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The benefits that animal companionship provides for your emotional and mental wellbeing are enormous. Animal-assisted therapies are a type of psychotherapy that incorporates animals into peoples mental health treatment plans. People worldwide rely on animals like dogs, cats, and even horses to help them cope with acute and chronic mental health challenges.

Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

How Can Animal-Assisted Therapy Help?

Animal-assisted therapy can help you in various ways, but here are some of the most common benefits:

  • Companionship to reduce feelings of loneliness.
  • Feeling less stressed, agitated, or anxious.
  • Self-awareness as you see animals reflect your emotional state.
  • Learning to set new boundaries.
  • Overcoming fear.
  • Developing trust.

Animal-assisted therapy can also help with physical health, offering such benefits as reduced perception of pain and improved cardiovascular health.

Interested in learning more about how animals improve our lives? Read more from licensed therapist Dr. Beverly Pedroche about the 5 lessons learned from her dog.

Experience the Benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy

Deciding that you want to seek animal-assisted therapy is a gigantic step, and finding a quality therapist who specializes in animal-assisted therapy can prove to be challenging. Luckily, our team at Mental Health Match is here to help you find a qualified animal-assisted therapist in no time! Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Have you noticed how hard it can be to talk about difficult things? That you are tired of talking about the same thing over and over, but not feeling any better? Together we can work on what holds you back from becoming who you want to be.

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It can be a struggle to work on difficult issues, relationships and traumatic experiences. I incorporate experiential and trauma-focused services to help you create healthy, meaningful growth through art, play, games and horses instead of talking.

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talk about your concerns and struggles, explore your life and experiences, work through difficult emotions, and challenge/change patterns that keep you stuck.

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I provide therapy that is suited to each individual client's goals and preferences. I utilize several different therapeutic techniques in order to help various presenting concerns and issues.

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Work together to reduce stressors and deepen your connection to yourself and others. And we will have some fun along the way! Therapy involves deep work, but there is space for humor, creativity, and movement in the process.


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Work together to reduce stressors and deepen your connection to yourself and others. And we will have some fun along the way! Therapy involves deep work, but there is space for humor, creativity, and movement in the process.

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I will always meet you where you are. I am a collaborator at heart, and will offer various treatment options, such as EMDR, to help you reach your goals. I am passionate about supporting people who desire change, yet feel stuck and overwhelmed.

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We are an active part of your treatment. We focus on helping people find stability, life satisfaction and self-love. To do this effectively, means we offer insights and feedback, encourage you to dig deeper and challenge you.

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Our vision is to work with the WHOLE person- mentally, emotionally, spiritually & physically. One person cannot do this all, which is why Free Spirit teamed up with other practitioners who specialize in these specific areas of healing.

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Explore how past experiences shape your present, work on healing old wounds, improve relationship skills, and empower you to shed unhelpful patterns, helping you create a more meaningful and fulfilling life.

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My approach is collaborative and tailored to your unique needs. I help you understand old coping mechanisms and discover healthier ways of relating to yourself and others, empowering you to create lasting change.

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