Jennifer M. Sandoval, Ph.D.

Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy can be a part of effective treatment for anxiety disorders, mood disorders, social anxiety, and normal depression and grief. Animal-assistance in therapy can promote comfort and relaxation, fun and playfulness, and help people of all ages feel more grounded and calm. If you are interested in animal-assistance during therapy or would like to meet Dr. Sandoval’s highly trained therapy dog George, just let her know.

For further reading, see

http://wjn.sagepub.com/content/24/6/657.short

http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/ps.49.6.79