About Emotional Pet Support

An emotional support animal provides comfort to help relieve a symptom or effect related to a person's disability. Also, there is no animal or breed restrictions for ESA's as long as it is reasonable and justified.

Note that being an emotional support animal is not the same as being a service animal (like seeing-eye dogs). These types of animals have stricter criteria that must be met, including different forms of training such as obedience, public access and disability training. These additional trainings are necessary since service dogs have public access and travel rights, unlike emotional support animals who are only protected under housing rights.

ESA's do not have public access or travel rights, so it's best to check with individual business guidelines to see if they allow ESA's. Additionally, you can train your dog to become a PSD (psychiatric service dog) in order to have public access and travel rights.

The general criteria is to have some emotional or psychological condition that is improved by having an animal that provides support. Conditions may include depression, generalized anxiety, paranoia, insomnia, and others. And remember, Emotional Support Animals do not require special training!

Only a licensed mental health professional is qualified to determine if you meet the criteria. Through our service, you can speak directly with a qualified mental health professional in the state where you reside. EPS connects you with a licensed mental health professional for a consultation to determine if you qualify for an ESA. Unlike, some less legitimate services, we do not provide letters for fee, but instead we connect you to a professional for an honest evaluation.

Step 1: Once you submit the online exam, you'll receive an email letting you know that your assigned therapist will be reviewing your exam soon.

Step 2: Your assigned therapist might follow up with you should there be any additional questions or concerns. If not, they will simply release the requested documentation which is emailed to you.

If for any reason you are not approved we will refund your entire purchase.

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When you take our quiz we collect information to match you with a therapist that has experience with your case and can meet your specific needs.

Additionally, to our knowledge, Emotional Pet Support is the only provider that offers a full Money Back Guarantee:

- meaning if you do not qualify for a letter after your consultation or your landlord does not accept it after filing a complaint with the HUD, then we'll refund 100% of your purchase.

We have experience with every kind of ESA situation - multiple pets, breed restrictions, weight/size restrictions, traveling across state lines, immediate turnaround, etc. We are confident we can help you with your specific ESA needs and if we can't, we will refund your money 100%. See our Money Back Guarantee FAQ for more information.

Our Emotional Support Animal Letters (ESA Letters) are fully compliant with the Fair Housing Act. These are the two primary laws the dictate the terms by which individuals like you may leverage an ESA Letter for mental health purposes and live with a designated emotional support animal in situations where you otherwise would not be able to.

We employ a vetted network of licensed and qualified mental health professionals who possess the credentials necessary to write a certified ESA Letter.

Our website is also HIPAA Compliant, ensuring that your information is protected according to nationally mandated federal law.

Licensed Professional In Your State - All of our Licensed Mental Health Professionals are fully qualified and have passed board exams. The LMHP we select will be one that is legally qualified to approve ESA Letters for your state.

Compliant Letters - The Emotional Support Animal Letter is issued directly from a LMHP with their license number and their contact information included. The letter will come on the professional letterhead of the Licensed Mental Health Professional and contain everything legally required for an ESA prescription within the body of the letter. We also now offer the Psychiatric Service Dog Letter (PSD Letter) which allows you to fly with your PSD on an airplane, as per new Department Of Travel (DOT) regulations.

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Our mental health professionals should be able to call your landlord to verify the legitimacy of your letter.

Should your landlord request a validation of your letter, please have them reach out to your therapist using the contact information on your ESA letter.

In the unlikely event that your letter does not work as intended and we've tried to make it work with the landlord we will refund your purchase 100%.

We can turn around an ESA letter in as fast as 24 hours! If you need it this quickly make sure to choose our "Express Service." You can select this option at checkout.

To ensure the fastest turn around possible, it is important that you sign and submit our consent forms.

We have an extensive network of mental health professionals, licensed across states, with wide range of availability and can route you to someone that is able to meet your timeline needs.

