Animal Assisted Therapy – David Hoy and Associates

Kristina Boylan- Vanhauer, MA, LMFT – Clinical Supervisor

David Hoy & Associates — Mon, 18 May 2015 22:38:58 +0000

Kristina is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 15 years of experience providing systems based therapy. Her passion is helping children, adolescents, teenagers and adults manage the problems and stressors that come with having a variety of neuro-diverse diagnoses, such as, ASD, ADHD and Anxiety. Kristina believes in collaborating with the client’s support system, to help them achieve the highest level of wellness. She works with families to teach relationship skills and build awareness of how a family can work together to support each other’s emotional wellbeing. Her goal is to help clients of all ages increase their self-awareness, decrease social anxiety, realize and achieve personal goals. As well as providing therapy for client’s and their families, Kristina supervises a team of interns who are dedicated to learning and committed to becoming quality professionals in the field of mental health. Kristina uses her passion, intensity, and humor to connect with clients of all ages. Kristina has previously worked with her therapy dog Sully. He is now retired and enjoying his days on his couch at home instead of the one in her office.

Bonnie Theis, MS, LPCC

David Hoy & Associates — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 02:14:40 +0000

Feeling overwhelmed? Weighed down by things that feel too hard to get past? Stuck in a rut and not sure how to move forward? Life can be tough, but you don’t have to figure it all out alone.

Bonnie is here to help you uncover your strengths and tackle the challenges holding you back, whether it’s navigating relationships. reaching your personal goals, or healing from trauma. Together, you’ll explore practical ways to bring positive changes into your daily life, and Bonnie is all about making the process enjoyable, too.

Bonnie is an EMDR trained therapist (through Midwest Center for EMDR training endorsed by EMDRIA) and utilizes EMDR treatment to help clients heal from traumatic experiences and adapting negative thinking patterns.

She works as a team with her therapy dog, Annie, who is just as excited to see each person make improvements in their lives. Annie is a comforting presence in the space which allows you to feel safe while sharing challenging aspects of your story.

Annie Theis

Bonnie Theis — Tue, 10 May 2022 19:22:22 +0000

Annie is a registered therapy dog through Pet Partners. She has done a lot of training to make sure that she is a “good girl” and super friendly to everyone she meets! Annie enjoys cuddling, treats, and going on long walks outside. You might run into her at the Golden Valley location and she may even ask for a belly rub.

Annie works with her co-therapist, Bonnie Theis, to ensure that clients feel safe and secure during therapy. Annie is always excited to hop up on the couch with you to make sure you know you are loved!

Retired: Sullivan P. VanHauer aka “Sully”

David Hoy & Associates — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 19:31:03 +0000

After almost 7 years of excited greetings and therapy couch naps, due to some mobility difficulties, Sully has decided to retire from the therapy business. He has enjoyed his time welcoming clients, warming peoples laps, bringing laughter and occasionally sharing lunch with his co-workers. He may have been DH&A’s first therapy dog but he isn’t the only four legged co-therapist anymore. He knows his fellow doggie therapists will keep doing a Paw-some job without him. Thank you for the years of love. It’s been the best job a Golden could ask for.
Love, Sully and Kristina

Sully is a trained therapy dog who has been working at David Hoy and Associates for three years. He completed his “internship” with the agency and decided to stay on full time once he became certified. He provides support, laughter, love and a warm weight for the laps of clients and his colleagues. He enjoys working with his co-therapist (Kristina Boylan VanHauer) and their clients, visiting with people in the reception area, hanging out with the agency’s intern team and having lunch with the staff. He is an avid swimmer and ball fetcher. He enjoys cookies, eating ice, snuggling on the couch and chasing his kitty.