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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.

Whether you are located in downtown Waterloo, the suburbs of Waterloo, other nearby places such as Ankeny, Ames, or anywhere else in Iowa, 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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Talk about out the key concerns you have, notice patterns in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. We will develop a plan individualized for you to decrease depression, anxiety or work through specific problems so that you can feel like yourself again.

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I know starting therapy isn't easy so I try to make it as comfortable as possible by being supportive and validating while you share your story. Then we will work together to determine your priorities and make sure we are on the same page.

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work to address trauma in your background: childhood, medical, extended grief, relationships. Psychological injury can manifest as depression, anxiety, dissociation, physical ailments. We heal the wounds and build resources.

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I utilize CBT and MBCT to manage depression and anxiety symptoms. I am also a certified EMDR therapist, which I use to treat both emotional and cognitive negatives . I am client centered, meaning you set the pace and direction of treatment.

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find strategies to learn, heal, and grow. We will find interventions that fit your life in order to create meaningful and lasting change.

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My work is evidence-based, unique, and creative. It is grounded in behavioral change, mindfulness, and traditional talk therapy, which is proven to effectively reduce trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, childhood behavioral disorders, and grief

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