960 Old Cooma Road, Googong, NSW, 2620
Contact us via phone or email:
☎️0413 451 589 (Ruth)
☎️0427 821 250 (Liz)
Welcome to Catalyst Living Skills
Living Skills programs,
Equine Assisted Therapy and Counselling for people with disabilities
Founded by Ruth Cotton to meet a gap in the services available, Catalyst Living Skills, offers people with disabilities a unique environment for learning and growth. We recognise that every person’s likes and needs are different and we are committed to providing an accessible, safe, inclusive and non-judgemental environment for all.
Based on an 18-acre rural property in Googong (NSW) - we are just 30 minutes from the centre of Canberra and 10 minutes from Queanbeyan, Catalyst Living Skills is set up to welcome you whatever the weather in comfortable spaces.
Indoors, we have a custom-designed learning space and separate counselling room. Outside, there are specific employment skills areas, plus a nature-play area, paddocks and bushland.
Our property is home to many animals - we have horses, a small flock of sheep, chickens, dogs, guinea pigs, bearded dragons, and more.
The property is also home to lots of native wildlife. You may see possums, turtles, lizards and there's often a kangaroo or two hopping about in the paddocks. We are also lucky to be home to some sugar gliders in our trees.
Please note that we do not teach horse riding.
Whilst you may see people riding on the property, these are privately agisted horses and are not part of our therapy programs.