Ethics of Animal-Assisted Therapy
What responsible AAT looks like in practice, including consent, animal welfare, client fit, professional boundaries, and the standards that help keep people and animals safe.
Animal-Assisted Services
Speaking engagements with Hannah and Lola
Join Hannah Snider, LCSW, and Lola, her certified professional therapy dog, for an engaging look at Animal-Assisted Therapy—its ethics, laws, working-animal distinctions, and potential benefits. Every talk is tailored to your company, school, university, or panel.
Education with Heart
A duo with years of experience—and a story worth telling
Hannah and Lola are passionate about helping people understand the meaningful role animals can play in therapeutic settings. Hannah is the founder of Lola & Me Therapy and a licensed clinical social worker; Lola is a certified professional therapy dog with about nine years in the field working alongside her.
Together, they have appeared on live and virtual panels, presented to classrooms of curious students, and spoken at business events. Their style pairs practical clinical knowledge with warmth, humor, real examples, and an appropriate amount of tail-wagging.
Learn About Animal-Assisted TherapyWhat We Speak About
Topics we love to teach
Laws & working-animal types
An accessible look at the legal landscape and the important differences among therapy dogs, service animals, and emotional support animals.
The benefits of AAT
How thoughtfully integrated animal-assisted work can support grounding, comfort, connection, and engagement within a therapeutic relationship.
AAT in your setting
Practical discussion of how animal-assisted work can show up in schools, clinics, universities, and workplaces—with Lola as a memorable case example.
Formats
Wherever your audience gathers
Live & virtual panels
Hannah joins panel conversations in person or online, bringing a clinician’s perspective on ethical, purposeful animal-assisted work.
Classroom presentations
Engaging talks for schools and universities, shaped for the audience’s age, experience, learning goals, and available time.
Business & team events
Informative sessions for organizations exploring well-being, working animals, AAT, or a distinctive educational experience.
Tailored to your audience
Each engagement is built around your audience, goals, format, and time frame. Pricing is tailored to the time commitment and scope involved.
How to Book
Bringing Hannah & Lola to you is simple
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Reach out
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation and tell us about your organization, audience, preferred dates, location, and goals.
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We tailor the talk
Hannah shapes the topics, format, and length around your needs, then provides a quote based on the engagement’s time commitment and scope.
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Hannah & Lola present
Your audience receives an engaging, informative session. Lola’s in-person participation is confirmed during planning based on format, travel, venue, and animal-welfare needs.
Good to Know
Frequently asked questions
Who books speaking engagements with Hannah and Lola?
Companies, schools, and universities book Hannah and Lola most often, and they have also appeared on live and virtual panels and at community and business events. If your audience is curious about Animal-Assisted Therapy or working animals, we would love to hear about your event.
Can you present virtually?
Yes. Hannah presents both in person and virtually and has experience with live and virtual panels. We can work with your organization’s preferred videoconference platform. Lola’s participation in a virtual program depends on the planned format and is discussed during consultation.
How is a speaking engagement priced?
Pricing is tailored to the time commitment and scope of each engagement. A single classroom talk is priced differently from a half-day event or a program requiring travel and customization. Share your event details during the free consultation, and Hannah will provide a quote.
How do I set up a consultation?
Use our booking page to choose a convenient consultation time. The free 15-minute conversation gives you and Hannah time to discuss your audience, goals, format, timing, location, and whether the engagement is a good fit.
What other animal-assisted services do you offer?
Lola & Me Therapy also offers Animal-Assisted Therapy, ESA evaluations, and AAT consultation for mental health professionals interested in ethically bringing their own dog into practice. Availability and fit vary by service.
Start Planning Your Event
Bring Hannah & Lola to your next event
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to tell us about your company, school, university, or panel. Hannah will tailor the topics and format to your audience and provide pricing based on the engagement’s scope and time commitment.
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