Cathy Handford - Animal Communication and Healing - Fredericksburg, VA
I am an animal communicator, medium, and energy healer who loves working with both pets and their people. Whether you’re seeking to understand your pet better, connect with an ailing animal, or resolve multi-pet household issues, I’m here to help. I offer flexible scheduling and can often accommodate same-day or next-day appointments by phone or video.
In addition to animal communication, I specialize in clearing homes of negative energies to create a more peaceful and supportive environment for all who live there. I also provide compassionate support for those experiencing grief or anxiety over a very ill or deceased pet.
I am a certified ThetaHealing® practitioner and instructor (an internationally recognized energy healing modality), a member of the Communication With All Life University (CWALU) Animal Mastery Program, and a certified Free mE® EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as "Tapping") practitioner and instructor. EFT can be highly effective in helping animals and people release trauma and emotional blocks.
My Services Include:
- Animal Communication
- Energy Healing (for animals and people)
- Mediumship (for animals and people)
- Pet Grief Counseling (for people)
- Coaching Sessions to help you overcome trauma, release limiting beliefs, and live your best life
I look forward to supporting you and your beloved animals!
- Certified
- Insured
- Online Sessions
Pricing Packages
This 20-minute session is dedicated to clear, intuitive communication with your animal—whether living or in spirit, domestic or wild.
Using telepathy and a photo you provide (please text it ahead of time), I tune into your animal’s energy to receive messages, emotions, and impressions. You may ask specific questions or simply allow your animal to share what they most want you to know.
This session is ideal for:
Understanding behavior or emotional shifts
Connecting with animals in spirit
Receiving messages from rescue or adopted animals
Deepening your intuitive bond
Please note: This session does not include energy healing. If healing is desired, please consider booking the 30-minute communication & healing session.
Let your animal be heard—sometimes, their messages can change everything.
This session combines intuitive telepathic communication with energy healing to support your animal’s physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Using a clear photo of your animal (please text this before the session), I connect telepathically to receive messages and insights, perform a full energetic body scan, and—with your permission—offer healing tailored to your animal’s unique needs.
This session supports:
✨ Physical or emotional concerns
✨ Behavioral changes or unexplained symptoms
✨ Transitions, end-of-life, or post-rescue adjustments
✨ Strengthening your intuitive bond with your animal
Every session is gentle, loving, and guided by your animal’s highest good. Let’s bring healing and understanding to both of you—together.
This package includes three 30-minute sessions, scheduled over time to allow for the full integration of healing between each visit. I recommend spacing sessions a few days to a week apart so that both your pet and you can fully process and benefit from the energy work.
Session dates and times will be arranged personally via text after purchase to ensure the best fit for your schedule and your animal’s needs.
Barn/Farm Visit - Make it a healing party!
I’ll come to your barn and connect directly with your animals—whether horses, goats, chickens, or other companions. Using telepathic communication and intuitive medical scanning, I help identify areas of discomfort or imbalance, offering insights you can share with your veterinarian. With your permission, I’ll also provide gentle energy healing to support your animal’s physical and emotional well-being.
This is a fun and meaningful way to spend time with your animals—and your fellow barn friends! Group sessions are welcome and often bring powerful collective healing and insight.
I’m based in Northern Virginia. A travel fee applies based on your location, and I’ll confirm this with you when we arrange your visit.
Let’s bring healing and connection right to your barn door.
Have you and your beloved pet been struggling with similar health concerns—such as heart issues, arthritis, cancer, or another physical condition? It may not be a coincidence.
Animals often absorb the emotional and energetic burdens of their human companions. In their deep love and loyalty, they sometimes mirror or even take on our ailments in an attempt to help us heal. But when this happens, both pet and person need support to release the shared energy of illness.
This session is designed to provide healing for both of you—together.
As a certified instructor in both ThetaHealing® and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), I specialize in identifying and releasing shared energetic patterns between animals and their caretakers. Working on both of you in the same session allows us to address the root cause and invite true transformation.
This service includes one 60-minute session for both the pet and the human caretaker. For lasting results, I recommend a package of at least three sessions.
You’ll be amazed by the shifts that can happen when healing is shared.
When pets and their human companions share physical or emotional ailments—such as heart conditions, arthritis, or chronic illness—it’s often more than coincidence. Animals frequently mirror our pain or even try to take it on in their deep desire to help us heal.
But true healing requires a shared journey.
This 3-session package is designed to support both of you through that journey—gently, thoroughly, and with lasting impact. By working together across three 60-minute sessions, we’ll uncover and release the energetic, emotional, and physical patterns contributing to your shared condition.
Using advanced techniques from ThetaHealing® and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), I help create a safe, compassionate space for deep healing—for both you and your animal companion.
You’ll not only feel better physically, but also experience a renewed connection, understanding, and peace between you.
Package includes:
✨ Three 60-minute sessions for pet and caretaker
✨ A personalized healing approach tailored to your shared experience
✨ Tools and practices to support healing between sessions
Let’s bring both of you back into balance—together.
Your home holds energy—from past owners, daily stress, environmental factors, and even unseen influences. Pets are highly sensitive to these energetic imprints and often absorb stress, anxiety, or fear that doesn’t belong to them.
This remote Quantum Clearing™ session is designed to release low-frequency energies from your home and replace them with high-vibrational frequencies like peace, safety, and love—creating a more supportive space for both you and your animal companions.
