Looking For A Reputable Animal Communicator?
Looking for a reputable animal communicator? If you’ve never used one before and don’t know anything about animal communication or animal communicators it can be challenging to find one. You may not even know what questions to ask to get you started.
If this is you, you are not alone, believe me. And kudos to you for having the courage to find out more.
First off, know why you are looking for one, what you are seeking help with. Keep in mind many professional communicators have their own specialities and you are looking for someone who can help you with your specific problem.
Unless they have completed specific training and are professionally certified, communicators do not take the place of medical professionals or trainers. From my perspective, we compliment the work of the medical professionals and trainers.
What an animal communicator does not do:
- Perform magic
- Diagnose, treat or prescribe
- Offer training advice
- “Fix” things for you
How To Find An Animal Communicator
As with anything else, the web is a good place to start your search. As you look at the different sites, you will start to see common threads running through the sites of the professional communicators. These commonalities and themes will help you get a feel for what you’re looking for. Be sure to look at the testimonial page. Check out their social media presence for activity and the types of conversations taking place. Do you feel comfortable with the conversations? If they have a newsletter, consider signing up. Newsletters are a good way to get an overall view of the communicator.
As when searching for other service providers, word of mouth is priceless. Who do you know who has used a communicator? What was their experience like with that communicator? Was the communicator easy to work with? Would they use them again?
Visit your local psychic fairs, psychic symposiums, metaphysical bookstores, natural food stores or alternative healing facilities. These are places where many animal communicators are likely to leave their cards and/or brochures, or the people working there may be able to give you a referral.
A psychic fair can be a treasure trove. While there, you may come across several communicators giving you the opportunity to talk to different ones, find out how they work and most importantly how you feel as you are talking with them. They will often offer short sessions for a nominal fee, which gives you the chance to experience their style and see how comfortable you feel with them.
Once You’ve Found A Potential Communicator
Arrange for a time for an interview. Often communicators will offer an initial complimentary phone call, giving you a chance to find out about each other. If the potential communicator is not willing to have an initial conversation, it may behoove you to continue your search. An interview is an idea time to find out:
- What is the focus of their practice? Do they do the kind of work you are looking for? For instance, if you have a lost animal, you want a communicator who offers that service.
- Do they specialize? The arena of animal communication is so large that many communicators specialize in certain areas, such as pet grief, death and dying, reincarnation and even specialize working with different species.
- How will the session be held? Phone, email, in-person, video conferencing? If you would feel more comfortable working with a communicator in person, make sure they offer that service. Make sure you feel comfortable using the technology the communicator uses and are familiar with it before your session.
- What is included in a session? Sometimes communicators offer complimentary services such as Reiki, BodyTalk, etc. If this is the case, be clear with both yourself and the communicator whether you would like that included in the session or if you would prefer only animal communication.
- What is the process for the session? Many communicators have an in-take form that needs to be filled out.
- What does the communicator need from you for the session?
- What is the fee?
- What is included in the fee?
- How is the payment made?
- What are the communicator’s session policies?
- Does the communicator offer follow up after a session? If so, how often and how does it take place
- How far booked out is the communicator? Does this fit with your time frame for wanting to have the session done?
Warning signs
- The ‘dabbler’
- Anyone who promises to solve all your problems
- Does not provide referrals or references
- Only strokes your ego
- Demands & expects automatic acceptance and compliance with all they say
- Anyone who claims to have all the answers
- Says you must do something or to expect dire outcomes
- Speaks only vaguely or in grandiose terminology
The bottom line in looking for a communicator is to trust your gut. This bears repeating: Trust Your Gut. If you get a feeling that the communicator you’re talking to is not the one for you, trust that feeling. After all, if the communicator is not the one for you, what are the chances s/he is the communicator for your animal pal?
In summary, here are some characteristics of a reputable communicator:
- Works well with both animals and humans
- You feel comfortable and at ease around them
- Does not pretend to have all the answers
- Willingly refers you to another when they aren’t able to provide what you need
- Works to achieve the highest standards in their own language and actions
- Willing to share testimonials and referrals with you
I hope this encourages you to explore animal communication and how it can support you and your animal pal in your daily lives. I invite you to look at your relationship with animals differently, so that a new place of understanding begins to open for you, allowing you to identify your internalized narratives and guiding principles with animals.
Janet Roper is a podcaster, intuitive practitioner and mentor who for 20+ years has helped people restructure their relationship with animals. Two of her most popular resources are her monthly newsletter and her podcast True Kinship With Animals. Visit her website to learn more.
