Drawing upon many years of working with animals, as a veterinarian, ethologist (animal behavior researcher), dog trainer, and caretaker of a wide variety of animal species, I have worked as an animal communicator for more than 30 years. This essentially means I communicate telepathically with all kinds of animals, both domestic and wild, individuals or groups of animals.
How I Work
My primary goal with my private sessions with people’s beloved companion animals is to work at the soul level, bringing in a higher picture of what is really happening. I am not a medical intuitive and I don’t necessarily work to change animals’ behaviors. What I do offer is a compassionate, insightful, spiritual connection. I have found that being heard and felt in this way can heal a lot of angst for many animals. And it can also help people develop a deeper bond with their animals, and greater understanding.
I charge $250 for an initial session and $125 for follow ups. If you schedule 3 sessions, the cost is $450. If there is a long-standing emotional issue, it often requires at least 3 sessions to get to to core of it. Just as with a human therapist, you would not expect to have one office call and end there. Animals have similar emotions to people, that can go just as deep and can require some work to unravel traumatic wounds.
If you are truly interested, I would love to talk with you briefly, just to make sure we are on the same page and that we are a good match. So I would like to schedule a 10-15 minute preliminary call, before setting up a session. I would like to have a photo of your animal before the session. Also, I would like for you to think about the questions you most want to ask. Here is a list of questions that I like to focus on, and you can see if any of these fit your needs and interests:
- Why are we together?
- What can we learn from one another?
- What is our mission or purpose together?
- What can you tell me about me, that I may not even know myself?
- What do you want me to know about you?
- Have we been together before? In what capacity?
- Who are you, as a soul?
- Where did you come from?
- Why are you here?
- What would you like from me?
I cannot promise that I will work with you and your animal until I check in with my own inner guidance to make sure I can help in the best way.
The sessions are often on zoom, although if you live in the Ashland, Oregon area, I can do house calls. I usually work through writing. So, we would have a conversation where you tell me what is going on and what you want to know, and then I would get off the call and communicate with the animal through writing. We would then talk again to share what I have received, and I would send that to you by email.
More About the Process
I sit with an animal who is present with me physically or may be many miles away. They may even be no longer embodied. I focus my attention and intention on the animal and then go into a meditative state to connect with that animal’s consciousness. It is as if we merge energetically, whereby I can sense that animal’s essential nature – who he or she is as a soul and as a physical being. I can often feel their emotions and other sensations. I then serve as an interpreter, relaying information between people and animals so they can actually understand one another. Often, I can speak directly for the animals and answer questions as if I were that animal, serving as a voice for those who cannot speak.
Of course, animals don’t speak English. So, how can they communicate with us this way? The way I see it is that I receive messages from the animals by way of their thoughts and feelings. Then my brain automatically translates this information into a language that can be understood by people. So, in this way, they do speak and we can have full conversations, both giving and receiving information.
It is actually quite a miraculous process. And it works! Sometimes, even still, I am surprised at how well it does work and the positive changes that can occur for people and animals as a result.
I invite you to join me in a place of love and reverence for these amazing animals that we share our homes and lives with, as family members, friends and wise allies. Communicating with them is a gift we give them and they give us; a means to truly know who they are and what they want to tell us. Their love and service are far beyond anything we can imagine, and I feel honored to assist with this profound and loving connection.
Thank you for your interest and I do hope I can help you find the deepest expression of your beloved companion’s innermost thoughts, wishes, and feelings, and also help them receive any messages you want to relay to them.
End-of-Life Support
Being with and caring for a dying animal can be an extraordinarily difficult time for many people. I would love to help you through this passage. Having the love and support of someone who truly cares and understands what you are going through can be extremely valuable during this time.
By being in direct communication with your animal, I can give you a much better sense of how they feel and what they need and want. At times, people are greatly relieved to know that their animal is doing all right, even though outwardly they may appear to be suffering. Or the animal may speak about what signs to look for when they are ready to leave. Surprisingly, they may actually support people in letting them go. They seem to be better at this than we are.
In my experience, one of the greatest benefits to this end-of-life communication is helping people let go of any feelings of guilt during or after their animal dies. Many people feel like they didn’t do enough for their dying animal, or they regret euthanizing too soon or too late. The animals don’t think this way. As long as there is love, kindness and positive intent, it is enough. In fact, more than enough. Animals who have died and left their bodies seem to move on and do not hang onto any regrets or judgments. It truly helps people to realize this so they too can move on.
