Guthrie received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with an Equine Management minor at Asbury University in 2013 and her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy at Asbury Theological Seminary. Working on a Wyoming ranch after her undergraduate studies, she gained skills in natural horsemanship, mountain pack trips, reining, and bovine husbandry. Guthrie also has experience in exercising thoroughbreds, training draft horses, and working in sustainable agriculture. Her clinical work focused on integrating natural horsemanship with the use of Emotion Focused Therapy as an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy approved supervisor in training, a leadership fellow, and clinical fellow.