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Monday 3pm - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 10am - 12:30pm Thursday 3pm - 5pm Friday 10:30am - 5pm Saturday 9am - 5pm

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Chantilly Park Learning and Wellness Centre

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Chantilly Park Learning and Wellness Centre

Through being with horses and nature we provide a safe place for people of all ages to explore mental health therapeutic support outside of a clinic room.

We provide a client centred approach by bringing a number of therapeutic elements together. Julie founded Chantilly Park Learning and Wellness Centre after training in Psychotherapy and discovering the therapeutic power of working with horses to address her own trauma and grief. Formerly a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute for 22 years, Julie decided to utilize her skills in building rapport and creating safe spaces in a new, unique setting. She is a Clinical Soul-Centred Psychotherapist (registered with PACFA & ASCP) and one of the first in Australia to earn the internationally recognized Certification of Equine Interaction Practitioner in Mental Health. Julie is supported by a herd of 10 horses, a team of chickens, a barn cat named Sooty, and Mo, a lap dog. The human team includes Courtney and Laura, who bring extensive experience in Family Services and other complementary training. The team have completed training with:
• Certification Board for Equine Interaction Professionals™
• Centre of Equine Experiential Learning
• Australian Equine Facilitated Learning
• Psychodynamic Equine Assisted Trauma Therapy

Chantilly Park offers a safe space to help clients work through:
• Anxiety
• Stress and overwhelm
• Lack of confidence
• Depression
• Negative behaviors and beliefs
• Trauma
• Body symptoms
• Core issues
• General feelings of unease

Group programs are available for:
• School Holidays
• Anxiety and overwhelm
• Transition from primary to high school
• Reconnecting with oneself

14/11/2026

A wonderful way to finish the day.

After spending time with the horses we ventured down at the alien crater (or seasonal damn some may say), looking for tadpoles, saving dragonflies and watching the ripples travel through the water 🥰🥰🥰.

Oh and nearly falling into mud 🤣

Spending time in nature heals the soul and brings calm to mind and body.

Grateful for the all that natured offered today including the rain🥰🥰🥰

🌟love what you do; do what you love🌟

13/11/2026

Connection is not based on how much time we spend with someone or what we do with them, connection is always based on quality of presence.

Horses are masters of this 💜🐴💜
They show up.
They choose to connect (or Not).
They choose to accept in a non-judgemental way.

Many kids (no matter what the age) yearn for connection BUT it’s something that isn’t always taught 💜

Being present doesn’t require meditation, deep breaths, or anything like that.

It’s a one second decision, “Ok, I’m going to be present now.”

HOW can YOU be PRESENT today?

12/11/2026

How is your mindset today?

“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
your thoughts become your words,
your words become your actions,
your actions become your habits,
your habits become your values,
your values become your destiny.”
— Mahatma Gandhi

Break that statement down, read it slowly.

It’s a big statement to take on board. Mindsets can be a work in progress, I know mine is.

The clarity that comes after a mindset shift is a great feeling and with it shifts in the way we can be in the world.

What did you notice reading that statement slowly?

🌟love what you do;do what you love🌟

11/11/2026

I love reflecting on sessions.

These photos were captured from a session about a year ago. It started as normal with the horses out grazing interacting with our client who had not really been present much over the previous 8weeks.

After doing what we do and getting the client to focus on being present and grounded the horses started dropping like flies.

But they all started by snacking whilst lying down on the job 😝😂

Then later; 3 of the 4 laid down flat and started snoring which lasted for the rest of the session.

The client felt seen and heard by the horses and reflected that he could never describe what he actually gets out of the sessions.

🌟Chantilly Park Learning and Wellness Centre - A calm place to be understood🌟

10/11/2026

🐴 Understanding where our reactions come from isn’t the same as being able to change them.

Many of us carry patterns that were shaped by experiences we had early in life.

We learnt:
🍁 Ways of protecting ourselves.
🌱 Ways of relating to others.
🍁 Ways of responding when something feels difficult, uncertain or unsafe.

Those responses helped us cope or even survive!

But sometimes, they continue to show up long after the situation has changed.

This is something we can gently explore alongside horses.

A horse doesn’t know our history.

They don’t know what happened to us or why we might react in a particular way.

They simply meet us where we are at, in the present moment.

And sometimes, in that moment, we begin to find ourselves.

The assumptions we make.

The expectations we bring.

