Ingrid is currently finishing her master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with Antioch University. She is a clinical graduate intern at Norwich University, seeing clients in their Counseling and Wellness Center. Ingrid’s first job out of college was serving as the barn manager for Hold Your Horses, an equine-assisted program in Minnesota. There she worked alongside Molly DePrekel to co-facilitate several trauma groups for young woman which began to shape her vision for future collaborative mental health work between horses and humans. Ingrid has worked across many clinical settings, including intensive individual therapeutic care for high-support needs children on the Autism spectrum, emergency room psychiatric care, and long-term inpatient mental health care. Understanding how deeply being present in the outdoors and alongside animals can influence our well-being has always been the driving force behind her vision for her future work as a therapist. 

As a CTRI in training, Ingrid draws upon 20+ years of riding experience alongside her in-depth education and fieldwork with individuals with a range of diagnoses and physical capabilities. Building confidence, self compassion, and independence are all crucial pieces of Ingrid's teaching approach. There is nothing she loves more than seeing a client find joy alongside their horse. 

Born in San Francisco, Ingrid moved to Minnesota at age 6. She began riding shortly after and has always had a lifelong passion for working alongside horses and animals. She and her current horse, Larry, have evented together and are focused on schooling 2nd level dressage as they prepare for the 2026 show season.