Emotional Support Animal Doctor’s Note
Emotional support animals, or ESAs, offer comfort and assistance to persons suffering from mental and emotional health problems. Owners of ESAs enjoy additional legal protections under federal and state legislation. Some assume that having an emotional support animal requires a doctor's note. That isn't entirely correct. A signed ESA letter from a certified healthcare practitioner is required to have an emotional support animal. An ESA letter can be written by a doctor or a licensed nurse, but it is most often written by a mental health practitioner, such as a psychologist, counselor, social worker, psychiatrist, or other. A therapist who…