The urge to move closer, pull away, take control or protect ourselves.

Standing with a horse gives us the opportunity to pause and ask:

What is actually happening right now?

And perhaps…

Is my response about this moment something my body has learned from the past?

There is no judgement in noticing.

Just an opportunity to become more aware, develop greater choice and discover new ways of responding 👀

Understanding where a response came from doesn’t always mean it belongs in the present 🌿

🌟Chantilly Park Learning & Wellness Centre - A calm place to feel understood.🌟

08/11/2026

It needs to be kicking in after 2 cups surely 😜☕️☕️

How many do you need today??

08/11/2026

Introducing….
🌻CALMING GROUND🌻

A little time for you.

Three gentle workshops for women.

Sometimes life gets so busy looking after everyone else that we forget to check in with ourselves.

Perhaps you’re the one everyone relies on. Perhaps life has changed, your role has shifted, or you’re simply feeling a little lost and wondering where you fit now.

Or perhaps you just miss having time for yourself, being outdoors and connecting with other women.

“Calming Ground” offers a little space to do just that.

At Chantilly Park, we’ll spend time outdoors, enjoy some quiet moments with the horses, explore gentle mindfulness activities and give ourselves permission to slow down.

No expectations. No pressure. No need to have it all figured out.

Just time away from the everyday, in good company, with the horses.

THREE WORKSHOPS. THREE OPPORTUNITIES TO RECONNECT.

Come to one or all three - the choice is yours 🐴🌻

🐴 Time with horses (ground-based, no riding)
🌿 Gentle mindfulness and time outdoors
💜 Connection, conversation and quiet moments
🌱 Space to pause, reflect and simply be yourself.

You don’t need to be a horse person. You just need to come as you are.

Located: Yarra Junction

Dates: Friday 13-Nov
Friday 27-Nov
Friday 11-Dec
Bookings: PM to book

Sometimes the kindest thing we can do for ourselves is make a little space to breathe.

🌟Chantilly Park Learning and Wellness Centre - Calm Place to be Understood🌟

07/11/2026

Yesterday I braved the weather to attend the “Nourish and Replenish” Professional Development @ edenhopepsychotherapy!

It combined elements of my two favourite things - Soul-Centred Psychotherapy & Equine Assisted Activities.

It was so lovely to be able to attend a session so close and be a participant 🙂

This past year has been chaotic and exhausting so to finally take time for me was nice and is the beginning of taking care of me more so i can continue to support clients to the best of my ability 🥰🥰

How did you spend the day yesterday with the chilly wild weather we had? 🥶

🌟love what you do;do what you love🌟

07/11/2026

🐴 Horses have a beautiful way of bringing us back to the present moment.

When you’re standing beside a horse, it’s difficult not to notice what is happening around you — and sometimes, within you too.

You might notice your breathing slow as you stroke their soft coat.

You might become aware of tension in your body as a horse moves closer.

You might notice your shoulders soften as you stand quietly beside them.

Or perhaps you discover that what you thought you were feeling is different from what your body is actually telling you.

Horses don’t ask us to have the right words.

They don’t need us to explain anything.

Sometimes, simply standing alongside them gives us space to pause, breathe and notice.

Ourr horses can become part of that gentle process of reconnecting with ourselves.

Not by fixing us.

Not by asking us to tell our whole story.

But by just inviting us into the present moment…

To notice.

To feel.

To breathe.

And perhaps, to discover what helps us feel a little more settled and safe. 🌿🐴

🌟Chantilly Park Learning & Wellness Centre - A calm place to feel understood 🌟

06/11/2026

These calm powerful moments are empowering for our clients & provide me with so much heartfelt joy as I witness what unfolds 🐴💜

We encourage our clients to learn the body language of our horses. For them to listen and hear the “yes” and “no” of our horses. Bella is probably one of my most vocal herd members.

We ensure our clients know how sensitive a horses head can be and that they need to listen if the horse says no.

Below is a beautiful quiet calm, sensory moment where co-regulation of the nervous system is being experienced. This experience of emotional safety is being felt by both horse and human.

It’s beautiful bearing witness to the relationship that has developed with these two over the years and the calmness that unfolds during these sessions 💜💜🙂💜💜

🌟love what you do;do what you love🌟

Address

Settlement Road
Yarra Junction, VIC
3797

Opening Hours

Monday	3pm - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 12:30pm
Thursday	3pm - 5pm
Friday	10:30am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm

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