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LifeStriders
  • Home
  • About
    • Mission
    • Staff
    • Testimonials
    • Horses
    • Impact Report
    • Photos
    • Calendar
  • Services
    • All Services
    • Health >
      • Therapeutic Horseback Riding
      • Occupational & Physical Therapy
      • Counseling
      • Life Coaching
      • Veterans
    • Social >
      • Social Skills Groups
      • Youth Program
      • Community Leadership Opportunities
    • Education & Resources >
      • Master Classes and Workshops
      • Online Caregiver Group
      • Advocacy Support
      • Referral Network
      • Supervised Internships
  • Volunteer
    • Volunteer
    • Training and Safety Videos
  • Donate
    • Donate
    • Capital Campaign
    • Sponsor a Horse
    • Stock Gifts
    • Good Shop
    • Wishlist
  • Events
    • Derby Days 2024 >
      • 2024 Derby Recap
  • FEEDBACK
  • News Interviews

WHAT WE DO

HEALTH

  • ​Therapeutic Riding
  • Occupational & Physical Therapy
  • Counseling - Individual & Family ᵒ ᵇ
  • Life & Wellness Coaching

Specific Integrated Programs For:
Alzheimers, Early Childhood & Adult Interventions, Sex Trafficking Victims and Veterans.

SOCIAL

  • Social Skills Groups
  • ​Youth Program
    • Work Readiness
    • Violence Prevention
    • At Risk Youth
  • Community Leadership Opportunities

RESOURCES & EDUCATION

  • ​Master Classes and Workshops
  • Online Caregiver Group
  • Advocacy Support ᵒ ᵇ
  • Referral Network
  • ​Supervised Internships for Professional Degrees

​(o) Online Services Available;  (b)  Bilingual Service Available

HEALTH

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Therapeutic Riding 

LifeStriders Therapeutic Riding Program incorporates elements of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and other modalities in order to address the needs of each client. These fun and interactive sessions focus on clients’ unique strengths in order to help them meet their individual challenges. Children and adults with special needs can experience the beneficial physical and mental benefits achieved through working with horses as partners in healing.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THERAPEUTIC RIDING
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Occupational & Physical Therapy

LifeStriders Therapeutic Riding Program incorporates elements of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and other modalities in order to address the needs of each client. These fun and interactive sessions focus on clients’ unique strengths in order to help them meet their individual challenges. Children and adults with special needs can experience the beneficial physical and mental benefits achieved through working with horses as partners in healing.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY
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Counseling - Individuals & Familes 

Bi-Lingual Individual and Family Counseling sessions are available online, and on the farm, to all special needs families and caregivers.  This service is often critical to supporting the families and caregivers of those with special needs. ​ Educational counseling and consulting services are also available upon request.
LEARN MORE ABOUT COUNSELING
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Life and Wellness Coaching

Life Coaching is designed to provide goal oriented guidance, wellness education, strategy development and encouragement. This service is often critical to supporting the families and caregivers of those with special needs.
LEARN MORE ABOUT LIFE AND WELLNESS COACHING

SOCIAL

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Social Skills Groups 
"Life By The Reins"

These fun and interactive groups are designed for children ages 5  –  18 with challenges in the area of social‑communication that affect the quality of their interpersonal relationships.  The goals of participants include increasing social awareness, understanding other peoples’ perspectives, and understanding the impact of their own behavior on the impressions that other people form of them. It is a fun program for kids to learn the skills they need in building social connections. LifeStriders social skills groups are held in small group settings with individualized activities.
LEARN MORE ABOUT SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS
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Youth Program
"Unbridled Leaders"

Aimed at youths ages 12-21, this program provides opportunities for community service, character building, drop-out prevention and violence prevention to at-risk youths in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.  Those involved in the Youth Program also develop interpersonal and occupational skills, as well as receiving educational support, counseling and adult mentoring as needed.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR YOUTH PROGRAM
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Community Leadership Opportunities

Supervised club projects, fundraisers, and employer group volunteer opportunities are available to community leaders looking to make a difference in the lives of those with special needs.  For qualifying proposals, LifeStriders provides a project manager/supervisor for you to interface with through the completion of your project.
LEARN MORE ABOUT COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

EDUCATION & RESOURCES

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Caregiver Workshops

Subject oriented workshops held online and on the farm, on topics of interest for families and caregivers of people with special needs (i.e. finance, nutrition, and parenting)
LEARN MORE ABOUT CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS
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Online Caregiver Group

Our online caregiver group connects participant families together and allows for seamless compassionate information sharing between staff,  consultants, mentors, caregivers and families.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ONLINE CAREGIVER GROUP
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Advocacy Support

Our professional team of therapists will work with you to be sure you are getting the services you or a loved one needs, or is entitled to. Our therapists utilize their deep institutional knowledge of school systems, workers rights, insurance, and difficult relationships to make sure you are getting the support you deserve.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR Advocacy Support
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Referral Network

LifeStriders has a broad number of relationships with excellent related services and professionals, who have the ability to further help families and caregivers manage a special need.  We are a community hub for caregivers and actively provide these referrals to our participants when needed, and on request.  Inquire about a referral today.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR Referral NETWORK
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Supervised Internships for ​Professional Degrees 

LifeStriders provides a number of university, community college, and high school students, with professionally supervised internships in Mental Health, Physical Therapy (PT & PTA's),  Occupational Therapy (OT & OTA's), and Art Therapy.  Students typically will create case studies and practice generating and applying treatment plans as they prepare for their professional careers.
LEARN MORE ABOUT SUPERVISED INTERNSHIPS

VISIT US

S11 W29667 Summit Ave.
Waukesha, WI 53188
​Ph: 262.565.6124    Fax: 866.404.3105
LifeStriders is a 501c3 public charity organization. All donations are tax deductible.

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  • Home
  • About
    • Mission
    • Staff
    • Testimonials
    • Horses
    • Impact Report
    • Photos
    • Calendar
  • Services
    • All Services
    • Health >
      • Therapeutic Horseback Riding
      • Occupational & Physical Therapy
      • Counseling
      • Life Coaching
      • Veterans
    • Social >
      • Social Skills Groups
      • Youth Program
      • Community Leadership Opportunities
    • Education & Resources >
      • Master Classes and Workshops
      • Online Caregiver Group
      • Advocacy Support
      • Referral Network
      • Supervised Internships
  • Volunteer
    • Volunteer
    • Training and Safety Videos
  • Donate
    • Donate
    • Capital Campaign
    • Sponsor a Horse
    • Stock Gifts
    • Good Shop
    • Wishlist
  • Events
    • Derby Days 2024 >
      • 2024 Derby Recap
  • FEEDBACK
  • News Interviews