Jodi is a retired doctor, medical manager and adult educator who has dedicated her adult life to the service of others. Throughout her working life she has strived to be up to date, knowledgeable, approachable and is understanding of differing perspectives. After working for many years in high pressure environments she's aware of the demands and challenges of being a working parent, professional, partner as well as the impact this can have on your health and wellbeing and now enjoys a simpler life.After leaving her profession, Jodi has spent the last 6 years training Assistance Animals for individuals with life challenges and has seen firsthand the power of the human-animal bond. This combined with her desire to help others and interest in animal welfare guides her Animal Assisted Therapy practice.Jodi's passionate about work-life balance, helping others through issues that cause them distress, supporting people with a history of trauma, helping neurodivergent and traumatised children as well as animal wisdom and animal welfare.Jodi left school just before her 14th birthday due to social and academic challenges. She came from a low socio-economic background with a long family history of social disadvantage. Despite this, she returned to school as an adult completing both a Bachelor of Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery. Her personal experiences with social disadvantage and trauma help to guide her empathic practice. She strongly believes that early, age appropriate, evidence-based interventions including Child Centred Play Therapy and Counselling can help individuals to work through their life challenges in a way that has