http://my.counseling.org/2009/10/20/does-an-adolescent-with-severe-aggressive-behavior-deserve-a-chance/ ACA blogs, written by counselors, for counselors: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:16:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://my.counseling.org/2009/10/20/does-an-adolescent-with-severe-aggressive-behavior-deserve-a-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Katrina Schurter Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:13:28 +0000 http://my.counseling.org/?p=530#comment-334 I have been hearing a lot more about this kind of therapy. Thanks so much for the detailed success story. I have no desire to own a big dog but I can see how they could be beneficial to lots of my child and adolescent clients. Your story inspires me to learn more about this and possibly use it!!! I have been hearing a lot more about this kind of therapy. Thanks so much for the detailed success story. I have no desire to own a big dog but I can see how they could be beneficial to lots of my child and adolescent clients. Your story inspires me to learn more about this and possibly use it!!!

]]> http://my.counseling.org/2009/10/20/does-an-adolescent-with-severe-aggressive-behavior-deserve-a-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Patricia Myers Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:59:32 +0000 http://my.counseling.org/?p=530#comment-324 Thank you for sharing this heartwarming experience. I have been fortunate to raise a Guide Dog for the Blind. When this dog was career changed from that program and returned to us, I began to take her to the college campus where I teach. During the middle of a tearful quite difficult counseling session with a student who had experienced multiple incidents of sexual abuse my dog woke up and sat quietly by this young woman. She patiently waited before she put her head on the student's knee. The student reached down to pet her while crying harder and harder. Eventually the student slipped out of chair and sat on the floor with her arms wrapped around my dog. My dog just looked at her with her big brown eyes and her wonderful dog warmth as the student cried until she needed to stop. She later told me she had never cried before and that she had only been able to do so because my dog made her feel so safe. It was a kind of healing that I'm not sure people can give to each other no matter how empathetic we are. Animals are simply quite marvelous creations. Thank you for sharing this heartwarming experience. I have been fortunate to raise a Guide Dog for the Blind. When this dog was career changed from that program and returned to us, I began to take her to the college campus where I teach. During the middle of a tearful quite difficult counseling session with a student who had experienced multiple incidents of sexual abuse my dog woke up and sat quietly by this young woman. She patiently waited before she put her head on the student’s knee. The student reached down to pet her while crying harder and harder. Eventually the student slipped out of chair and sat on the floor with her arms wrapped around my dog. My dog just looked at her with her big brown eyes and her wonderful dog warmth as the student cried until she needed to stop. She later told me she had never cried before and that she had only been able to do so because my dog made her feel so safe. It was a kind of healing that I’m not sure people can give to each other no matter how empathetic we are. Animals are simply quite marvelous creations.

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