Meet Your Instructor

Jessica Allen, LCSW, C-AAIS, AAT-I

Jessica Allen, LCSW, C-AAIS, AAT-I

Owner

Meet Jessica Allen, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Certified Animal-Assisted Therapy Interventions Specialist (C-AAIS). She is a trailblazer in the field of animal-assisted therapy. With over a decade of clinical experience, Jessica enjoys merging her love for dogs with her clinical expertise to enhance and elevate the therapeutic experience for her clients. Outside of her professional career, Jessica volunteers as the Buffalo Regional Director for RocDog Inc., a 501(c)3 therapy dog organization, focusing her efforts on community outreach and certifying new therapy dog teams in the Buffalo, NY region. Furthermore, Jessica is a successful dog sports competitor and enjoys bonding with her dogs through agility, barn hunt, scent work, and obedience.

What Makes Us Different?

  • Neurodiversity Affirming

    Our trainings are formatted to accommodate neurodiversity learning needs. This means more breaks, chapter summaries, and more experiential learning opportunities come standard.

  • Actionable Implementation

    Our trainings provide participants with realistic skills and clinical insights that can be immediately implemented into their clinical practice.light

  • The Animal-Assisted Therapy Lens

    Participants can expect all our offered trainings to focus on the intersection of the human-animal bond with clinical interventions and theoretical frameworks.

FAQ

Answers to Common Questions

  • How long do I have access to my training?

    Participants have access to the course or recording for 1 year.

  • Can I receive CEUs?

    At this time we are not an approved provider for NYS CEUs. We are looking into this for future trainings.