Allison Goldfarb and Coconut
Meet Your Human Coach
Some of my greatest teachers in life have been horses. From an early age, I have been awed, sometimes stunned, and occasionally startled right out of my saddle by the timeliness, depth, and clarity of their lessons. After 30+ years of life among horses, I see these lessons as intentional. I am filled with gratitude that they have helped me arrive at this time and place so I can share an experience of these incredibly sentient creatures with you.
As a coach, my job is to raise questions that help you look within and find clear understanding of your life. As a Gestaltist, my job is to create experiments and experiences that allow lasting resolution of that which causes confusion, strife, or pain.
I experienced Gestalt work for the first time in 2013, as a client. I had never heard of it and didn’t have a clue about what I was beginning. The work resonated so fully with me, I knew I knew I was meant to learn more. Prior to that, I had experienced human dynamics in various professional and personal settings – as a wife, mother, daughter, sister, niece, in-law, step-child, teacher, student, consultant, project manager, employee, team leader, riding instructor, and facilitator, among others. All of those inform who I am as a practitioner now, as does the deep training I have received in coaching, facilitation, Gestalt psychology, somatic awareness, energy work, trauma healing, equine behavior, and the language of Equus.
Meet Your Equine Coaches
Charlie
Charlie is a Master Coach. He is careful, precise, and thorough, often pointing out details of the feelings he perceives that are subtle and very important to the work. He is an expert in guiding people to understand love, trust, truth, and illusion. Sometimes, when Allison thinks a session is ready to close, Charlie let’s her know he’s not finished!
Hobbs
Hobbs is a herd leader, a steady presence who keeps order in the pasture and polite manners in the barn. He is known for pointing out contradictions and unspoken things of great importance. He also has a unique, loving way of showing his clients they are fully seen and cherished. Hobbs invites his clients to greater levels of presence; he wants us to be here now with him.
Andy
Andy is a long-time friend of Charlie, owned by our beloved colleague Catherine Wycoff of Kinetic Balance. Andy is one of the wisest healers we know, masterful about showing what boundaries need testing or strengthening, and about helping clients become comfortable walking their talk (and talking their walk.) Andy is also known for his sense of humor - with Andy, the learning is deep and also a lot of fun.
Lorenzo
Lorenzo brings incredible presence to his work. Whether he is standing next to you or across the pasture, his support and involvement are evident, as is his strong, steady, kind way of listening. He lives with Andy and the two of them often team up to translate an energetic truth into behavior or body language that is visible so we humans can really understand it.
Coaches Emeritus
These wise and beautiful coaches, all “on staff” at Loudoun Therapeutic Riding in Leesburg, VA, were the first team Allison worked with when she launched NLC in 2015. Some have retired. Some have passed on. Some are still living and working elsewhere and may return to NLC as guest coaches from time to time!