Once a consultation is concluded, letters are turned around within 24 hours and most of the time much more quickly than that.

You can go to a nearby animal shelter and work with them to find the proper connection to any breed or species, whether an existing pet or a new pet you adopt or rescue. You do not need to go to any specific breeder or place to acquire one.

Absolutely! There is research and data that support the theory that animals provide substantial and measurable emotional support. If you're thinking about the benefits of an emotional support animal, you can learn more by researching online or talking to qualified mental health professionals in our network.

Our ESA letters contain the following:

• The official letterhead of the mental health professional.
• Their contact information, and signature.
• Their license information which allows anyone to check the status of their license.
• Their confirmation that you meet the definition of a disability and recommendation for an emotional support animal.

Yes. Emotional Pet Support is a legitimate and established provider that connects patients with licensed mental health professionals (LMHPs) for compliant ESA and PSD evaluations.

We are not an ESA registry. We ensure every letter is written by a Licensed Mental Health Professional who is licensed in your state, fulfilling the core legal requirement for housing and service dog documentation.

Key Trust Factors:

* Licensed Clinicians: We partner with independent LMHPs, not automated services, guaranteeing a professional clinical evaluation.

* Proven Track Record: With thousands of satisfied patients, our process has been refined over several years to maintain full compliance with the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

* High Ratings: We encourage you to view our verified reviews to see why we are trusted by thousands of patients across the USA.

Although the Fair Housing Act and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development does not specify guidance around the issue of ESA letter expiration, we recommend that you renew your ESA letter annually for a few reasons:

• Landlords or property managers may refuse to accept an ESA letter that is expired. Renewing your letter enables you to provide current documentation that verifies your need for an emotional support animal as still relevant.
• Clinicians may not validate an ESA letter that is expired in the event a landlord or property manager reaches out to verify. An annual consultation with a clinician to discuss your needs for an ESA letter is advised in order to keep licensed professional recommendations current.

Renewing your letter is easy through our seamless consultation process. (click here)

Yes. An emotional support animal can be any breed or species as long as it supports an emotional or psychological condition.

Since emotional support animals do not require any training, your childhood pet or newly adopted animal can qualify.

Yes, you can register multiple pets on the same ESA letter. At Emotional Pet Support we can accommodate up to three pets per letter for an additional charge.

According to the American Disabilities Act your request for multiple animals must be "reasonable".

An example of an unreasonable request is if you want four great danes registered as ESAs and you live in a tiny apartment.

In order to make sure we're meeting the standard of "reasonable" Emotional Pet Support is able to accommodate up to three pets per letter as long as you meet the criteria to warrant an ESA letter.

At the end of the day it is a judgement call but we want to make sure that you are covered in any situation you're in, which is why we've set this policy.

An ESA Letter allows you to possess an emotional support animal of your choosing within any housing you decide to live, regardless of if pets are permitted by the landlord or management company. If a landlord questions this, you can point them to the Fair Housing Act, which lays this out explicitly. If you have an ESA Letter from us, they cannot deny you having an emotional support anımal.

Emotional Pet Support is the only referral site that offers a Money Back Guarantee encompassing a full 100% refund for two reasons: (1) if you do not qualify for a letter after your consultation or (2) your landlord does not accept it atter filing a complaint with the HUD. The details: Our retund and cancellation policy ensures that our team of licensed mental health professionals are etfectively allocating their support to those in need. Once signed, your order is non-refundable, unless you meet the following two reasons: (1) you do not qualify for an ESA letter after your consultation as determined by the licensed mental health professional or (2) if your landlord does not accept your ESA letter after filing a complaint with HUD.

The Psychiatric Service Dog Letter allows you to fly with your PSD on board an airplane. However, as of January, 2021, it is also legally essential that you also complete a Department Of Travel (DOT) Form within 48 hours from your upcoming flight. With these requirements satisfied, you will be able to fly with your PSD in accordance to the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA).