within the field of equine assisted services with the Nerds for Herds.

To learn more about Nerds for Herds Research/Program Evaluation:

Julia Caruana Kope
Equine Specialist

Julia is an Eagala trained Equine Specialist and previously served as the San Francisco Bay area Networking Co-coordinator for Eagala. She has a special interest in equine assisted learning programs for college students to aid in adjustment and support during their college experience. Julia graduated with a Psychology major from Sonoma State, where she completed an internship at Change Your Lead. While attending Sonoma State, she also competed on the Equestrian Team. Julia is currently pursuing her Masters in Social Work.

Martha Monetti, Psy.D.  
Clinical and School Psychologist 
(PSY 13985) 

Dr. Martha Monetti is a licensed clinical Psychologist, and Certified School Psychologist with extensive experience working with children, families and adults in a variety of settings. She fell in love with horses later in ​life and now is bringing her ​passion for them to her professional practice. Dr. Marty has special interest in incorporating Eagala based curriculums into university training programs.

Lisa Grace  
Equine Specialist 

Lisa is an Eagala certified Equine Specialist and also serves as the San Francisco Bay area Networking coordinator for Eagala. She has focused her professional career specializing in equine assisted services and has been certified by Eagala since 2000. Over the past twenty years, Lisa has worked with programs for foster/adopt agencies, school character building programs, outpatient therapy, youth in residential treatment and family systems. She is passionate about helping others with mental health and wellness goals, works at being part of the solution and strives to help bring resources to populations in need. 

Caroline Vetter, Psy.D.

Clinical Psychologist

CA license PSY#32615 and OR license #3481

Dr. Caroline Vetter is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in California and Oregon, as well as an Eagala certified Mental Health Professional and Equine Specialist. She obtained her doctoral degree from The Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. She has worked and trained in a variety of settings with diverse clients. Dr. Caroline enjoys working with adults, couples and families and has experience working with those suffering with self-esteem issues, depression, anxiety, trauma and relationship struggles. Dr. Caroline has always loved being around animals and found that being in their presence, especially horses, helps her to live more in the present moment. She is a lifelong horse person and has been working with and riding horses for over 24 years. 

Carol Studer  
Equine Specialist 

Carol grew up in Brattleboro, VT Hometown of Sally Swift author and founder of Centered Riding (teaching classical principles of riding, using body awareness, centering, and imagery). She started with riding lessons focused on Centered riding as a child and also competed in hunt seat equitation and driving and continued to compete in intercollegiate equestrian teams through Colby Sawyer College, where she completed her degree in Psychology. Carol has taught at horse camps, 4-H and Pony Club and achieved an Advanced Instructor certification for PATH, working for several years in the field of adaptive riding as an instructor and program director. Carol continued her training with Centered riding and became certified as a Level 2 Instructor. She enjoys bringing this mind-body awareness and centering skill sets to un-mounted work with clients, and pairing these principles with what horses can teach us about living in the moment. Carol completed certification with Eagala and has worked with Change Your Lead for over a decade. In her free time, she enjoys caring for her retired school horses who enjoy a well-deserved retirement into their older years!

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