We’re here to help you take the next step in getting an emotional support animal (ESA).
The 60 minute assessment simply checks whether you meet two federal
requirements: having a mental health condition and benefiting emotionally from the
presence of your animal.
If everything aligns, you’ll receive your ESA letter within 24hours!
The cost is $150 for the assessment and letter.
To qualify for an Emotional Support Animal (ESA) letter, you’ll need a diagnosis of a mental or emotional health condition from a licensed mental health professional. These conditions can include things like anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, and other diagnoses listed in the DSM-5 (the manual used by professionals to classify mental health conditions). During the evaluation, a licensed provider will confirm that having an ESA helps ease your symptoms and supports your overall well-being. If that’s the case, the ESA becomes part of your broader care plan to support your emotional health.
Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) and service animals each play important roles, but they’re different in how they’re trained and recognized by law. ESA’s offer comfort and emotional support to people with mental health conditions, helping to ease symptoms—but they don’t require any special training. While
ESAs aren’t allowed in all public places, they are protected under the Fair Housing Act, which means they can live with their owners even in housing that normally doesn’t allow pets.
On the other hand, service animals—usually dogs—are specially trained to perform specific tasks for people with disabilities, like guiding someone who is visually impaired or alerting someone to a medical issue. Because of this training, service animals are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and can go with their handlers into most public places, like restaurants, stores, and buses. The main difference comes down to training and the kind of access and protections each type of animal has.