Why Choose Therapy Dog Services?
Emotional Regulation: Therapy dogs offer unconditional love and companionship, which can significantly reduce stress and anxiety levels. They are helpful during treatment for trauma and stress as they can help both children and adults with emotional regulation. This helps clients process more material in their sessions and make progress faster.
Enhanced Therapy Sessions: The presence of a therapy dog can make therapy sessions more engaging and effective, helping clients feel more at ease. For children, the animal can help the child be more willing to talk and share, and gives the therapist new tools to use to help children communicate feelings. The social impact of the animal’s presence can help change the dynamic of traditional talk therapy, and allow for numerous interventions that open up the therapeutic process in important and fun ways. Interacting with therapy dogs has been shown to boost mood, lower blood pressure, increase oxytocin, and promote overall mental well-being.
Accessibility: Kayla Willey, LMHCA, provides counseling with Ollie to both children and adults by request (and as Ollie’s schedule permits). They provide an additional layer of support during your therapeutic journey.