Our Team

Vallerie E. Coleman, Ph.D., Psy.D. (PSY12592) (left) is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who has  been in practice for over 20 years.  She is the Clinical Director of InBalance and also has a private practice in Santa Monica, CA.  Equine Assisted Psychotherapy allows Dr. Coleman to combine her analytical knowledge with her love and respect for horses - maximizing the powerful capacity these magnificent animals have for facilitating human growth and development. Her work is grounded in a combination of object relations theory, attachement theory, and sensorimotor psychotherapy.  She has been on faculty at Loyola Marymount University and the Newport Psychoanalytic Institute.

Amy Pulitzer, MA, (right) is the Equine Specialist part of the InBalance team.  Amy has ridden horses her whole life; but, it wasn’t until she walked side-by-side with them and found Equine Assisted Learning that she realized she could create a unique model of healing for both humans and horses.  Her passion lies in tending that non-verbal part within that is... well,  beyond words. She earned her graduate degree in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. 

All InBalance professionals are EAGALA certified.