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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 Durham, Campus Hill, Duke Forest, Duke Homestead, or even Duke University, 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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Build a relationship and explore your stuff to create lasting and meaningful change. Check out my website for more info about my style and overall vibe.

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I tend to be more psychoanalytic and somatic than skills-based or cognitive. We can and will talk about how to manage symptoms with skills but it is my belief that until you get to root of the issue, the symptoms will persist.

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Throughout our work together, we will nurture curiosity and self-compassion toward challenging thoughts and feelings, enabling you to lead a more flexible and values-based life.

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I'm an integrative psychotherapist with a background in clinical social work. My therapeutic style is active, collaborative, and respectful. I draw from various evidence-based, trauma-informed, strengths-based, and social justice-oriented approaches.

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Address almost any issue you wish to make changes in. I'm trained as a Bilingual Clinical Psychologist; my training and experience allows me to work with the widest range of issues possible.

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I generally use a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach with most clients. Together, we will craft a personalized approach using proven methods to help you create a healthier you.

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Together we'll work towards harmony—aligning your thoughts and your emotions, releasing the grip of the past, and embracing the possibility of the present: That you are safe now, that you have power, that you are loved, and that you are enough.


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Together we'll work towards harmony—aligning your thoughts and your emotions, releasing the grip of the past, and embracing the possibility of the present: That you are safe now, that you have power, that you are loved, and that you are enough.

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I will help you develop insight, notice the impacts of attachment styles, patterns, and relationship dynamics. My approach is also experiential, or more "somatic" oriented, and focuses on how experiences are stored in the body. I am also EMDR trained

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  • Developmental Trauma
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Benjamin Morton
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Create a life worth living by living in alignment with the person you want to be and the life you want to live. We will put emphasis on the relationship as I believe the relationship is the most important aspect of therapy.


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Create a life worth living by living in alignment with the person you want to be and the life you want to live. We will put emphasis on the relationship as I believe the relationship is the most important aspect of therapy.

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I approach therapy with the fundamental belief that we all innately worthy. I work from a strengths-based perspective and like to incorporate values and emotions in session to help inspire and guide us.

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