OUR services

AACC accepts clients who have  Denver County and Arapahoe County Medicaid , CHP+,  Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Oxford, and Oscar Health . We also take private pay clients and accept cash, checks, and PayPal. Session fees for private pay clients are noted below:

1-Hour Individual: $125

1-Hour Family: $125

1-Hour Couples: $125

Emotional Support Animal Consultation and Letter: $150

Group: Varies depending on group size

In Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT), animals that meet specific criteria are an important part of the treatment process. AAT is delivered by a licensed professional and is designed to promote improvement in social, emotional, and cognitive functioning. Some benefits include:

• Animals help improve client motivation and engagement 
• AAT helps clients practice skills in session
• Animals provide a sense of security, emotional support, unconditional acceptance, and positive regard
• Animals promote relaxation, lower blood pressure, regulate heart rate, and increase oxytocin in the brain
• Animals  help learn frustration tolerance and other anger management techniques
• Animals can improve focus and attention
• AACC promotes learning which can increase confidence and self-esteem
• Animals offer humor and fun due to their playful nature
• Therapy Animals model positive attributes to clients, such as patience and forgiveness, allowing clients to develop empathy, nurturance, and responsibility
• Clients can learn advocacy skills by likening stereotypes affecting animals to how they deal with stereotypes in their own lives

At AACC we realize the importance and the benefits of animal companionship and that is the reason we are offering ESA evaluations for people already engaged in counseling or mental health support elsewhere. AACC believes in the power of the human animal bond and recognizes the fact that affordable housing in Denver is challenging to find. Due to this, we want to help pets stay with their human families in housing that is affordable without having to worry about a “pet deposit” or “pet rent.” An ESA letter must be written by a licensed mental health clinician in order to address the human's mental health needs. AACC will partner with your current therapist to acquire the needed information which will include; a DSM V diagnosis, your current treatment goals, and why you would benefit from any ESA evaluation and letter. We would then meet with you in person or virtually to review your individual needs and go over some suggested interactions with your animal in order for them to help improve your  mental health functioning. AACC is able to write letters for “common household pets” such as cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rats, etc. AACC is also aware of what is required in the letter per the “Fair Housing Act.” ESA’s are no longer allowed on planes or in public spaces so this only applies to housing. You will receive a personalized ESA letter on AACC’s letterhead that can be shown to landlords or housing managers. This service is $150 and needs to be paid prior to receiving the letter through either Venmo or PayPal. 

Some benefits of an ESA may include:

• Animals provide a sense of security, emotional support, unconditional acceptance, and positive regard.
• Animals promote relaxation, lower blood pressure, regulate heart rate, and increase oxytocin in the brain.
• Animals offer humor and fun due to their playful nature.
• If you are currently in therapy and would be interested in an ESA letter, please have your therapist contact us with a signed Release of Information (ROI).