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CARVALHO, Heloísa Kuhnen Ferreira de; GUIMARAES, Paula Pinheiro Varela  e  CATTA-PRETA, Marisa Vicente. Contributions of animals in the clinic: a study in analytical psychology. Junguiana [online]. 2023, vol.41, n.3, pp.67-78.  Epub 02-Dez-2024. ISSN 2595-1297.  https://doi.org/10.70435/junguiana.v41i3.57.

The present work seeks to understand the presence of animals in clinical practices as collaborators in the psychotherapeutic process of patients. The bibliographical survey indicated that animals help to establish the bond between patient and psychologist, especially in the case of children. In order to achieve the proposed objective, semi-directed interviews were conducted with five psychologists who work in private practice with the presence of animals, online or in person, from the perspective of analytical psychology. The interviews were analyzed based on the same approach and the results obtained showed that the presence of animals promotes: changes in the therapeutic space, bonding relationship between patient and therapist and creation of emotional support during the sessions, both for psychologists and patients. Thus, the research concluded that animals can be valuable tools to be used in the therapeutic setting.

Palavras-chave : animals; analytical psychology; clinical psychology.

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