An Emotional Support Animal (ESA) is a companion animal that provides comfort, grounding, and emotional support to someone navigating psychological, emotional, or nervous system-related challenges. Their presence can offer a meaningful sense of connection, safety, and stability in daily life.

Animals can offer a kind of comfort and connection that feels deeply regulating, grounding, and healing— especially during periods of anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, or emotional overwhelm. Sometimes their presence alone can help us feel safer, calmer, and a little less alone in what we’re carrying.

Caring for an animal can also bring structure, purpose, movement, and routine into daily life in a way that feels meaningful and connective. Research has even shown that interacting with animals can help calm the nervous system and reduce stress responses in the body.

As someone who deeply values the emotional support and healing animals can provide, I offer Emotional Support Animal (ESA) assessments as part of my practice.

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I offer ESA assessments as a specialized service. To learn more or to schedule an assessment, use the link below.