Document a psychiatric disability with a Tennessee-licensed professional — the foundation for a task-trained service dog under the ADA.
Thinking beyond housing? For Tennessee residents whose condition calls for a task-trained dog, a PSD carries ADA public-access rights that an ESA doesn’t.
The distinction is training. An ESA supports you simply by being there and is protected in housing alone; a psychiatric service dog performs trained tasks for a psychiatric disability and goes where you go in Tennessee — shops, transit, work — under the ADA. Both are protected at home.
The evaluation, by a mental health professional licensed in Tennessee, documents a psychiatric disability that substantially limits a major life activity. It secures your housing accommodation and evidences your need; pairing it with genuine task training — which you arrange — completes the picture. Once approved, letters arrive within 10–15 minutes.
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 Tennessee handlers on firm ground.
No — and be wary of anyone selling “registration.” No registry, card, or vest is required in Tennessee or anywhere else, and none of them make a dog a service animal.
$149 for up to two pets, or $229 for up to three — and you’re only charged if approved.
Any breed. The ADA sets no breed restrictions — temperament, training, and reliable task performance are what count.
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 Tennessee · You only pay if approved
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