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Pricing

Plans and pricing

Every plan includes a live telehealth evaluation with a therapist licensed in Texas. If they support your request, they write and sign the letter. If they don’t, you’re refunded under our refund policy.

Top Choice

Housing

ESA Letter

Housing & rental protection · up to 2 pets

$129

One time · all inclusive

  • Live telehealth evaluation with a licensed TX therapist
  • Covers up to 2 emotional support animals
  • Signed letter with license number on official letterhead
  • Written to comply with Texas law and the Fair Housing Act
  • Supports waiver of no-pet rules, pet rent and pet deposits1
  • Issued instantly after approval
  • Free landlord verification support
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Housing

ESA Letter — 3+ Pets

Housing & rental protection · 3 or more pets

$199

One time · all inclusive

  • Everything in the ESA Letter
  • Covers 3 or more emotional support animals
  • One appointment, one letter for the whole crew
  • Free landlord verification support
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Top Choice

Public access

PSD Letter

For task-trained dogs · up to 2 dogs

$149

One time · all inclusive

  • Full psychiatric service dog evaluation
  • For dogs task-trained to qualify for ADA public access2
  • Covers up to 2 psychiatric service dogs
  • Supports housing requests, plus guidance on DOT air-travel forms3
  • Guidance on PSD task-training expectations
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Public access

PSD Letter — Up to 3 Dogs

For task-trained dogs · up to 3 dogs

$229

One time · all inclusive

  • Everything in the PSD Letter
  • Covers up to 3 psychiatric service dogs
  • Housing documentation and DOT air-travel guidance
  • Verification support included
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The fine print, stated plainly

1. Housing. An approved assistance animal isn’t a pet, so pet rent, pet fees and pet deposits don’t apply to it, and breed or weight limits are set aside. The letter supports your request; the housing provider still has to grant the accommodation, and it may deny one on the four grounds the Fair Housing Act permits.

2. Public access. No letter, certificate or registration creates ADA access rights. Access comes from the dog being individually trained to perform tasks related to your disability. A therapist can document your disability and your need for a task-trained dog; the training itself is your responsibility. Business staff may ask only two questions, and may not ask for paperwork. The difference explained.

3. Air travel. Airlines require the handler to complete the U.S. Department of Transportation Service Animal Air Transportation Form, which you sign, not your therapist. We explain how it works. Emotional support animals haven’t been accommodated by airlines since the DOT rule took effect in early 2021.

If the therapist declines

You’re refunded the letter portion of the fee. The evaluation portion covers a licensed professional’s time, which was spent whatever the conclusion. Exact amounts and timing are in the refund policy, and your right to a written cost estimate before you book is on the good faith estimate page.

We won’t refer you to a provider who charges for a guaranteed yes. A guarantee of approval is the clearest sign that no clinical judgment is involved, and documentation produced that way is exactly what HUD’s guidance singles out as insufficient on its own.

The cheaper option

If you already see a licensed therapist, counselor, psychologist or physician in Texas, ask them first. Their letter is usually free to you and stronger than ours, because they have an established treatment relationship. We would rather tell you that than take $129.

What you’re comparing

This serviceCertificate and registry sites
What you receiveA therapist’s signed letter after an evaluationA certificate, ID card or registry entry with no legal effect
Licensed therapist involvedYes, named and verifiableOften none
Live appointmentYesUsually a questionnaire
Possible outcomeApproval or declineApproval, always
Holds up with a landlordDesigned toSpecifically addressed as insufficient in HUD guidance

Payment and billing

  • Charged once, at [scheduling / after the appointment]. Card payments processed by [payment processor]; we don’t store card numbers.
  • Your billing descriptor reads [DESCRIPTOR].
  • We don’t bill insurance. Some plans reimburse an out-of-network telehealth visit, and we can provide an itemized receipt on request.
  • No recurring charges, no subscriptions and no upsells.

Sources

  1. Assistance Animals Notice FHEO-2020-01U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, January 28, 2020.
  2. Traveling by Air with Service Animals — final ruleU.S. Department of Transportation, December 2, 2020.
  3. Texas Human Resources Code, Chapter 121Texas Statutes, including § 121.006 on improper use of assistance and service animals.
  4. Verify a LicenseTexas Behavioral Health Executive Council.