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Cat Behaviorists and Pet Behavior Specialists

If you believe you need personal assistance with your cat, we have put together a list of professionals who do this type of service.

The actual services offered by these veterinarians and other experienced behaviorists may vary from one to the next.

Some offer in-person house calls while others will meet with you remotely. And some can do both.

Oh, since working with pets is their job, it really isn’t proper to call them up and try to get free advice and tips on the phone.

You can describe the problem you’re experiencing with your pet and then ask them if they would be able to help you. Then take the conversation from there.

NOTE: Being placed on this list does not imply any type of recommendation by Kitty Train. We are not recommending any of these services. The folks listed on this page have not been vetted by Kitty Train. It is up to you to choose a good, caring and competent professional, whether they are on this list or not. That being said, this is a terrific list to get you started.

Alaska

Shannon Basner
Alaska’s KAAATs-Kitty Advocacy Awareness & Adoption Tails
Anchorage, AK
Phone: 907-230-6394
www.pawprintshowlsandpurrs.org

Arizona

Daniel Q. Estep, PhD
Animal Behavior Associates, Inc.
Sun City, AZ 85373
Phone: 303-932-9095
www.AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com

Suzanne Hetts, PhD
Animal Behavior Associates, Inc.
Sun City, AZ 85373
Phone: 303-932-9095
www.AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com

Karen London, PhD
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone: 928-774-7424

Josh Marion, DVM
Alta Vista Veterinary Hospital
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone: 602-277-1464

Kelly Moffat
VCA Mesa Animal Hospital
Mesa, AZ 85201-4138
Phone: 480-833-7330
www.vcahospitals.com/mesa-az/

Christine Fixico
Purrfecting the Bond
Peoria, AZ
Phone: 530-327-8414
www.facebook.com/purrfectingthebond/

Crista L. Coppola, PhD
Dog and Company Behavior Consulting, LLC
Tucson, AZ
Phone: 520-369-3649
www.DogandCo.com

California

Jill A. Goldman, PhD
DJG Animal Behavior Services
Los Angeles, CA 91610
Phone: 949-683-4886
www.drjillgoldman.com

Edith Katsnelson Ilan, PhD
Dog-Human Connection, LLC
Santa Clara, CA
Phone: 650-864-1819
www.doghumanconnection.com

Patricia Lawler, DVM
Roseville CA 95661
Phone: 916-791-1111

Melissa Bain, DVM
Davis, CA 95616

Maria Eguren
Peninsula Humane Society
San Mateo County, CA
Phone: 650-743-4936
www.phs-spca.org/

Keely Commins, DVM
San Francisco Pet Behavior Consulting
San Francisco, CA 94127

Mikel Delgado, PhD
Feline Minds
Parkway-South Sacramento, CA 95820
Phone: 510-619-9567
www.felineminds.com

Marilyn Krieger
The Cat Coach, LLC
Bay Area, CA
Phone: 650-780-9485
www.thecatcoach.com

Rachel Malamed
Los Angeles, CA
Phone: 818-900-2084
www.behaviordogtor.com

Patrick M. DVM, DACVB,
Veterinary Behavior Consultants
San Diego, CA 92111-1628
Phone: 858-259-6115
www.sdvetbehavior.com/

Stefanie Schwartz,
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Phone: 949-342-6644
www.petbehavior.org/

Karen Sueda
VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital
Los Angeles, CA 90025-5620
Phone: 310-473-2951
www.vcahospitals.com/west-los-angeles/

Meredith Stepita
Veterinary Behavior Specialists
Dublin, CA 94568
Phone: 925-305-3745
www.vetbehaviorspecialists.com

Sheila D. Segurson
Outcomes Consulting
San Ramon, CA 94583-3942
Phone: 925-860-8284

Jeannine Berger
SF SPCA
Vacaville, CA 95688-9003
Phone: 415-554-3030
www.sfspca.org

Joanne Oliva-Purdy
Animal Behavior Services
Santa Clarita CA 91355-5004
Phone: 877-590-8828

Colorado

Jennifer Barg
Understanding Dogs, LLC
Lafayette, CO 80026
Phone: 303-809-7731

Kathryn Bayne, PhD
AAALAC International
www.aaalac.org

Tammy McCormick Donaldson, PhD
Applied Animal Behavior Consulting
Golden, CO 80401

Camille King, EdD
Canine Education Center, LLC
Loveland, CO 80537
Phone: 970-292-8604

Heather Graddy, DVM
Englewood, CO 80113
www.heathergraddydvm.com

Helena Kokes
Denver, CO
Phone: 303-330-1605
www.traininghousecalls.com

Billie Hogan
Good Kitty Behavior and Training
Denver, CO
Phone: 970-231-7216
www.goodkittybehavior.com/

Lori L Holmberg
Animal Expressions, LLC.
Aurora, CO
Phone: 720-327-5335
www.animalexpressions.net

Megan Phillips
Train with Trust Behavior Consultants LLC
Colorado Springs, CO
Phone: 719-377-0867
www.trainwithtrust.com

Amelia Wieber
Caring Behavior Animal Behavior Consulting
Denver, CO
Phone: 720-612-7361
www.caringbehavior.com

Carlanna Cunningham
Catlanna Cat Behavior Consulting
Denver, CO
Phone: 720-722-0872
www.catlanna.com

Connecticut

Alice Moon-Fanelli, PhD
Animal Behavior Consultations, LLC
Brooklyn Veterinary Hospital,
Brooklyn, CT 06234
Phone: 860-428-1458

Florida

Mary Burch, PhD
AKC Canine Good Citizen Program
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone: 850-877-2901
www.drmaryburch.com

