“We seek to create contact with clients. Contact over time creates connection. Connection over time creates relationship. Relationship over time creates intimacy. This relationship is the core of therapy; after all, what is injured in relationship is only healed in relationship.”
— Duey Freeman
Duey is a sought-after teacher, trainer, licensed therapist, and equine professional worldwide.
He has taught worldwide and developed a practical attachment theory and human development theory taught to thousands of university students.
He has nearly 80,000 direct client hours and co-founded the Gestalt Equine Institute and the Gestalt Institute of the Rockies.
He supervises therapists and graduate students and does business and land consultations for new equine therapy sites.
He embodies both tenderness and strength in all his relations and work. His quality of contact and relationship with others is authentic and unique. People come from around the world to study with him.
Duey is a true elder and mentor exploring new horizons in facilitating men’s growth work. Gestalt and Relational Horsemanship are not just approaches to Duey; they are how he walks through the world.
Employment History
1982 - PRESENT: Private Practice Psychotherapist, Duey Freeman, LLC
2005 - PRESENT: Founder and Director, Equine Journey and Gestalt Equine Institute of the Rockies
1982 - 2020: Director, Gestalt Institute of the Rockies
1990 - 2021: Core Faculty, Gestalt and Family Coordinator, Naropa University
2001 - 2009: Clinical Supervisor, Monarch Center forFamily Healing
1980 - 1984: Children’s Services Director/Principal, Rivendell School
1976 - 1980: Teacher / Therapist, Rivendell School
1973 - 1974: Teacher
1972 - 1973: Counselor, Denver Children's Home
1971 - 1972: Group Home ParentEducation
1994 - 1995: Colorado Marriage and Family Training Center, Denver, CO
Gestalt Institute of Denver, Denver, CO
1982 - 1984: Reichian Breath and Bodywork / Bioenergetic Bodywork
1982: Certified Gestalt Therapist, Gestalt Institute of the Rockies, Denver, CO
1975: MA - Special Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
1974: BA, Loretto Heights College, Denver, CO
1968 - 1970: Mechanical Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH