Featured among Australia's Best Equine Wellness Experiences
As featured in Well Traveller
Just 40 minutes from Byron Bay, Patchs Beach is located on the beautiful coastline of the Northern Rivers. It’s where Maxime Willems combines equine-assisted psychotherapy, healing, yoga therapy and group experiences to offer a truly holistic experience.
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Maxime Willems - Therapy & Training
Rooted in psychotherapy and guided by the wisdom of horses, yoga and nature, our work offers a gentle, experiential approach to emotional wellbeing, personal growth and meaningful change.
Whether you're seeking professional therapeutic support, a restorative healing experience, or a deeper connection with yourself and others around you, we invite you to slow down, reconnect and explore what becomes possible.
Let's Create Space For You
Turn your equine assisted therapy sessions into a deeper journey of rest and renewal.
Stay at Ballina Beach Resort, a peaceful coastal sanctuary surrounded by ocean, bushland, and vibrant wildlife scenes.
Your stay combines personal equine therapy sessions with time to unwind, reflect, and reconnect, supported by nature, gentle horses, and space to simply be.
Equine Wellness Stay
Explore our current and upcoming events, workshops, and experiences designed to bring people together, create meaningful connections, and offer space to learn, grow, and simply be.
From immersive experiences with the horses to wellbeing workshops and special events, each offering is an opportunity to step away from the everyday, connect with yourself and others, and experience something a little different.
Take a look at what’s coming up and find an experience that speaks to you.
Events & Workshops