One of Breathing Space's founding members is Worzel, our therapy dog. Through him, we were able to access a deeper insight into the needs and abilities of the youngsters we engaged during our early days of providing therapeutic support. Since then, we've welcomed a number of animals into our team, all of whom bring their own individual ability to read people on an intuitive level.

Time and time again we've witnessed our animals approach and engage clients in a way we, as humans, were unable to. Animals pass no judgement or criticism, they see who a person is at their core and encourage the breaking down of internal walls and defence mechanisms so often created by our youngsters in an attempt to keep themselves safe. The talent and abilities of our animal therapy team has no end, from providing comfort and reassurance to a child who feels anxious, to reflecting back feelings and emotions, so that self-regulation can be attained.