Animal-assisted therapy has emerged as a powerful complement to traditional therapeutic approaches, helping clients manage anxiety, depression, PTSD, autism spectrum disorders, and a wide range of mental health and developmental challenges. If you're running an animal-assisted therapy practice, this intake form template is designed to help you safely and effectively onboard new clients.

This Animal-Assisted Therapy Intake Form streamlines your client assessment process by gathering essential information about allergies, animal comfort levels, past experiences with animals, and specific therapeutic goals—all in one professional, easy-to-complete form. Built with Paperform, this template is fully customizable to match your practice's branding and workflow, whether you're working with therapy dogs, horses, cats, or other animals.

The form includes conditional logic to adapt questions based on client responses, ensuring you capture relevant details without overwhelming clients with unnecessary questions. It screens for physical allergies, fears, and past trauma involving animals, while also exploring what clients hope to achieve through therapy—whether that's emotional regulation, social skills development, trauma processing, or physical rehabilitation support.

For animal-assisted therapy practitioners, mental health professionals, occupational therapists, and specialty care providers, this template saves time while ensuring thorough documentation. You can easily integrate submissions with your practice management software using Paperform's native integrations or connect to Stepper to automate follow-up workflows—like scheduling first sessions, sending pre-visit preparation materials, or routing cases to the appropriate therapist based on client needs.

The form can also be embedded on your website, shared via social media, or sent directly to referral partners. With Paperform's eSignature integration through Papersign, you can seamlessly collect consent for therapy participation, liability waivers, and photo release authorizations right after intake—keeping all documentation connected and compliant.

Whether you're a solo practitioner or part of a multi-disciplinary team, this template helps you create a welcoming, professional first impression while gathering the critical information needed to deliver safe, effective animal-assisted interventions. Customize the questions, adjust the therapeutic goal options, and make it yours—no coding required.