The Lodge at Big Bear Farm
Overview
Here at BIG BEAR FARM with over 40 years of breeding Connemara Ponies, training horses and hosting competitions the Ertle Family is using their history of horses to help individuals in the community with mental health needs by providing faith based counseling services that combine the horses and mental health professionals at Enoch Ministries.
ENOCH MINISTRIES INC. is a 501c3 program that provides individual, family, and group therapy with Licensed Professional Counselors. We provide everything from Traditional, Equine Assisted, and Soon ART therapy.
Here at THE LODGE AT BIG BEAR FARM Enoch Ministries is joining with others in the community to provide retreats for Veterans and their spouses to work through PTSD, Communication and Reintegration as well as Continued Educational programs.
The Lodge is located at
777 Butts Mill Rd. Pine Mountain Ga.
For more information call Dan Ertle
706-881-2140 or email bigbearfarm1982@gmail.com
The The Lodge is to be used as an extention of Enoch Ministries. To offset the cost of purchasing it for Enoch Ministries, we are offering the lodge as a Venue for weddings and other events. This beautiful facility is located on a lake surrounded by fields. It has an outdoor pravilion and an indoor area that is available. As well as all that the lodge has to offer, there are 2 horse drawn carriages available at the facility.
For information contact Dan Ertle 706-881-2140
Veteran and Spouse Retreat Program
We value our veterans and their families for the sacrifices they have made. We are excited to provide retreat opportunities for Veterans and their spouses to receive assistance, gain tools and have experiences here at the farm to help them reconnect and move forward together in a healthy positive way.
Through the retreat we plan for them to experience the support of others, establish tools to live with invisible wounds that are affecting them. These retreats are conducted and let by Veterans and their spouses who are licensed or certified in various areas of expertise from Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Equine Professionals, and others. You will receive a multitude of strategies needed to help you manage stress, burnout and develop more personalized self-care.
Over the retreat you will experience individual therapy sessions, mindfulness techniques, and trauma informed Large and small group discussions focused on solutions to common care partner struggles as well as Equine Assisted Phychotherapy.
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All Proceeds go to Enoch Ministries
