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    Home » Blog » What if your Therapist had a Dog in the Office?
Megan Maxwell,
January 31, 2015
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What if your Therapist had a Dog in the Office?

In this post from Psychology Today’s Decoding your Pet series, Dr. Theresa DePorter summarizes a study that examined the possible benefits of assistance dogs in the psychotherapeutic context.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/decoding-your-pet/201501/what-if-your-therapist-had-dog-in-the-office

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