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Somewhere to turn when loving them gets hard.
A difficult diagnosis, a painful decision, or a goodbye you’re not ready for. Held connects you with licensed therapists who understand the human-animal bond for the moments when loving your pet hurts the most.
For pet parents and veterinary teams
In person or online appointments
Licensed, compassionate therapists
Available for you before, during, and after
Helping your human kids understand the goodbye
Quality-of-life decisions
Preparing yourself or your family to say goodbye
Emotional weight in the days, weeks, or months afterward
Fear or guilt around euthanasia
Feeling like other people simply don’t understand
Changes to routines, relationships, or home life after loss
An unexpected or traumatic loss
Anticipatory grief
A difficult or terminal diagnosis
a held therapists can help you with:
You don’t need the right words.
You don’t need to know whether you need counseling.
And you don’t need to wait until things feel unbearable.
Maybe nothing has happened yet. Maybe you’re trying to decide what’s right. Maybe you said goodbye yesterday, six months ago, or you simply need to talk to someone who won’t tell you, “It was just a pet.”
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Ongoing grief support from someone who understands that this was family, not just a pet.
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Licensed grief counselors are available to be in your practice or to meet in homes.
Before
A place to process difficult diagnoses, anticipatory grief, and quality-of-life decisions.
support for you when you need it
Pet loss is real loss. And the hard decisions, goodbyes, and days that follow can feel near impossible. Held connects you with a licensed therpaist to support your emotional health and who understands the bond—not just the grief.
Held connects you exclusively with licensed mental health therapists who are qualified to support grief, difficult decisions, and loss and who understand how deeply the bond with an animal can affect every part of your life.
Connect online or in person—before, during, or after one of the hardest moments you’ll face with your beloved family member.
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We match you with a licensed therapist who understands pets and the unique emotional weight that comes with them.
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A few questions help us understand what you and your pet are facing. Families and friends are welcome too.
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How Held works
where you are.
Connect online or in person—before, during, or after one of the hardest moments you’ll face with your beloved family member.
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Connect online or in person—before, during, or after one of the hardest moments you’ll face with your beloved family member.
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We match you with a licensed therapist who understands pets and the unique emotional weight that comes with them.
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How Held works
where you are.
for licensed providers
Join a network of licensed therapists helping pet parents and veterinary teams through grief, difficult decisions, and loss.
For veterinary practices
Give pet parents somewhere compassionate to turn — while giving your team support for the emotional weight they carry, too.