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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.

Wherever you are located in Massachusetts from Attleboro to Worcester or even Marlborough, or anywhere else nearby, 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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work on adapting and personalizing tools to gain awareness and create meaningful change. My goal is to have my clients leave sessions feeling confident to handle the hard days and enjoy every good moment.

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I use strategic therapeutic interventions to assist in learning how to regulate emotions, explore why certain patterns of thinking and behaving exist, and heal past wounds. I emphasize clients' self-awareness and building on their strength.

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Unearth and impact the unconscious root causes of problems, not just the surface-level issues. We will explore the connections between your dreams, fantasies, memories, relationships, thoughts, feelings, and desires.

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My role isn't to offer solutions or tell you what to do. Instead, I specialize in asking questions and making interpretations that encourage deeper exploration of your inner world and in fostering a dialogue with neglected aspects of your psyche.

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Work collaboratively to address your goals. Explore ways to manage stress, anxiety, depression and additional issues that might be impacting your quality of life.

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I work collaboratively with every individual. I have found EMDR to be helpful in processing past trauma and healing distressing memories. I also incorporate mindfulness, art therapy, CBT and DBT skills.

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I have worked with various populations and have a diverse background including people with relationship problems, trauma, depression and anxiety. I utilize a solutions-focused style that combines CBT techniques with a family systems approach.

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I am open to whatever the problematic situation is and tend to meet my clients wherever they are, emotionally. I believe everyone’s life experience is unique. I believe in tailoring a variety of treatment modalities to find the best fit for you.


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I am open to whatever the problematic situation is and tend to meet my clients wherever they are, emotionally. I believe everyone’s life experience is unique. I believe in tailoring a variety of treatment modalities to find the best fit for you.

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I tend to be lively in session, asking first for your permission before I challenge you to evaluate any possible limiting beliefs, helping you to gain a better internal dialog.

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