The Place - Counselling, Animal Assisted Counselling, Walk and Talk
Daisy and Drew won the Pet of the Year award for the amazing work they do.
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Drew
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. Daisy.
While training as a BACP counsellor I attended an Animal Assisted work shop, working with animals from horses to guinea pigs I was amazed at the results. Clients often had the kind of breakthrough in one session that may have taken several sessions without the animals. I was hooked and AAT has been my passion ever since.
Guinea pigs are sociable little animals who enjoy being held and stroked so make excellent AAT animals.
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AAT is using an animal within a normal therapy session to aid the client, they are non judgmental and help with relaxation, confidence and emotional support
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In a counselling session the therapy animal is the clients friend and can be watched, stroked or held for all or part of the session. A client who is nervous or embarrassed to talk about their issue can often talk freely to an animal while building trust with the counsellor.
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AAT works well for children as they find working with the animals fun and relax more easily.
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Zoom and AAT - clients using zoom have enjoyed a version of AAT and found it very beneficial, if you would like to try this as part of your session please ask.
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AAT animals are trained and fully insured. If you are unsure of whether an animal is an AAT animal ask to see the appropriate insurance certificate.