Texas Psychiatric Service Dog (PSD) Letter Online

Yes — when it comes from a licensed mental health professional after a real evaluation. HealifyNow matches you with a licensed clinician who assesses whether you have a mental health disability and whether a task-trained service dog helps with it. If you don't qualify, no letter is issued and you aren't charged.

Under the federal Fair Housing Act, housing providers in Texas must make reasonable accommodations for assistance animals, including psychiatric service dogs, even in "no pets" buildings — and they can't charge pet rent or pet deposits for them. A landlord can deny a specific animal only for narrow reasons, such as a direct threat to others' safety or substantial property damage that can't be reduced. You remain responsible for any damage your dog causes.

No. Under the ADA, businesses in Texas can't require documentation, ID, or certification for a service dog. Staff may ask only two questions: whether the dog is required because of a disability, and what work or task it has been trained to perform. Your dog's public-access rights come from its training and behavior, not from a letter. A PSD letter is most useful for housing and workplace accommodation requests.

Yes. Under the Department of Transportation's rules, airlines treat psychiatric service dogs like any other trained service dog. Airlines may require the DOT Service Animal Air Transportation Form, where you attest to your dog's health, training, and behavior. Emotional support animals no longer qualify — only trained service dogs.

No official registry or certification exists under federal law, and online "registrations" have no legal weight. Your dog must be individually trained to perform tasks related to your disability and behave in public, but you can train it yourself. Rules for service dogs still in training are set by state law, so check Texas's rules if your dog isn't fully trained yet.

Booking is free. A PSD letter is $149 for up to 2 dogs or $229 for up to 3 dogs. If an emotional support animal fits better, ESA letters are $129 for up to 2 pets or $199 for 3 or more. You only pay if the clinician approves your letter.

A psychiatric service dog is trained to perform specific tasks for a mental health disability and has public-access rights under the ADA. An emotional support animal provides comfort just by being there, needs no task training, and is protected mainly in housing. If your animal isn't task-trained, an ESA letter is usually the right document.

Book for free, answer a short questionnaire about your symptoms and your dog's tasks, then meet a licensed mental health professional by secure video or phone. If you qualify, your signed letter arrives by email about 10 minutes after approval.

Many members complete their evaluation within a few days of booking. Once the clinician approves your letter, it arrives by secure email in about 10 minutes.

You need a mental health condition that substantially limits a major life activity, such as PTSD, panic disorder, major depression or bipolar disorder, and a dog individually trained to perform tasks that help with it.

Yes. The Fair Housing Act generally covers university housing, so you can request an accommodation for your psychiatric service dog through your school's housing or disability office.

Yes. Bringing a service dog to work is a reasonable accommodation request under the ADA, and employers may ask for documentation of your disability and need. A clinician's letter supports that request.

Yes. Evaluations happen on a HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform, and your records are shared only with you and the clinician involved in your care.

No letter is issued and you aren't charged. If your animal provides comfort but isn't task-trained, the clinician may suggest an ESA letter instead.

Letters are dated and renewed yearly. Many housing providers ask for documentation from the past 12 months, so an annual renewal keeps your paperwork current.