The soul’s journey is absolutely fascinating to me, and I would love to go there with you and your animal, as fellow explorers. The animals are wise teachers and extraordinary mirrors for us. If we can love and respect them as equals, there is no end to the magic and love that can be revealed.
“I felt wrapped in this incredibly warm blanket of love.”
-Linda Fox
This is a process that can create deep changes for people and their animals.
For animals:
- A sense of relief, knowing that they are heard and acknowledged.
- Positive behavioral changes, resulting from understanding what their person really wants from them.
- Feeling more secure, knowing they are safe, understood, and loved.
For people:
- A deeper connection with their animal.
- Greater understanding of who the animal truly is and what he/she needs or wants to offer.
- Support during difficult transitions for their animal, especially end of life challenges.
Testimonials
“A session with my totem animal, snowy owl, was interesting and engaging. The advice was good and confirmed some things I have been thinking so I can certainly resonate with it, and it seems completely accurate. What was very clear is that when snowy owl came through Barbara, there was a different energetic. It was very clear to me that I was being given a message from another source than just Barbara. It was very excellent.”
Wendell Fitzgerald
“I have huge thanks for the work you did with my dog, Zoe. Ever since you came to help me communicate with her she has been a different dog. She has become more affectionate, walks with her ears up and her tail in the air, and she seems to be more interested in life. It is so wonderful to see that she has more joy in her life. Knowing what her concerns are helps me understand why she behaves the way she does so I have so much more love and compassion for her. I so appreciate you and your loving efforts for the animals.”
Alex Edmonds
“Many months ago I asked Barbara to help me with my cat, Cosmos, who was in distress over the many moves we have made in the last four years. Calling upon her animal communication skills she was able to calm him down and for the first time in quite a while. We came to an understanding that I would do my best to create a safe and stable home. He, in turn, gave us both some information regarding our roles on this planet!
A week before Christmas I traveled to Colorado (from Oregon) to be with my family and asked a friend to house-sit. By the third day, Cosmos had disappeared and being so far from home, there was little I could do to help find him.
I called Barbara and she graciously offered to come to my home and do a session with him. It was revealed that he had been badly frightened by disruptive energies and he told her that he no longer wished to participate on this planet. This has been a recurring theme in his life over the last few years and something she was unaware of at that time. Over the next days, Barbara continued the conversation with Cosmos and, with her assistance, I came to the painful but understandable truth that he was best served by leaving.
I am so grateful for Barbara’s clear and heart-felt attention to him, and when I arrived home, we talked at length about my letting go so he could pass over and find peace.
Barbara’s incredibly accurate information helped me better understand my own notions of death and the continuity of spirit without the body. When she called me to come over to her home so she could tell me that Cosmos had decided to leave, both her beautiful dog, Ari, and her mystical cat, Buddha, gathered around me as she read me the message she had received about his decision to leave. Within minutes I felt a great sadness hit my heart and I understood that he passed in those moments. Barbara continued to contact him as he transitioned out of his body and I know he found a peaceful way to leave.
I will be eternally grateful for Barbara’s adept response to both of our needs and I urge you to turn to her for the solace and understanding she offers. She is a brilliant light and I love what she has given to my heart. My sadness is healing and I will forever appreciate the new clarity I have to help me navigate through this magical realm of Earth.”
Joyce Segers
Ashland, OR
“I am so grateful to you, Barbara, for the very loving and deeply soulful session my cat Annabelle and I had with you. It was absolutely the catalyst for deeper healing that is continuing. I also feel that I have a deeper and more “real” relationship with Annabelle. My love and respect for her have increased, and I am able to allow myself to open to her love and respect for me as well. Our session has significantly helped me/us on our healing journey.
I am also grateful that she is back to herself again. I will not hesitate to call you again sometime. You have been and are a gift in my life.”
Colleen Wickenheiser
Canada
“Thank you so much for the communication session with Aggie. As she is a quirky little dachshund, it was enlightening for me to understand why she does some of the things she does. Her answers were exactly what I would have expected from such a little, lovable character. You channeled her personality perfectly.
But more than that, our session made me realize what a sentient being she is, and how much she understands about what is going on. I find I am talking with her much more now, which seems to ease her mind about my leaving and assures her that I will be returning. It feels like our connection is even deeper now.
You are doing such a service for animals and their caretakers. I so appreciate your willingness to serve in such a loving way.”
Kathryn Thalden
Ashland, OR
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