Respect for animals and their people is the foundation of my work as an animal communicator and practitioner of the Let Animals Lead® animal Reiki method. This means an animal is free, at any time, to choose not to communicate with me or participate in a meditation session. We can try again another day or I can issue a refund. Either way, the animal’s “no” is honored.

It also means that regardless of who pays, I must have permission of the animal’s owner for an animal communication or meditation session. By owner (or guardian) I mean the person who is legally responsible for the animal, whether that is an individual or an organization such as a shelter or rescue.

Having permission from the person who is legally responsible for the animal:

• Keeps everything above board, which naturally brings better outcomes.
  
• Protects the animal and respects the boundaries and relationships of all humans involved. (Put another way: Say you have a child, or an adult for whom you are legally responsible. Barring some kind of emergency, you would not want a friend or relative to arrange a counseling session or alternative treatment for that person without your permission. Anyone who tried to do so, however well intentioned, would probably lose your trust. You wouldn’t think much of the practitioner involved, either.)
  
• Is in keeping with the codes of ethics I follow for animal communicators and Let Animals Lead® practitioners.

However, what if there’s an animal you want to support with animal communication or Let Animals Lead® and they’re not technically yours? Talk with the animal’s person, share a link to my website, and offer an animal communication session as a gift to support the animal — and them. They’re also welcome to contact me with questions. If the answer is yes, I am honored to help. If the answer is no, that is absolutely fine.

Maintaining trust lets us all speak, and most importantly listen, more freely.