Healing Hearts Animal Assisted Mental Health Therapy

Animal Assisted Mental Health Therapy, PLLC


Holistic Mental Support
Healing Hearts Animals Assisted Therapy provides Individual, Family, and Group Mental Health Counseling for children ages 6 and above, adolescents, teens, and adults,of all abilities. Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a unique form of Mental Health Therapy that utilizes Animal Assisted Interactions (AAI) combined with individualized
client goals, to promote overall physical, mental, and emotional well-being. AAT has many benefits when applied and incorporated into Strength-Based and Cognitive
Behavioral approaches in Mental Health Therapy. Research has shown AAT when applied effectively can assist in decreasing symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, PTSD,
Social Anxiety, Difficult Life Transitions, as well as Grief and Loss. AAT and AAI’s have also been proven to increase Empathy, Emotional Regulation, Communication, Positive
Coping Skills, Self Awareness, with the physical benefits of lowering heart rate, and blood pressure, and increasing natural endorphins