Kathleen Barry Ingram, M.A.
Kathleen is a Tucson-based counselor, lecturer and educator in the field of Equine-Facilitated Therapy and Experiential Learning, Kathleen is dedicated to helping individuals and groups move beyond limiting patterns of thought and behavior, assisting in them in the discovery of possibilities to resolve conflict, develop competency and find peace.
Kathleen brings over 25 years of experience in the counseling field, non-profit services, and marketing and communications in the health care industry to Epona. She is past executive director of San Juan United Way, corporate director of marketing and intake at Sierra Tucson Treatment Center and has been a board member of several non-profit health care agencies. She did her internship for graduate school with Four Corners Mental Health in New Mexico where she worked with a wide range of cultures and specialized in nonverbal communication with the Native population.
She had a private practice in Albuquerque in the early 80’s before moving to Tucson to work at Sierra Tucson. She began her private counseling practice in 1992 in Tucson where she specialized in addiction counseling with an emphasis on eating disorders; grief and loss recovery; conflict resolution; and family interventions for addictive behaviors. She also completed 50 hours of post-graduate study in 1995 with the Pathfinder Foundation and Paul Rosenberg, MD and is certified in the psychodynamic fundamentals of effective short term psychotherapy.
Kathleen and Linda began working together and creating workshops and individual intensives in 1998 and incorporating their talents and expertise to develop an innovative and creative healing modality employing the horses as equal partners.
Among her well-received workshops across the country, she has been a featured presenter at Tucson’s highly regarded Miraval resort and the 2003 NARHA conference and served as an academic advisor for Prescott College.
Rebecca Paradies, Epona Special Projects Coordinator
Rebecca Paradies is an Expressive Arts Therapist, graduating with a masters degree from European Graduate School in Saas Fee, Switzerland. She brings together her experience in the arts and her love of horses in a most unique way that engages the participant and enhances the equine encounter.