Mary A. Poupon is an advanced practice psychiatric nurse/psychiatric nurse practitioner licensed to practice in CT and NY. She completed her graduate education at Columbia University and is published in her field. She is currently a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Four Winds Hospital, an inpatient hospital providing exemplary inpatient psychiatric care to children, adolescents and adults. She was the program director and clinician with the Ryan White Mental Health Program at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children which provided innovative mental health treatment for difficult to engage children, adolescents and adults living with HIV/AIDS in the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx for over 18 years. In 2013 she became certified as an equine assisted psychotherapist and is the Director of Mental Health at Embrace Hope in Sandy Hook, CT. Embrace Hope has been providing equine assisted psychotherapy to children, adolescents and families who were victims of trauma related to the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. She brings a broad set of skills to Embrace Hope with a special focus on children and adolescents. Her expertise includes psychiatric consultation and assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention and bereavement counseling.
Mary is an EAGALA certified professional who combines her academic training, clinical experience and love of horses to deliver the gentle care Embrace Hope participants seek. Mary A. Poupon is an advanced practice psychiatric nurse/psychiatric nurse practitioner licensed to practice in CT and NY. She completed her graduate education at Columbia University and is published in her field. She is currently a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Four Winds Hospital, an inpatient hospital providing exemplary inpatient psychiatric care to children, adolescents and adults. She was the program director and clinician with the Ryan White Mental Health Program at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children which provided innovative mental health treatment for difficult to engage children, adolescents and adults living with HIV/AIDS in the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx for over 18 years. In 2013 she became certified as an equine assisted psychotherapist and is the Director of Mental Health at Embrace Hope in Sandy Hook, CT. Embrace Hope has been providing equine assisted psychotherapy to children, adolescents and families who were victims of trauma related to This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx