Who we are
We specialize in group workshops designed to support trauma recovery, PTSD healing, emotional regulation, communication, and personal growth. Whether you’re seeking a safe space to process past experiences, strengthen family bonds, or improve team dynamics in a corporate setting, our experiential retreats offer powerful opportunities for insight, connection, and renewal.
At Stable Soul Retreats, we believe healing happens in relationship—through trust, presence, and non-verbal communication. Our horse partners are central to that journey, offering immediate, honest feedback that fosters self-awareness and deep emotional insight. Every workshop is held in a nurturing, nature-based setting to support reflection, safety, and sustainable change.
Step into a space where healing moves at the rhythm of a horse.
Reconnect. Rebuild. Renew.
Meet The Team
Kimberlee Countryman – Founder, Equine Facilitator
Certified Equine Gestaltist (in training) | Founder of Stable Soul Retreats
Kimberlee Countryman is the heart and vision behind Stable Soul Retreats. An Equine Gestaltist, in training, and experienced equine facilitator, Kimberlee brings deep empathy, life experience, and a lifelong love for horses into every workshop she leads. Her journey into equine-assisted therapy began not in a barn, but in a boardroom.
After graduating high school, Kimberlee entered the world of corporate America, where she spent years building a successful career. Yet, something was always missing. Her natural pull toward helping others—and her deep connection with horses—remained constant undercurrents in her life. It wasn’t until later, during a time of personal reflection, that she decided to follow her intuition and go back to school to become a certified Equine Gestaltist.
That decision changed everything.
Today, Kimberlee combines her professional experience, intuitive insight, and equine facilitation training to guide others through transformational experiences. At Stable Soul Retreats, she creates safe, supportive spaces where healing happens through authentic connection—with self, others, and the wisdom of horses.
Whether supporting trauma recovery, fostering family connection, or helping teams build trust, Kimberlee’s approach is grounded, compassionate, and deeply aligned with her purpose: to help others come home to themselves, one horse-guided moment at a time.
Catherine Barrett - Licensed Clinical Forensic Psychologist
Dr. Barrett first gained clinical experience after graduating from University of Southern California in 2009, with a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Through her training and experience, she has worked with marginalized communities, committed to social justice in mental health, and has developed a practice that is not only cross-culturally competent, but affirmative.
Clinical training and populations include addiction recovery, LGBTQ+, domestic and intimate partner violence, chronic mental illness, and narcissistic personality disorder. Dr. Barrett specializes in narcissistic abuse recovery.
Following a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Dr. Barrett continued her commitment to social justice and psychology in the law by obtaining a doctorate of psychology in Clinical Forensic Psychology. She graduated from Alliant International University’s California School of Forensic Studies in 2014. A significant amount of her training was in risk assessment, evaluation, and treatment of sex offenders, sexually violent predators, mentally disordered offenders, and individuals found not guilty by reason of insanity. Dr. Barrett completed her Pre-Doctoral internship at the San Francisco Forensic Institute where she evaluated, treated, and ran psychological assessments on sex offenders and sexually violent predators. Dr. Barrett was first certified with the Sex Offender Management Board at this time.
Dr. Barrett has performed a variety of clinical and forensic assessments, including psycho-educational evaluations, risk assessment, and psychological evaluations for court. Dr. Barrett has been clinically trained and certified to administer the ABEL-Assessment of sexual interest and the STABLE-2007, which measures potential risk for future violence. She has also assisted Dr. Charles Flinton in administering the Penile Plethysmograph (PPG) to forensic hospital patients at Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino, California. Dr. Barrett has spent a significant amount of time providing group and individual therapy, as well as risk assessment to the sex offending population. Additionally, she has worked for Conditional Release Programs; such as , Gateways Forensic Hospital and MHM services. Dr. Barrett provided treatment, psychological evaluation, and risk assessment to those being offered conditional release due to either a mentally disordered offense or found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Dr. Barrett has experience testifying in court cases related to revocation of outpatient status to patients on conditional release, as well as expert and fact witnessing for both civil and criminal court. Dr. Barrett has served as an expert witness in the family court system, peer reviewing custodial evaluations, and testifying on the validity of such evaluations. Dr. Barrett serves as a psychotherapist to teens, young adults, and adults; primarily in the areas of emotional and sexual abuse victimization, LGBTQ+, and addiction. Dr. Barrett serves as part-time faculty for the University of Southern California where she teaches Law and Ethics, Child/Elder Abuse and Domestic Violence, Clinical Assessment, and serves as a field work supervisor.