Animal Therapy vs. Regular Therapy

Animal therapy and regular therapy has a lot of similarities and differences. In this specific scenario "regular therapy" is simply just when a therapist talks to someone one on one. There are hundreds of different types of therapy options but I'm going to be comparing animal therapy vs. regular therapy. 

1.     First, both types of therapy cost roughly around the same. Therapy isn't cheap and a lot of the time it can be looked upon as an investment. You are paying someone or something to help improve your mental health. In this case, both therapy options are quite expensive. Typically, the price will vary depending on where you live and who you choose to go to.

2.     Second, there is a big comparison between these two types of therapies. Animal therapy contains animals and regular therapy is a service with a therapist. Within animal therapy most of the time the patients don't typically talk to the animals. This type of therapy is more of comfort type of therapy. The comfort of the animals is known to boost serotonin and have a positive effect on a person's mental health. However, Regular therapy is with a patient and a therapist. This type of therapy is more personal and most of the time you are really opening about yourself.

One of the main differences between these two types of therapy options is the emotion behind each one. Animal therapy typically isn't that emotional, and a lot of the time patients are just enjoying an animal’s warmth and company. However, it's a therapist's job to dig deep. They want to be able to eventually diagnose you if something is wrong with your mental health. So, a lot of times during therapy sessions you are opening about childhood trauma or even any recent trauma in your life that may have some sort of affect to your mental health. Most of the time tears can form in this type of therapy... But tears can also form during animal therapy if you are feeling joy or even a connection to an animal:)