Recently, someone came into my office who was struggling with the feeling that she was too much. I think a lot of people know that feeling. You worry that you’re too emotional, you need too much, or somehow you’re just more than other people want to deal with. Shanti was in the office that day. At some point, she decided to sit down on the floor with him. And Shanti stayed with her. He didn’t do anything remarkable. He didn’t perform one of his therapy dog commands. He didn’t

Some of my favorite therapy sessions happen outside. Across from my Long Beach office is the Colorado Lagoon, and when the weather is nice, some clients and I will walk or sit there instead of meeting indoors. One afternoon, after a session in the park, my dance class had been canceled, so for once I wasn’t in a hurry to get somewhere. Shanti and I wandered over to one of the trees where two squirrels often play. Shanti has always loved squirrels. Usually, I let him jump at t