Meet the "Dream Team"
Counseling Staff
Professionalism combined with compassion is our goal. Our clinical staff love horses, people, and Jesus, and are educated, certified, and trained to provide the best service to our clients. Each therapist has at least a Master’s Degree in Counseling or a related field. They are each licensed by the state, or working towards it. We most closely follow a model of equine assisted therapy called Natural Lifemanship and each therapist is working towards certification in NL because it is evidence-based and trauma-informed. Each therapist has specific training for the clients they love working with.
Meagan Good, MA, LPC NLT-2
Meagan started Take Heart in 2014. She is passionate about providing the highest quality therapy services using horses and helping others find hope and healing.
Erin Reilly, MA, LPC, NLT-2
Erin joined Take Heart in January 2021. She is passionate about helping people overcome their hurts and not letting what happened to them prevent them from loving and being loved.
Danielle Moore, PhD, LPC, LBS, NLT-2
Danielle joined Take Heart in the fall of 2023. She is passionate about helping her clients become the best versions of themselves that they can be.
Kim Miller, MA, LMFT, NLC
Kim joined Take Heart in the fall of 2023. She is passionate about providing a safe and supportive environment where her clients can explore areas in their life and work on healing.
Liliana Carrano, BS, NLT-1
Liliana joined Take Heart in spring of 2024 as a Master's Level counseling intern. She is passionate about the healing power of horses with clients.
Cassandra Boccardi, BS
Cassie joined Take Heart in summer of 2024 as a Master's Level counseling intern. She is excited to utilize her love of horses to help people overcome their past.
Connected Horsemanship Instructors
Mallory, NLT-1
Mallory joined Take Heart as a horsemanship instructor in the fall of 2022. She is passionate about teaching others how to build a relationship with their horse based on connection and choice. To contact her, email Mallory @TakeHeartCounseling.com.
Barb Ramsay
Barb joined Take Heart as a barn assistant in fall of 2022, getting back into horses after raising her family. She became a horsemanship instructor in the summer 2024 and is taking the Natural Lifemanship training so she can help her students create a lasting bond with their horse.
Administrative Team
Nicole Rabe, BS, NLT-1
Nicole started volunteering at Take Heart in January 2015. She came on full time in March 2022 and is now the business operations manager. She is passionate about supporting the mission and showing others the healing power of horses.
Chris Strickler
Chris started volunteering at Take Heart in the fall of 2022. She came on as intake coordinator to help connect new clients with the best fit for their therapeutic journey.
Noelle Wolf
Noelle started volunteering at Take Heart in the fall of 2023. She came on as volunteer coordinator to support Take Heart to further develop the volunteer program.
Barn Team
Barn Staff
Click on the picture above to get to know our amazing barn staff who take great care of our horses every day. They keep the highest standard of care for our horses and are always friendly with our volunteers, leading them through barn duty.
Ready to start your life changing journey?
Wherever you are at on your journey, we are here for you. Our human and equine team will walk alongside you so you can find hope, healing, and wholeness in your life. You are worth it. Don't hesitate, reach out to us today.