Emotional Support Animal (ESA) Prescription Letter

  • ESA Letter

    An Emotional Support Animal (ESA) letter is a legal document prescribing pets to live with their owners with a diagnosed psychological disorder to provide therapeutic benefit. A prescription for pet to live with you to help alleviate an individual with mental health issues.

    $199.99 + Tax

  • PSD Letter

    Psychiatric Service Dog (PSDs) are a type of service animal with the same legal rights as service dogs that assist with physical disabilities. PSDs are trained to help people with mental health illness and/or learning disabilities. PSDs have broad public assess rights as other types of service dogs such as flying on planes free of charge U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) new rules (January 11th, 2021).

    $299.00 + Tax

  • Available Add Ons

    Custom certificate/ ID badge for your ESA/PSA animal.

    $50 + Tax

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ESA vs PSD

The difference between an ESA and PSD lies in how they provide support to their owners. A PSD does require some training. However, this training can be done by the owner and there are lots of great training resources available online.

Emotional Support Animals (ESAs)

These are a type of assistance animal that provide comfort and emotional support to their owners mitigating symptoms of diagnosed mental and/or emotional disabilities such as stress, depression, anxiety, phobias, and Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD), and other mental health disabilities. Assistance animals are typically prescribed by a licensed mental health professional(LMHP) as part of an individual’s treatment plan. The prescription takes the form of an official document called an Emotional Support Animal letter, also known as an ESA Prescription Letter.

An ESA Prescription Letter confirms that an individual has a legitimate need due to functional limitations for the support that their companion animal provides and entitles them to certain rights under federal law.


  • What are ESA's?

    These are a type of assistance animal that provide comfort and emotional support to their owners mitigating symptoms of diagnosed mental and/or emotional disabilities such as stress, depression, anxiety, phobias, and Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome(PTSD), and other mental health disabilities. Assistance animals are typically prescribed by a licensed mental health professional(LMHP) as part of an individual’s treatment plan. The prescription takes the form of an official document called an Emotional Support Animal letter, also known as an ESA Prescription Letter. *An ESA Prescription Letter confirms that an individual has a legitimate need due to functional limitations for the support that their companion animal provides and entitles them to certain rights under federal law.

  • Who qualifies?

    Individuals who qualify for an ESA are provided certain accommodations under federal law in the area of housing. The Fair Housing Act includes ESAs in its definition of assistance and/or companion animal. Under this act, people cannot be discriminated against due to a “mental health disability” when obtaining housing. To be eligible for an Emotional support animal (ESA) the ADA defines a mental health illness/disability as: “any mental or psychological disorder” such as, “emotional or mental health illness, and specific learning disabilities”. Their animals/pets are usually (cats/dogs) which provide a therapeutic benefit to their owners. They are “not required” to go through any specific training. An Emotional Support Animal (ESA) is primarily for “housing accommodation” purposes.

More About ESAs

  • Qualifying Mental Health Disabilities

    Stress, Depression

    General/Social Anxiety Disorders

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

    Social Phobias

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

    Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD)

    Agoraphobia

    Panic Disorder

    Postpartum Depression

    Learning Disabilities(general)

    Claustrophobia

    Bipolar Disorder,

    Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

    Autism

    *ESA Prescription Letters are legally prescribed by a licensed mental health professional(LMHP)

  • Housing Benifits

    No pet deposits

    No pet monthly rent

    No pet bans(waived)

    Breed/weight restrictions are waived

    No pet-related cleaning fees

  • ESA Federal Laws

    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

    Fair Housing Act (FHA)

    The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

    Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA)

    The Rehabilitation Act of 1973