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Lindsay Ditlow, MSW, LSW | Co-Founder
Lindsay Ditlow is a Licensed Social Worker with experience supporting individuals through a variety of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and relationship concerns. She is passionate about creating a safe, supportive environment where clients feel empowered to explore their strengths, build resilience, and move toward meaningful personal growth.
As a Co-Founder for Brave Ground Equine Therapy, Lindsay brings together her clinical background and lifelong passion for horses. She has spent years riding and developing her horsemanship skills, cultivating a deep appreciation for the unique connection between horses and humans. Through her work with horses, she has witnessed firsthand their ability to foster trust, self-awareness, confidence, emotional regulation, and healing.
Lindsay currently owns a retired Off-the-Track Thoroughbred (OTTB) who now enjoys a well-deserved life of pampering, relaxation, and endless attention. Her experiences both in the saddle and caring for horses have reinforced her belief in the transformative power of the human-horse relationship.
At Brave Ground, Lindsay is dedicated to ensuring the well-being of both clients and equine partners while helping create meaningful therapeutic experiences. She believes that when mental health treatment and the wisdom of horses come together, powerful opportunities for healing, growth, and connection emerge.
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Dr. Katie Linebarger, LPC, NCC, Ed.D | Co-Founder
Dr. Katie Linebarger is a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor, and Doctor of Educational Leadership with nearly two decades of experience supporting children, adolescents, young adults, and families. Throughout her career, she has worked extensively with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, anger, behavioral challenges, complex trauma, emotional dysregulation, family conflict, and school-related stressors.
In addition to serving as Co-Founder for Ground Equine Therapy, Dr. Linebarger is a clinical leader within an alternative education setting, where she supports students facing significant behavioral, emotional, and academic challenges. She is also an adjunct professor at Elizabethtown College, where she mentors future counselors and educators while bringing practical clinical experience into the classroom.
Dr. Linebarger has experience working with nonprofit organizations and has played an instrumental role in the development of equine-assisted mental health programming. Most recently, she helped establish a nonprofit equine therapy organization, combining her passion for mental health, community impact, and the transformative power of the human-horse connection.
Dr. Linebarger utilizes a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach into equine assisted psychotherapy. She has witnessed firsthand the unique ability horses have to foster trust, self-awareness, emotional regulation, confidence, and healing. She believes that bringing together evidence-based mental health treatment and equine-assisted experiences creates powerful opportunities for growth, connection, and lasting change.
At Brave Ground, Dr. Linebarger is committed to helping individuals discover their strengths, build resilience, and experience healing through authentic relationships—with both people and horses. She believes that meaningful transformation occurs when individuals feel safe, seen, supported, and empowered to move forward in their lives.
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Elena Roth, LCSW | Co-Founder
Elena Roth is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience supporting individuals, children, adolescents, and families through life's challenges. Throughout her career, she has worked in child welfare, trauma treatment, and outpatient mental health, developing a strong foundation in helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, life transitions, and personal growth. Elena is trained in EMDR and holds specialized certification in Sexual Abuse Trauma through the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.
Previously, she also founded By the Rein Equine Therapy, furthering her commitment to utilizing the unique human-horse relationship as a pathway to growth, resilience, and emotional wellness. In addition to her clinical work, Elena is one of the Co-Founders of Ground Equine Therapy, where she combines her passion for mental health and horses to create meaningful opportunities for healing and connection.
Horses have been a lifelong passion for Elena, who has been riding since the age of five. She currently rides and loves Pleasure horses and has spent years developing her horsemanship and understanding of the profound impact horses can have on personal growth and emotional well-being. Elena believes horses offer a unique opportunity for individuals to experience authenticity, trust, confidence, and healing in ways that traditional settings often cannot.
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Brittany Lemon | Equine Specialist | Board Member
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