Official Pets helps eliminate all your worries concerning your ESA or PSD needs
You want to feel confident having your Support Pet by your side, whether you’re at home or traveling. Deep down you know having your pet by your side benefits your mental health, but you feel stuck when you feel like your pet isn’t welcome or even prohibited to be with you in certain places.
You want to be able to have the undeniable support of your pet without the restrictions and you want to understand your legal rights. You don’t want to be limited on where you can live or how you can travel. You want to know you and your pet are protected.
You want to live your life, with your Support Pet by your side. You’re in the right place, our team of experts at Official Pets got you covered, have no worries!
Understanding ESAs AND PSDs
An Emotional Support Animal (ESA) is an approved pet that provides therapeutic benefits to someone suffering with mental health challenges. The pet is required to be approved and prescribed by a Licensed Mental Health Professional but does not require any special training. Their purpose is to provide comfort and support to anyone struggling with the effects of a diagnosed emotional, mental, or psychological disability.
A Psychiatric Service Dog (PSD) is a recognized type of service animal and is trained to perform tasks that alleviate symptoms of a mental health disability. PSDs can help individuals perform everyday tasks that might prove challenging due to their mental health condition.
Important to Note
An ESA and PSD both provide support and symptom relief from a mental or emotional disability. And while the qualification process for an ESA and PSD is very similar, the standard of training for your pet is different. Unlike an ESA, a PSD is trained to perform a task that aids your emotional or mental disability in some way.
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), “People with disabilities have the right to train a dog themselves and are not required to use a professional service dog training program”. You can have your dog professionally trained, or you can just train them yourself to perform a task that aids your mental health in some way.
WHO QUALIFIES?
Anyone with a mental health challenge can qualify for an ESA or PSD. Some examples would be:
Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Overwhelm, Panic Attacks, Social Phobia, Stress, PTSD, OCD, Medical Conditions, ADHD, Substance Abuse, Schizoaffective Disorder, Mood Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Autism, Eating Disorders, Personality Disorders, Physical/Medical Conditions, or more.
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL (ESA)
FOR PETS THAT PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
$120
See what’s included in your ESA Letter
PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE DOG (PSD)
FOR DOGS TRAINED TO PERFORM TASKS IN RESPONSE TO THEIR OWNER’S SYMPTOMS
$175
See what’s included in your PSD Letter
BRINGING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY TO THE ESA AND PSD PROCESS
Our team of Licensed Therapists teamed up to open Official Pets after working in the industry and wishing things were done differently. We believe every pet owner in need of an ESA or PSD should have easy and affordable access to the support they need, without feeling taken advantage of or overwhelmed during the process.
We’re here to advocate for improved access to mental health care and support individuals with mental health conditions. We understand the power of Animal-Assisted Treatment Plans and want to help our clients use it to its fullest potential.