who we are

A life-long cowgirl, writer, professor, and a licensed psychotherapist, Beth has 20 years of experience working with people to awaken their innate leadership gifts so they can live and work with more authentic relationship and connection.

Beth is a seeker and a truth-teller who brings heart and humor into her work. She is gifted at finding The One Question that needs to be asked and using her cowgirl courage to ask it.
Beth owns Take a Chance Ranch in Morgan Hill, California where Circle Up hosts workshops. The ranch also hosts women’s events, recovery groups, weekly meditation with Dhammakaya monks, horsemanship events, and art programs.

Beth and her human family live on the ranch with an ever-growing menagerie of animals who support her and her work.

A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LFMT) with a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. Amy is an innovative and eclectic professional who has been utilizing creative and alternative treatment modalities, including Ecotherapy and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy practices for the past 20 years.

Amy is trained in Trauma Focused Therapy, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Emotional Freedom Technique, Ecotherapy, Constellation Therapy and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. Amy is the Co-Founder and lead facilitator of Gallop Ventures, which offers  programs ranging from leadership and team building experiences to personal development workshops to deeper awareness and learning through Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.

As well, Amy owns and operates JEM Family Farms, a therapeutic care farming program offering a farm ecosystem that invites individuals, families and groups to participate in authentic farming practices for the purpose of therapeutic benefit.