Joanne Carter

Marble Therapy Services

Marble Therapy Services is a mental health service just outside Hartlepool in Dalton Piercy, close to the A19.
Specialising in Trauma and Attachment Therapy, Equine Assisted Therapy and Domestic Abuse and Sexual Harm Therapy. For young people, adults and families who may have experienced, but not limited to, childhood trauma, sexual abuse, domestic abuse and violence, sexual harm and substance misuse. 

Our Services 
Attachment and Trauma Therapy.
Attachment and Trauma therapy works Dyadically with families to rebuild the attachment relationship.

Therapeutic parenting is provided in order to educate parents on the PACE model with the young person. Psychoeducation is provided to parents to help them understand their child's early history and the impact this may have on their attachment style.
 Attachment and Trauma therapy also focuses on the young person’s attachment style and the understanding of relationships and the communication and interaction between the parent and child. This allows the therapist to assess the barriers in the relationships and the impact the young person’s ability to internalise safety in the parent child relationship. Using the three R Model the therapist seeks to support the young person in re-experiencing, by building attachment, trust and stability. Reprocessing of the automatic nervous system and the overwhelming fight flight and freeze response and resolution by processing early childhood trauma and addressing healthy relationships. 

Equine Asisted Therapy.
Equine aѕіѕtеd therapy іnсоrроrаtеѕ hоrѕеѕ іntо thе thеrареutіс process to promote emotional growth and learning. The clients may engage іn activities ѕuсh as grооmіng, fееdіng, handling observing the herd and riding while developing ѕkіllѕ ѕuсh аѕ emotional, self-regulation, self-confidence, аnd rеѕроnѕіbіlіtу.
The relationship between the horse and young person can provide not only an insight into attachment but facilitates growth and understanding of behaviours, building on trust and stability, while  supporting the Automatic Nervous System in reprocessing and recovering from the over whelming fight fight freeze response and processing early trauma. Equine therapy  can assist in re building healthier relationships within the family, build on attachment and trust.
No experience with horses is required from the client, in fact you don't have to touch the horse at all, just being around horses and ponies provides a safe and calming outdoor environment to engage in therapy allowing the client to identify and process emotional issues more freely. 

DASH Model -Domestic Abuse and Sexual Harm Therapy.
 Domestic Abuse and Sexual Harm Therapy is delivered using the DASH Model, our trauma informed model of psychoeducation and attachment for adults and young people who have experienced harm or exhibited harmful behaviours towards others.

Please don’t hesitate to contact the page for further information.