Benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy
- Reduces anxiety and hypervigilance
- Increases empathy and compassion
- Provides biofeedback to improve mindfulness (ability to be in the present moment)
- Reduces blood pressure and stress levels
- Increases a sense of comfort and safety
- and many more...
MEET LITTLE BUDDY
Little Buddy (LB) is a nine-year-old Pomeranian who was born in Utah. Despite his four-pound weight, he has a big, playful, and loving heart. He is a natural expert in mindfulness and a wise teacher of unconditional love.
Little Buddy helps clients with anxiety, depression, losses, and trauma. He helps people with anxiety and panic attacks to learn to use their senses to be in the present moment and ground themselves. Little Buddy supports clients with depressive symptomatology by helping them activate their behaviors. He also increases self-compassion and teaches people what unconditional love looks like. For individuals going through loss, he can help by reducing the sense of loneliness and providing comfort. Little Buddy also works with trauma survivors by providing them with a sense of being in the present moment, comfort, and safety.
In his free time, Little Buddy loves traveling, exploring the neighborhood news by using his sense of smell, giving others kisses, and taking sun baths each morning.
Little Buddy believes therapy should be affordable and accessible to everyone. He works free of charge, but he appreciates treats or small donations. As a natural expert in mindfulness, LB values work-life balance. He is available only to certain clients in need and by appointment.
