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  • Interactive Individual Psychotherapy

    Child and adolescent psychotherapy done independently or in collaboration with traditional therapy

  • Heeling Hearts Program

    An 8 session group therapy program for at-risk children Shown to improve empathy, hopefulness and peer relationships

  • Come, Follow Me! Program

    A program of social skills development and dog training for special needs children; Shown to improve eye contact and attention

  • Horses Inspire! Program

    Equine assisted psychotherapy for children

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Healing Hearts

one wagging tail at a time

Donate

Your donations will help provide essential therapeutic services to Connecticut children who are in need.

Learn About Animal Assisted Therapy

Animal assisted therapy is a goal directed intervention in which an animal meeting specific criteria is an integral part of treatment.

Volunteer

Soul Friends is looking for volunteer animal assisted therapy teams to help with program development.

Animal assisted therapy at Soul Friends

Children who have suffered from a death in the family, trauma, or kids with special needs or emotional challenges can visit Soul Friends. There are a variety of programs that are offered based on the child’s needs.

Heros Assemble!

Soul Friends is a proactive leader in the human-animal bond field

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Kate Nicoll

MSW, LCSW

Kate brings more than 20 years of clinical experience working with families coping with grief, trauma and illness. Kate established Soul Friends in 2003 to lead research and service in animal assisted interventions and therapy.

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Lori Ratchelous

LMSW

Lori specializes in assisting victims of disaster, catastrophe, crisis and violence working with a specially trained therapy dog to serve communities and individuals as well as police, fire, EMS and other public safety personnel.

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Kerri Loper Frye

Licensed Marital and Family Therapy

Keri is experienced working with the criminal justice system supporting domestic violence and high conflict family systems. She then transitioned to working with families at children.

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Jodi Milardo

LMSW, Come, Follow Me! Program Coordinator

Jodi is the Director of a Therapeutic Foster Care Agency and oversees their PPSP program. Her specializations include; child welfare, divorce, trauma early in life and autism.

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Soul Friends Latest Articles

Healing the hearts of children one wagging tail at a time...

Paint Your Pet Party

  •  by Kate Nicoll
  •  Mar, 14, 2019

Join us for a fun night of painting a portrait of your pet. Wednesday, April 24th at 5:30 at …

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Two dogs and a Plastic Flying Disc

  •  by Stacey Martwinski Nardozzi
  •  Mar, 13, 2019
Olive and Milan
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Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Connecticut

  •  by Kate Nicoll
  •  Apr, 08, 2014

Today Connecticut celebrates the win of our state UCONN Huskies!  Celebrate by making a donation to Soul Friends: Animal Assisted …

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Soul Friends : Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Connecticut

  •  by Kate Nicoll
  •  Jan, 03, 2013

We have worked with 5 local therapy dog organizations to try to pull together a master list to share support …

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Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Group : Horses Inspire

  •  by Kate Nicoll
  •  Sep, 07, 2012

Soul Friends, Inc, Horses Inspire program will begin its Fall semester on September 19th at Hunter’s Glen.
Our 6 session group …

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Presentation at Boston Children’s Hospital

  •  by Kate Nicoll
  •  May, 11, 2012

Last Saturday about 35 AAI practitioners from New England gathered at Boston Children’s Hospital for a networking meeting.  Presentations from …

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Hero Dog Award

  •  by Kate Nicoll
  •  May, 11, 2012
Help Soul Friends, Inc raise $15,000 by voting for Muffin in the American Humane Association Hero Dog Award. http://www.herodogawards.org/vote/?nominee=25862846      
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  •  by Kate Nicoll
  •  Apr, 01, 2012
New Horses Inspire Logo celebrates 6 years of services
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Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Program Improves Sense of Hopefulness

  •  by Kate Nicoll
  •  Apr, 01, 2012

Soul Friends, Inc, Horses Inspire Program has shown a demonstrated improvement in teens’ sense of hopefulness following a 6 week …

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Blind Therapy Dog Nominated as Hero Dog

  •  by Kate Nicoll
  •  Apr, 01, 2012

VOTING IS NOW OPEN for the 2012 @American Humane Association @Hero Dog Awards!
Check out our contestants and vote for your …

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Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of CT

  •  by Kate Nicoll
  •  Aug, 07, 2011

Soul Friends, the first outpatient mental health nonprofit providing animal assisted therapy in all of New England,  just completed its …

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Therapy Dogs at Work and Play

  •  by Kate Nicoll
  •  Oct, 22, 2009

Every day provides an opportunity for a lesson  learned in my life living with 4 therapy dogs – today the lesson  …

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