Hey everyone,

I have been dealing with anxiety and depression for a couple of years now and my therapist recently brought up the idea of getting an Emotional Support Animal letter. I honestly had no idea where to start so I began looking around online and found RealESALetter.com.
Has anyone here actually used them before? I am curious whether the process was as simple as it looked on their website. From what I read, you fill out a mental health assessment, a licensed professional reviews it, and you get your ESA letter pretty quickly. But I wanted to hear from real people before I went ahead with it.

I have a rescue cat and my new apartment has a strict no pets policy. So I am really hoping a proper ESA letter would help sort that situation out. Did anyone here use an ESA letter for housing? Did your landlord accept it without any issues?
Also for those who already have an ESA, did it actually make a difference for your mental health day to day? I keep reading that having an animal around helps with anxiety and stress but I wonder how much of that is just the comfort of having a pet versus having an officially recognized ESA.

Would love to know what services people used, whether realesaletter website worked well for others, and what the whole experience looked like from start to finish. Any advice from people who have already gone through this process would really help me figure out the next step.

Thanks so much in advance. This community always feels like a safe place to ask these kinds of questions. 🙏