Visits reduce anxiety, depression, and cravings for residents, creating a safe space to feel supported, understood, and at peace when learning how to cope with emotions in sobriety.

Visits boost mental, emotional, and physical well being for seniors, reducing loneliness and anxiety, while improving mood, social interaction, memory, and motivation for activity.

Visits destress students during exams and provide mental health wellness by increasing oxytocin and reducing cortisol. Visits can be indoors or outdoors.

Visits reduce anxiety for judges, attorneys, prosecutors, court staff and surrogate offices, promoting emotional regulation and moments of calm in a high-pressure environment.

Visits boost morale for employees and create a relaxed atmosphere to reduce stress, while improving well being, and enhancing productivity and retention.

Visits help lower blood pressure and improve cardiovascular health for patients while reducing the perception of pain, and increasing motivation to recover faster. Healthcare workers also benefit from the visits.

Visits improve literacy skills for children. Reading to a calm, non-judgmental therapy animal promotes independence, comprehension and communication skills, and a confidence in their own abilities.

Visits promote relaxation and non-judgmental support for patients which provides a sense of normalcy to feel more grounded and improve overall well-being and quality of life.

Visits create unconditional comfort and distraction for residents, providing mental stimulation for conditions like Alzheimer’s, by helping them recall memories and engage in meaningful interactions.

Visits provide calm learning environments, enhancing focus and emotional well being for children who may have physical, emotional, sensory or learning disabilities.  We work to determine how best to help children reach their goals.

Visits improve mood and lessen depression for veterans in housing programs, helping them to connect with others, and providing motivation to move more, stretch farther, and exercise longer.