Document a psychiatric disability with a Michigan-licensed professional — the foundation for a task-trained service dog under the ADA.
If your condition calls for more than comfort — for trained, working support — a psychiatric service dog may be the right path in Michigan.
An emotional support animal comforts by presence and is protected for housing only. A psychiatric service dog is individually task-trained for a psychiatric disability and carries full ADA public access — stores, transit, and workplaces across Michigan. Housing protections apply to both.
A Michigan-licensed mental health professional documents a psychiatric disability that substantially limits a major life activity. That letter anchors your housing accommodation and supports your disability-related need; the dog’s task training — which you arrange — is what grants public access. Approved letters arrive in 10–15 minutes.
Examples include interrupting panic episodes, deep-pressure therapy, medication reminders, grounding during flashbacks, and guiding a disoriented handler. The training, not paperwork, creates the status.
Not by itself — public access flows from the dog’s task training under the ADA. The letter documents the disability behind that need, and together they put Michigan handlers on firm ground.
$149 for up to two pets, or $229 for up to three — and you’re only charged if approved.
You can; Michigan follows the ADA, which has no professional-trainer requirement. Reliable task work and public manners are the standard.
Only two questions: is the dog required because of a disability, and what task is it trained to perform. Staff may not demand documentation or ask about your diagnosis.
Free pre-screening · Licensed in Michigan · You only pay if approved
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