Meet  the Staff

Leslie Bell is a licensed psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience. She is Level 2 trained in Natural Lifemanship
 Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, and has been practicing EAP for 3 years. She believes that incorporating horses and nature
 in the healing process has been a powerful way of addressing her clients’ goals experientially, outside of the traditional office setting. 

Nancy Saamer is the owner of Royal Horse Ranch. She has been a horse trainer and riding instructor for over 30 years
and has 6 years of experience working with youth and adults experiencing mental health issues. She has found that 
horses are the greatest teachers because they don’t think, but simply read all of the energy around them. 
She believes that being with a horse is like looking in the mirror.

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Equine assisted psychotherapy
is located at the Royal Horse Ranch
​on Monkey Island in northeast Oklahoma