Finding Peace Through
Connection.
Certified Trust Technique® Practitioner — helping animals and their people develop a new relationship that supports changing behaviours, builds trust, and offers deep emotional healing. Physical issues can also be addressed with bodywork using ConTact C.A.R.E which is a gentle hands on approach to releasing pressure, and alleviating pain, and improving well being.
Qualifications
A Deep Passion for
Animal Healing
Cheryl McDonough is a certified Trust Technique® practitioner and ConTact C.A.R.E bodyworker who has dedicated her practice to helping animals and their people find peace, trust, and deep connection. Working from Wellington, New Zealand, she serves clients both in person and globally online.
Helping animals find skeletal relief from pain and restrictions with ConTact C.A.R.E, musculoskeletal relief with Fascia Release, and Red Light Therapy.
Her journey with her rescue dogs has led her to specialise in dog reactiveness and emotional trauma, she has extensive training in it. The cases that feel impossible are the ones she welcomes with excitement to help, these are the dogs she works with everyday.
Her holistic toolkit includes the Trust Technique®, ConTact C.A.R.E., Musculoskeletal Unwinding, Emotion Code release, and Red Light Therapy.
Cheryl works with many animals, specialising in cats, dogs, and horses. Her approach is always private, compassionate, and personalised, focusing on working with the animal, not on them.
Holistic Modalities
Every animal is unique. A diverse range of physical and emotional therapies to create exactly the right support plan.
Trust Technique®
A mindfulness-based method of creating a deep, connected relationship between humans and animals, this empowers behavioural change. Available globally via Teams or FaceTime.
Global Online + In PersonConTact C.A.R.E
Natural hands on body treatment to restore balance, release pressure and relieve pain. Gentle and effective care for your animal. Available in person only
In Person onlyMusculoskeletal Unwinding
A blending of acupressure, Kinesiology, massage, meridian balancing, ortho bionomy and energy therapy for deep physical healing.
In Person — Wellington NZRed Light Therapy
Non-invasive red light treatment that accelerates healing from injuries, surgery, or old scars. Relieves pain and increases blood flow.
In Person — Wellington NZ
Using the Trust Technique® takes away the 'make / dominance / I'm the boss' conversations and replaces it with trust, confidence, peace and love. It truly is a special way of working with your animal.
Let's find the right path
for your animal.
Whether you have an anxious dog, a fearful horse, or a rescue animal with a difficult past — Cheryl can help. Sessions available in Wellington or online globally.