1. The human animal bond over the lifespan: A primer for mental health professionals 2. Animals and children’s development: Expanding the circle for psychotherapy 3. Dog Bites to Children: Family Interventions and Prevention Strategies 4. Adolescents and Pets 5. Providing Guidance on Psychiatric Service Dogs and Emotional Support Animals 6. Eight domains of pet-owner wellness: Implications for counselors and counselor training 7. Pets and the Therapeutic Process 8. Understanding Cross-Species Parenting: A Case for Pets as Children 9. Caregiving for Adult Pet Owners 10. The Role of Pets in the Personal Communities of People Living with Long-Term Conditions 11. Pets and relationships: How animals help us understand ourselves and our connections with others 12. How Connections with Companion Animals Impact Relationships with Self and Intimate Others 13. Working with men and their dogs: How context informs clinical practice when the bond is present in males’ lives 14. Integrating Clients’ Animals in Clinical Practice: Insights from an Animal-Informed Therapist 15. Persons Experiencing Prolonged Grief after the Loss of a Pet 16. Helping clients facing behavior problems in their companion animals 17. The “Dark Side” of the Human-Animal Bond 18. Animal Abuse Issues in Psychotherapy 19. Homelessness and Animal Companionship 20. The Impact of Equine Ownership in Psychotherapy 21. Issues in serious veterinary illness and end of life care 22. Considerations in counseling veterinarians: Addressing suffering in those who care for animals 23. Following the loss of a companion animal: Aftercare & pet loss support 24. The human-animal bond and Hispanic clients in the USA 25. Pets and Human Diversity: Toward Culturally Competent, Culturally Humble Psychotherapy 26. Pets and older adults – the role of occupational therapy practitioners 27. Compassion Fatigue: Presenting Issues and Practical Applications for Animal Caring Professionals 28. The Ethics of Competency in Human-Animal Relationships