Animal-assisted therapy is a therapeutic intervention that incorporates animals, such as horses, dogs, cats, and birds, into the treatment plan. The client, therapist, and animal work together in ...

By May 2025, Pookie was a certified therapy dog with Pet Partners of Central New York, and Carpenter, a nurse for over 40 years, started traveling with her to local hospitals, sharing the comfort that ...

Lifeline Connections is taking its therapy practices to the arena. The Vancouver organization — which provides mental health and addiction services — added animal-assisted therapy to its stable of ...

We provide equine and animal-assisted psychotherapy for individuals, couples, parents, and groups of all ages. Animal interactive sessions offer an experiential approach that goes beyond traditional ...

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Residents in an Edmonton long-term care home are getting regular visits from therapy dogs this summer, thanks to a pilot ...

Katy Kleinschmidt says Coping Together’s animal assisted therapy not only helped her son Jack form deep relationships with his favorite animals, but improved his ability to connect with people as well ...

A hospital ward recently received a visit from an unusual four-legged guest as part of an animal-assisted therapy session.

In tonight’s class, Maxwell is the center of attention. He greets students as they arrive and waits for them to pet him or scratch him behind the ears. He sits on the floor beside adjunct instructor ...

The SiGMA Foundation has strengthened its support for Dreams of Horses Farm in Xagħra, Gozo, while continuing a relationship focused on mental health, rehabilitation, inclusion, and community-based ...

The rescued goats are providing animal assisted therapy sessions at schools, care homes and hospitals ...