Animal-Assisted Services
Personalized one-on-one sessions where a professional therapy dog works alongside your clinician—designed to support emotional healing and personal growth.
What It Is
Animal-assisted therapy is a unique and engaging form of therapy where animals become part of your healing journey, working alongside your clinician to support your therapeutic goals. Whether you are clear on those goals or still exploring the changes you would like to make, it offers a comforting, supportive path.
We begin at a point that feels right for you, using the presence and interventions animals have to offer to support emotional connection, reduce stress, and enhance your ability to process and reflect. Every session is tailored to your needs, creating space to explore emotions, work through challenges, learn new coping strategies, and even take home techniques you can use with your own animals.
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Is It Right for You?
If you are exploring ways to care for your emotional well-being and work through personal challenges, animal-assisted therapy may be an especially good fit if you are:
How Sessions Work
Dog-supported sessions are collaborative, purposeful, and guided by your comfort. We talk about what feels helpful before a dog joins your work.
Animal-assisted therapy is therapy first. Your clinician guides the session, connects each activity to your goals, and helps you process what comes up.
Lola may help create calm, connection, or a gentler way into a hard topic when her presence supports your goals.
You decide how much or how little you interact. You might pet, play, practice a skill, or simply share the room with a warm, nonjudgmental presence.
There is no one-size-fits-all activity or script. We choose interventions around your comfort, needs, and therapeutic goals—and dog-free sessions are always available.
Your Four-Legged Co-Therapist
Lola is more than a friendly face around the office. She can join clinically appropriate sessions alongside Hannah as a trained partner in the therapeutic process.
Golden Retriever · Certified Professional Therapy Dog
Lola is a Professional Therapy Dog of Colorado with nine years in the field—and she has been training since she was only a few months old. Working alongside founder Hannah Snider, she provides comfort, support, and warmth while supporting clinical interventions. She also loves making clients laugh along the way; it earns her all the treats.
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Sessions are customized to your individual needs, with animal interaction tailored to address your specific challenges and support your therapy goals.
Your sessions remain strictly confidential, and the presence of a dog can add comfort and ease when you are sharing difficult thoughts and feelings.
Work alongside a trained therapist and, when appropriate, a professional therapy dog—professional insight paired with the calming presence of an animal.
Set personal goals and work toward them with support. A dog can offer motivation and nonverbal encouragement along the way.
Your interactions with an animal can offer insight into behavior patterns, emotional responses, and interpersonal skills, opening the door to greater self-awareness.
Learn new ways to manage stress, anxiety, and emotional challenges. Animals can help you practice patience, empathy, resilience, and emotional regulation.
Questions
We work with children, teens, and adults in individual, couples, group, and family counseling. During your free consultation, we’ll talk through your needs and help you find the therapist—and, when appropriate, therapy-dog support—best suited to your goals.
We can meet in person at our Denver office in the Highlands or online anywhere in Colorado. For telehealth, we send a secure SimplePractice video link to your phone or email. Animal-assisted interventions that require a dog in the room take place in person; your clinician can discuss other animal-supported techniques for online sessions.
We will pair you with the clinician best suited to support your goals. Lola, our certified professional therapy dog, may join clinically appropriate sessions alongside Hannah.
Most individual therapy sessions are 50 minutes. We also offer 90- and 120-minute sessions when additional time is helpful. The best session length depends on the type of therapy, who is involved, and your goals, so your clinician will personalize the recommendation with you.
Lola & Me Therapy is a private-pay, out-of-network practice and does not bill insurance directly. We can verify your out-of-network benefits and help estimate your possible reimbursement. Medicaid cannot be used for any services at Lola & Me Therapy. We can provide a superbill, or Mentaya can submit claims on your behalf for a 5% fee per submitted session.
Get Started
Our clinicians—and their four-legged co-therapists—are available and ready to help. We’re accepting new clients in person at our Denver Highlands office and online across Colorado. Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to see whether animal-assisted therapy is the right fit for you.
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