by Debbie Shepard - Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) | Sep 7, 2026 | Emotional Support Animal
An emotional support animal in the mind’s eye is typically a dog curled up on the couch or a cat in someone’s lap. What about a betta fish swimming in its tank or a school of guppies moving by the plant in the tank? Believe it or not, it’s definitely possible for a...
by Debbie Shepard - Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) | Sep 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Watching your child suffer from anxiety, depression, or being emotionally overwhelmed is a tough thing for any parent to witness. If you feel that your child has been avoiding you, seems to be suffering from anxiety, or simply cannot regulate his/her emotions, then...
by Debbie Shepard - Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) | Sep 5, 2026 | Emotional Support Animal Letter
Disabilities have an effect on how a person is able to interact with the world around them, and sometimes this is not the same world that was made with their needs in mind. For a lot of people who are disabled, the use of an emotional support animal (ESA) has proved...
by Debbie Shepard - Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) | Sep 5, 2026 | Emotional Support Animal Letter
When you have social anxiety disorder, everything in life becomes like walking on thin ice. An excursion to the grocery shop, a meeting at work, and even just talking with someone can become a major anxiety-inducing event. However, for individuals who suffer from...
by Debbie Shepard - Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) | Sep 5, 2026 | Emotional Support Animal Letter
For individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), their world may seem like an unpredictable place; they may experience flashbacks; they may have to deal with hypervigilance that never lets them relax and rest, or nightmares that leave no hope for...
