Therapy dog, Bilbo helps patients with mental health conditions

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Patients at Priory Hospital Woking with stress, anxiety and depression are benefiting from access to a new therapy dog “Bilbo”.  Animals – including dogs and horses – can trigger the release of endorphins, which give a calming effect, boosting the level of serotonin, a chemical linked with happiness and well-being. Increasing research suggests that levels […]

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The life and times of a therapy dog

Lara was adopted from Battersea Dogs Home and became a therapy dog by default due to my job as a psychotherapist at the Priory’s Hospital Bristol. The therapy Lara provides in my sessions doesn’t require any formal training, however, she is registered with the national organisation Pets as Therapy as a therapy animal which ensures that interactions […]

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