Finding Peace Through
Connection.
Certified Trust Technique® Practitioner, Pet Behaviourist & Animal Body Therapist — helping animals and their people find safety, trust, and deep emotional healing.
Qualifications
A Deep Passion for
Animal Healing
Cheryl McDonough is a certified Trust Technique pet behaviourist 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.
She specialises in working with animals experiencing fear, aggression, and anxiety — the cases that feel impossible. Her holistic toolkit includes the Trust Technique®, Emotion Code Releasing, Musculoskeletal Unwinding, and Red Light Therapy.
Cheryl works with all types of animals — from dogs and horses to llamas, donkeys, and beyond. Her approach is always private, compassionate, and deeply 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 deep, connected communication between humans and animals. Available globally via Skype or FaceTime.
Global Online + In PersonEmotion Code Releasing
Identify and release trapped emotions that are causing stress, anxiety, or behavioural issues in your animal. Available globally.
Global Online + In PersonMusculoskeletal 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. Reach out for a free initial consultation.