The Healing Capacity of Animal Assisted Counselling

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dc.contributor.authorKeszthelyi, Sylvia
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-13T22:53:20Z
dc.date.available2026-01-13T22:53:20Z
dc.date.issued2026-01
dc.description.abstractAmid rising and increasingly complex mental health challenges, there is a growing demand for innovative therapeutic approaches that address both physiological and relational aspects of client care. While animals have long been used in the treatment of humans, the formal implementation of animals with the clinical treatment plan is still a newer, growing modality that is not well understood. The goal of this capstone is to provide counsellors, current and future, with a comprehensive understanding of animal-assisted counselling and how it can enhance their therapeutic practice. The human-animal bond has intrinsic attributes that support individuals to feel more connected with others and within themselves using the foundations of Polyvagal theory and the therapeutic alliance. This capstone will propose a workshop to educate any counsellors interested in using animals within their clinical work, to expand their capacity in addressing the evolving landscape of mental health care.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/5122
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectanimal assisted counselling
dc.subjecttherapeutic alliance
dc.subjectpolyvagal theory
dc.subjecthuman-animal bond
dc.titleThe Healing Capacity of Animal Assisted Counselling
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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