Good Talk Counseling is Rooted in Doing Good.
Mission
To provide compassionate, evidence-based mental health services that harness the therapeutic power of human-animal interaction as well as the natural world. We are dedicated to creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where clients of all ages can heal, grow, and thrive.
Values
Compassion: We approach each client with empathy, understanding, and respect for their unique experiences and challenges.
Integrity: We uphold the highest ethical standards in our practice, ensuring transparency, honesty, and confidentiality in all our interactions. Our commitment to the well-being of both our clients and the animals we work with is central to our practice, ensuring that every interaction is respectful, ethical, and transformative.
Inclusivity: We are dedicated to creating a warm and welcoming space where everyone feels valued and respected, celebrating the diversity of all backgrounds and experiences.
Innovation: We are committed to integrating innovative therapeutic techniques, including animal-assisted therapy and nature therapy, to enhance the healing process.
Collaboration: We work collaboratively with clients, their families, and other professionals to provide comprehensive and effective care.
Service Enterprise Model
Good Talk Counseling embodies a social enterprise's principles of serving the community and prioritizing social and environmental missions over traditional profit maximization — reinvesting its revenues to create lasting positive change.
Good Talk Counseling’s core objective is to create a nurturing and empathetic environment where clients can achieve emotional and psychological healing, growth, and recovery, facilitated by the therapeutic presence of specially selected animals. Integrating animal-assisted therapy into our mental health counseling provides a dual benefit: it offers healing and support to individuals seeking mental health services while simultaneously reinforcing Paragon Service Dogs' mission.
Through this enterprising partnership, Paragon Service Dogs offers Good Talk Counseling the opportunity to aid in the training and certification of both Service Dogs for People with Disabilities and Facility Dogs that offer comfort, emotional support, motivation, and specialized tasks for clients and patients in varied settings. In turn, Good Talk Counseling offers Paragon Service Dogs a source of funds and a training ground to train and place more service dogs, thereby expanding their reach and impact. As a result, more individuals receive the positive transformative benefits of service dogs.