IMG_3285-cropRiverbend coaching was founded by Cathy Steiner, CTA Certified Coach, in 2007. Cathy has always been interested in her own growth as a person and helping others in their self-discovery. Her passion for animals led her to combine coaching and working with horses. Throughout her career, Cathy has gained many skills and insights into changing gears, which enables her to understand and coach others as they strive toward their own personal goals.

Cathy discovered that life coaching offered an excellent avenue to help people to stretch in new ways. She was certified as a Life Coach in 2007 by the Coach Training Alliance. She later enhanced her practice by learning to partner with horses in coaching, graduating from the 24-month Equine Gestalt Coaching Method (EGCM®) program through Touched by a HorseⓇ in 2013.

EGCM® was developed by Melisa Pearce, a core founder since 1989 of the horse-human healing movement. The experiential nature of the method involves the horse as an active partner with the coach in the client’s exploratory process. The integrative approach of the equine’s interaction combined with positive coaching, somatic awareness guidance and Gestalt methodology, assists the client in examining their life and choices made with a focus on designing a positive future.

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Spirit, Shadow, Eclipse, and Bailey at Hawkflight

Cathy partners with the horses of Wildsong Ranch in Longmont, CO, Spirit Heart Ranch in Erie, CO, and Hawkflight Coaching in Elizabeth, CO. These special equines bring their own unique contributions to assist you in getting to the heart of the matter.