This service includes:
✨ Remote energy clearing of your home, yard, and any outbuildings
✨ Removal of emotional residue, past trauma, and stuck energies
✨ Infusion of calming, uplifting frequencies to support your pet’s well-being
✨ Optional insight on energetic sensitivities affecting your pet
Whether your pet is acting out, anxious, withdrawn, or just not themselves, the energy in your home could be a contributing factor. Quantum Clearing™ helps restore balance so both of you can thrive.
No in-person visit required – clearing is done remotely and results are shared with you by message or call.
Let’s create a peaceful, energetically aligned home—for everyone under your roof.
How do you serve precious pets?
- Animal Communicator
- Pet Psychic
- Animal Whisperer
- Pet Medium
- Animal Psychic
- Dog Psychic
What are your specialties?
- Behavior Issues
- Deceased Pet Communication
- End of Life Issues
- Grief / Bereavement
- Life Changes/Transitions
- Lost Pet Communication
- Pet Health Issues
- Pet Trauma / PTSD
What part of the animal kingdom do you serve?
- Alpacas
- Birds
- Cats
- Chickens
- Chinchillas
- Dogs
- Ducks
- Ferrets
- Fish
- Frogs
- Gerbils
- Goats
- Guinea Pigs
- Hamsters
- Hedgehogs
- Horses
- Lizards
- Mice
- Parrots
- Rabbits
- Rats
- Snakes
- Turtles
On a scale of snail to elephant, what size animals do you work with?
- 20-39 lbs
- 40-79 lbs
- 80+ lbs
- under 20 lbs
Pet Certifications
- Certified Animal Communicator (Level One)
- Certified Animal Communicator (Level Two)
- International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC)
Cat-astrophes happen! What is your cancellation policy?
- 24 hours notice required
Which part of the country do you serve pets?
Nationwide via phone or zoom
What year did you begin serving pets?
2021
How did you hone your craft?
Lots and lots of practice and training over the last 4 years
What tip would you give pet parents for working with animals that you've learned as a pro?
Patience and kindness always works with an animal. Love heals!
What is one thing you want pet parents to know about you? It can be whatev-fur you'd like!
I have been a horse breeder and rider, as well as caring for a donkey and chickens on my former farm. Now I have a dog and lots of cats! They give me great joy.
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Customer Reviews
Wonderful! She took the time to listen carefully, she did energy healing on me and my pet, and although this was transactional, she did not make it seem like payment or time constraints were a priority. She really took the time to genuinely care about my pet!
- Dominique BPet Pro's Response:
Thank you so much!
- Cathy HandfordIt’s a little early yet to determine if Cathy’s reading on my Rottie’s injury turns out to be accurate or not. However, everything that she said made sense and rang true to me. Also, Cathy did some healing energy on our dog — and Lexi has been sleeping soundly all afternoon. Cathy also provided some advice on things we could try to alleviate some logistical problems due to Lexi’s injury. Overall, I was very pleased with my first time using an animal communicator and I wouldn’t hesitate to call on Cathy again!
- Juanita BPet Pro's Response:
Thank you so much Juanita!
- Cathy HandfordHow do you serve precious pets?
- Animal Communicator
- Pet Psychic
- Animal Whisperer
- Pet Medium
- Animal Psychic
- Dog Psychic
What are your specialties?
- Behavior Issues
- Deceased Pet Communication
- End of Life Issues
- Grief / Bereavement
- Life Changes/Transitions
- Lost Pet Communication
- Pet Health Issues
- Pet Trauma / PTSD
What part of the animal kingdom do you serve?
- Alpacas
- Birds
- Cats
- Chickens
- Chinchillas
- Dogs
- Ducks
- Ferrets
- Fish
- Frogs
- Gerbils
- Goats
- Guinea Pigs
- Hamsters
- Hedgehogs
- Horses
- Lizards
- Mice
- Parrots
- Rabbits
- Rats
- Snakes
- Turtles
On a scale of snail to elephant, what size animals do you work with?
- 20-39 lbs
- 40-79 lbs
- 80+ lbs
- under 20 lbs
Pet Certifications
- Certified Animal Communicator (Level One)
- Certified Animal Communicator (Level Two)
- International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC)
Cat-astrophes happen! What is your cancellation policy?
- 24 hours notice required
Which part of the country do you serve pets?
Nationwide via phone or zoom
What year did you begin serving pets?
2021
How did you hone your craft?
Lots and lots of practice and training over the last 4 years
What tip would you give pet parents for working with animals that you've learned as a pro?
Patience and kindness always works with an animal. Love heals!
What is one thing you want pet parents to know about you? It can be whatev-fur you'd like!
I have been a horse breeder and rider, as well as caring for a donkey and chickens on my former farm. Now I have a dog and lots of cats! They give me great joy.
Customer Reviews
Wonderful! She took the time to listen carefully, she did energy healing on me and my pet, and although this was transactional, she did not make it seem like payment or time constraints were a priority. She really took the time to genuinely care about my pet!
- Dominique BPet Pro Response:
Thank you so much!
- Cathy HandfordIt’s a little early yet to determine if Cathy’s reading on my Rottie’s injury turns out to be accurate or not. However, everything that she said made sense and rang true to me. Also, Cathy did some healing energy on our dog — and Lexi has been sleeping soundly all afternoon. Cathy also provided some advice on things we could try to alleviate some logistical problems due to Lexi’s injury. Overall, I was very pleased with my first time using an animal communicator and I wouldn’t hesitate to call on Cathy again!
- Juanita BPet Pro Response:
Thank you so much Juanita!
- Cathy Handford