Hela Baer
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Hela Baer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, and Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning. She provides integrative mental health therapy to youth and adults at Cloverleaf Equine Center and in office settings in Alexandria, VA. Hela works with individuals experiencing issues relating to trauma, grief/loss, anxiety, depression, relationships and complex family dynamics, conflict/war, and acculturative stress. She integrates multiple trauma-informed, somatic, and LGBTQIA+ affirming therapeutic modalities to meet each individual’s unique needs.
Hela has been working with horses for the past 20 years in different countries and therapeutic settings, with a particular interest in horse-human interactions and wellbeing. Hela joined Cloverleaf in 2015 as a volunteer and joined the staff in 2019 as an equine specialist and therapist. She received both her Bachelor’s degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. She has completed extensive post-graduate training in trauma-informed and relational psychotherapy incorporating equines.
