THE HORTENCE PROJECT 

PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE DOG TRAINING

We are a Virginia-based organization dedicated to providing psychiatric service dogs to sexual assault survivors, serving individuals, women’s shelters, and survivor homes. Our mission is to support those who might otherwise be unable to access a service dog.

K-9 service animals can help provide constant support that therapy cannot, by mitigating the effects of trauma and helping heal deep wounds without reopening and re-scarring the psyche.