Dr Loes Koorenhof

Loes founded Equilore in 2017 and is a Chartered Psychologist (British Psychological Society) and a qualified Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) practitioner (LEAP method).

She works with her herd of horses to help people learn more about themselves, either as a coaching tool or through psychological treatment.

You can find out more about Loes on her CV.

Delia Wilkinson

Delia has owned/been around horses all of her life and started her Counselling/Therapy career in 2014 and has been an Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) practitioner (LEAP method) since Jan 2022 when she graduated with a L5 Diploma in EFP from the Crossfields Institute.

Delia is a professional, self-aware, friendly lady of a certain age with a sense of humour who is passionate about her work as a therapist with a love and passion for horses. Her EFP work brings together both of these passions to work with a client-centred approach, with the horse as a facilitator to rebuild the often lost connection between human, animal and nature.

Delia is psychodynamically trained and work with all age groups of clients; children, adolescents and adults, privately or via Local Authority. Psychodynamic work includes work with the conscious, unconscious, defences, emotions, thoughts, early life experiences, past relationships and how these affect present relationships.

She works with Autism, ADHD, Trauma Focussed work for those who have experienced trauma including complex/developmental trauma and PTSD symptoms. Delia also works with survivors of Domestic Abuse including rape and sexual violence.

Qualifications

• Accredited Member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
• Diploma L5 Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (LEAP Method))
• Trauma Focussed CBT Certificate
• L4 Certificate Counselling Children with Place2Be
• Dyadic Developmental Practise, Psychotherapy and Parenting (DDP Level 1)
• Children’s Accelerated Trauma Technique (CATT)
• Certificate Counselling Teenagers IATE
• Diploma Psychodynamic Counselling
• Foundation certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling

Jen Carter

Jen joined Equilore in 2025 and is working towards her Level 5 Award in Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (LEAP method). She is a licensed therapist and social worker (registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council and Social Work England).

She has worked psychodynamically for most of her life with children and young people who have experienced early life trauma. This has predominantly been with young people in long term treatment within therapeutic communities. She has always been passionate about helping parents/carers thoughtfully create environments within which children can feel safe and thrive, having worked in fostering and adoption as well as residential care.

She currently works at Oxford Brookes University with students who are neurodivergent and/or are struggling with their mental health. She also works for an Adoption Support Agency, which supports adoptive families, as well as with complex families where children are on the edge of care.

She was drawn to horses from a young age, spending much of her childhood with them, and recently worked alongside a therapeutic herd of horses in Oxford.

Claire Solesbury

Claire is an Autism inclusion practitioner with over 19 years of experience in education, and Level 3 qualified Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL), specialising in supporting children with special educational needs (SEN) and their families.

She joined Equilore in October 2021, working with Loes and the herd to support pupils with Autism Spectrum Condition, Sensory Processing Disorder, and related challenges.

Claire delivers interventions like social skills, life skills, art therapy, and Lego therapy, always tailoring her approach to each young person’s needs. She works 1:1 or in small groups.

Inspired by her own son’s experience with horses and his diagnosis of ASC and Sensory Processing Disorder, Claire discovered her passion for equine-assisted therapy and has since dedicated herself to helping children thrive through meaningful connections with horses.

Loredana Caminiti

Loredana is a qualified Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL) practitioner with a deep commitment to supporting others through emotional healing and personal growth.

A nature lover at heart, Loredana discovered the powerful connection between horses, the natural world and wellbeing during a time of personal transformation. This experience helped her navigate life’s challenges and inspired her to help others do the same.

Since graduating from her EFL training with LEAP in 2017, she has worked with children, young people and adults in a variety of supportive settings, and has developed her own approach to equine-facilitated work grounded in both personal experience and professional training.

Loredana also holds a Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills and adheres to professional ethical standards in her work. She is bilingual and offers support in both English and Italian.

Kim Shaw

Kim is our Head Groom and handles all aspects of horse care and yard management. From feeding to first aid, grooming to mucking out stables. She has her British Horse Society Level 1 Horse Care and Level 2 Teaching Qualifications and Level 2 Horse care BTEC qualification alongside First Aid with horses and people.

Previously, she has worked at many different types of yards from riding schools to competition yards looking after youngsters and fit competition horses. She also has experience managing people.

In her current role at Equilore she runs Barn Pals and oversees our group of volunteers. Barn Pals is our Friday afternoon group session where children can spend time learning about horses and how to look after them from grooming to health checks and feeding dinners. 

Kim is currently studying an ‘Understanding Autism’ course with The Open University, so she incorporates this knowledge into the Barn Pals sessions.

Evelyn Sullivan

Evelyn grew up on her family’s farm where she was immersed in animal care from a young age. Her family breed Suffolk Punch horses, a rare heavy horse breed. She grew up helping with daily care and training, and has been part of demonstrations of both driven and ridden work with these magnificent horses.

She brings this deep-rooted knowledge of horse care to her role with Equilore, having volunteered with us for nearly four years. Her skill, reliability and genuine love for horses led to her taking on a part-time groom role, supporting yard care and covering weekends and holidays.

Evelyn is passionate about the work Equilore does, especially in Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP), and is planning to begin her studies in counselling so she can further combine her interests in horses and helping people.

Alongside her groom duties, Evelyn leads our Tuesday Barn Pals group, working with a small group of children with special educational needs in nature-based activities and horse care.