A Different Way of Seeing Facilitation
ARCH helps therapists, coaches, educators, and equine professionals elevate their equine-assisted and nature-based practice through the ARCH Story Framework.
Discover the subtle nuances of facilitation that create the conditions for greater depth, impact, and lasting change.
Go Deeper in Your Equine-Assisted and Nature-Based Practice
The most meaningful moments in a session aren’t always the most obvious.
ARCH helps you notice what’s unfolding beneath the surface and work with those moments more intentionally.
Through the ARCH Story Framework, practical tools, and a community of experienced practitioners, you’ll develop greater intention in how you facilitate while continuing to learn, grow, and discover new possibilities in your work.
PRACTICAL LEARNING
Build your skills through engaging online and in-person training that brings the ARCH Story Framework to life in your practice.
ARCH COMMUNITY
Connect with a global community of thoughtful, values-driven practitioners who share ideas, questions, support, and learning.
ARCH CERTIFICATION
Advance your professional practice through a certification pathway grounded in the ARCH Framework and community.
PRACTICAL LEARNING
Build your skills through engaging online and in-person training that brings the ARCH Story Framework to life in your practice.
ARCH COMMUNITY
Connect with a global community of thoughtful, values-driven practitioners who share ideas, questions, support, and learning.
ARCH CERTIFICATION
Advance your professional practice through a certification pathway grounded in the ARCH Framework and community.
The ARCH community is beyond inspirational and validating! The story facilitation framework is productive, profound and safe. I am very excited to be a part of this community.
ERICA WILLIAMS
Equine Professional
The Nuances Matter
Great facilitation isn’t only about what we do. It’s also about how we are being in the moments between the moments.
When do we step in, and when do we wait?
What changes when we follow rather than lead?
What might a pause, a shift in relationship, or a horse’s response be inviting us to notice?
At ARCH, we pay attention to these subtle choices because they shape the conditions for safety, connection, discovery, and change.
The ARCH Story Framework gives practitioners a way to see what’s unfolding more clearly, stay curious about what is emerging, and respond with greater intention while honoring the client, the horse, and the natural process.
The ARCH Story Framework
The ARCH Story Framework gives facilitators a practical lens for noticing what is unfolding within a session and responding with curiosity and intention.
By seeing the session as a living story, practitioners learn to notice the characters, relationships, environments, patterns, perspectives, and possibilities already present.
Grounded in the SEEN™ Keystones, the framework supports emotionally safe, experiential practice that honors clients as authors of their own stories while creating space for new insights and possibilities to emerge.
When horses, animals, and nature are part of the experience, they become meaningful participants in the story, adding their own responses, relationships, and invitations to what unfolds.
Who We Serve
ARCH brings together professionals who incorporate horses, animals, nature, and experiential approaches into their work, including:
- Psychotherapists and mental health professionals supporting mental health and wellbeing
- Coaches and facilitators supporting personal growth and change
- Educators creating meaningful experiential learning
- Equine professionals bringing their expertise in horses, behavior, and wellbeing into collaborative practice
- Organizational professionals using experiential approaches to support teams and leaders
What brings this diverse community together is a shared commitment to thoughtful, ethical practice and a desire to keep learning, growing, and exploring what’s possible.
Professional Training & Workshops
Learn the ARCH Framework through engaging online and in-person experiences designed for practical application and continued professional growth.
Choose from self-guided courses, live online workshops, immersive experiences with horses and nature, and global gatherings with fellow practitioners. Across each experience, you’ll find practical tools, real-session examples, experiential learning, and opportunities to put what you’re learning into practice.
SEEN Through Story Workshop
Explore the ARCH Story Framework and seven practical tools in this highly interactive, live online workshop designed to deepen and expand your facilitation. 10 CE credits for mental health professionals.
SEEN Through Horses Workshop
Deepen your equine-assisted practice through an immersive, hands-on experience exploring the nuances of facilitation with horses and nature. 12 CE credits for mental health professionals.
ARCH Global Gatherings
Learn, practice, and connect with the ARCH community through experiential gatherings that invite new ideas, meaningful conversations, and shared learning.
Become ARCH Certified in Equine-Assisted and Nature-Based Facilitation
ARCH Certification provides a clear professional development pathway to deepen your understanding of the ARCH Framework and integrate it into your facilitation practice with horses, animals, and nature.
As an ARCH Certified practitioner, you’ll join a global community of practice committed to thoughtful, high-quality facilitation, continual learning, and growing together through shared experience and peer support.
What Members Are Saying
This is an amazing training I can use right away!
There are definitely some aspects that are missing from previous trainings that this training completely captured. I also love the online platform!
MARCY TOCKER
Mental Health Professional
The framework is unlike anything else I have seen!
This is a wonderful facilitation training. I was surprised that it was really fun! I enjoyed getting to know the people involved. Lynn and her team are exceptional people.
KAITLYN COLE
Equine Professional & Therapeutic Riding Instructor
Thank you so much for this incredible foundation course!
Watching actual sessions with the wonderful debrief afterwards is a beautiful opportunity to deepen learning of the ARCH framework.
HEATHER JEFFREY
Mental Health Professional & Equine Professional
It feels very authentic and genuine and allows my sessions to flow easily.
The ARCH framework offers the client the opportunity to tell their story in a supportive environment and invites facilitators to go through that journey with them. It works so well with children of all ages.
ROBIN E. MAYS
Qualified Mental Health Professional for Children
This was very different. It’s really special.
It didn’t feel forced. The story came out exactly as it needed to. I wasn’t being asked about “tell me about your childhood.”
It was also really revealing. I feel fortunate to have had this experience.
ABENA
ARCH session participant
You have created a phenomenal way to learn and grow!
I love ARCH so much! I appreciated the SEEN through Horses module! It was awesome to watch actual sessions and see the difference between clients. It’s neat to be in an observer role of a different team’s full session.
CARRIE MELEAR
Equine Professional
Join ARCH
Become part of a global community of practitioners who care deeply about this work and are committed to learning, growing, and exploring new possibilities together.
Your ARCH membership gives you access to our online course library, ongoing learning resources, community conversations, and opportunities to connect with practitioners around the world.
Monthly Membership
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Full access to the ARCH online course library and monthly learning resources
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Ongoing community calls and shared learning opportunities
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Connection with a supportive, global community of practitioners
Annual Membership
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Save $120 each year with annual membership
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Receive 20% off ARCH trainings and gatherings
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Enjoy all Monthly Membership benefits
Bringing ARCH to your organization?
Special membership pricing is available for organizational teams.
Curious About the ARCH Approach?
Download our free eBook for an introduction to the ARCH Story Framework and experience one of our practical Story Tools for yourself.
Discover how a story mindset can help you see what’s unfolding in your sessions from new perspectives and create space for stories to deepen, expand, and change.
Download Your Free eBook
Accessible Learning.
Enriching Network.
Experiential Practice.
New possibilities await.
Whether you work in the office, virtually, in nature, or in arenas with horses and other animals, we’re here to help you discover newfound energy and purpose in your life and practice.
Become a member for as little as $25/month and start your next journey’s story today!
*Discounts may be available for international members based on USD currency exchange – contact us for information.
Next Steps
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Join ARCH – Become a Member
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