Nicole R. Dorey, PhD
University of Florida and BARCgroup, LLC
U of F office phone: 352-273-2188

James C. Ha, PhD
Emeritus Research Professor
University of Washington
Department of Psychology
Key Colony Beach FL 33051
Phone: 425-210-1227
www.dogmatters.us

Steven Edwards, DVM
Veterinary Relief and Behavior, LLC
Largo, FL 33771
Phone: 727-437-9906

Krista Sirois, DVM
Florida Veterinary Behavior Service
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Phone: 561-795-9398

Lynn Honeckman, DVM
Veterinary Behavior Solutions
Orlando, FL 32837

Deborah Revell
Pets Behave LLC
Niceville, FL 32578
Phone: 850-225-5775
www.petsbehave.net

Lisa Radosta
Florida Veterinary Behavior Service
Coral Springs, FL 33071-6135
Phone: 561-795-9398
www.flvetbehavior.com/

Georgia

Lillian Ciardelli
Behave Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
www.BehaveAtlanta.com

John C. Wright, PhD
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Mercer University
Roswell, GA 30075
Phone: 478-742-2538
www.cla.mercer.edu/psychology/faculty/j_wright/

Ingrid Johnson
Fundamentally Feline
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-376-1028
www.fundamentallyfeline.com/

Vivian Wen, DVM
Vernon Woods Animal Hospital
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
Phone: 404-252-1641

Deborah Martin, DVM
Fairview Animal Hospital
Ellenwood, GA 30294
Phone: 770-389-9757

Illinois

Kelly Ballantyne, DVM
Insight Animal Behavior Services
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 773-888-1317
www.insightfulanimals.com/

Sally Foote, DVM
Okay Veterinary Clinic
Tuscola, IL 61953
Phone: 217-253-3221
www.okawvetclinic.com/

John Ciribassi, DVM
Chicagoland Veterinary Behavior Consultants
Carol Stream, IL 60188
Phone: 630-231-1544

Kelly Ballantyne
Insight Animal Behavior Services
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 773-888-1317
www.insightfulanimals.com/

Linda Case
AutumnGold Dog Training & Consulting
Mahomet, IL
Phone: 217-586-4864
www.autumngoldconsulting.com/

Indiana

Amanda Rigterink, DVM
Veterinary Behavior of Indiana
Lebanon, IN 46052
Phone: 317-747-9049

Jessica Spake, DVM
Mishawaka, IN 46544
Phone: 574-259-5291

Fiia Jokela, DVM
Chicagoland Veterinary Behavior Consultants
Schererville, IN 46375
Phone: 630-231-1544

Melissa Shyan-Norwalt, PhD
Companion Animal Problem Solvers, Inc.
Cambridge City, IN
Phone: 317-496-7502
www.companion-animal-problem-solvers.com

Iowa

Laura Bahns, DVM
Kimberly Crest Veterinary Hospital
Davenport, IA 52807
Phone: 563-386-1445

Kansas

Wayne Hunthausen, DVM
Westwood Animal Hospital
Westwood, KS 66205
Phone: 913-362-2512

Kentucky

Ashley DeWees, DVM
Union Pet Hospital
Union, KY 41091
Phone: 859-384-7702

Maine

Christine Calder
Midcoast Humane
Brunswick, ME 04011-2213
Phone: 207-449-1366
www.midcoasthumane.org/

Maryland

Mary Huntsberry
Helping Pets Behave
Montgomery County, MD
Phone: 301-337-7401
www.helpingpetsbehave.com/

Nancy Williams
Dogs and Cats With Issues
Manchester, MD 21102
Phone: 410-374-1556
www.dogswithissues.com

Marsha Reich,
Maryland Virginia Veterinary Behavioral Consulting
Silver Spring, MD 20914-0394
Phone: 301-384-3900

Debbie Winkler
Humane Domain – CHN Healing Paw
Marriottsville, MD 21104
Phone: 410-549-1135
www.humanedomain.net/

Massachusetts

Linda Aronson, DVM
PetShrink
Berlin, MA 01503
Phone: 978-838-0143

Terri M. Bright, PhD
MSPCA Angell
Boston, MA 02130
Phone: 617-522-5055 X5297
www.mspca.org

Taylor-Kirby Madden DVM
Chatham, MA 02650
Phone: 774-323-3109

Tracy Carreiro, DVM
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-264-3266

Michigan

Susan D. Kapla, PhD
Psychology Department
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI 49855
Phone: 906-227-2935
www.canineconsult.com

Ashley Elzerman
Oakland Veterinary Referral Services
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-0046
Phone: 248-334‑6877
www.ovrs.com

Jill Sackman
Animal Behavior Consultants of Michigan
Novi, MI 48375-2462
Phone: 248-946-9498
www.animalbehaviormi.com/

Camille Ward, PhD
About Dogs LLC
Ann Arbor, MI
Phone: 734-358-1972
www.AboutDogsLLC.com

Stephen Zawistowski, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Animal Behavior and Conservation
Hunter College
Chelsea, MI

Kelly Minasian, DVM
Newaygo Veterinary Services
Newaygo, MI 49337
Phone: 231-652-1681

Minnesota

Deborah Bryant, DVM
Veterinary Behavior Specialties of Minnesota
Minnetonka, MN 55305
Phone: 612-554-1182

Maragaret Duxbury, DVM
Veterinary Behavior Specialties of Minnesota
Minnetonka, MN 55305
Phone: 612-554-1182

Terri Derr, DVM
Veterinary Behavior Options
Minneapolis, MN 55422
Phone: 612-360-7227

Mississippi

Christine D. Calder, DVM
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: 662-325-3432

Nevada

Julie Ylarde, DVM
Las Vegas, NV 89104

New Hampshire

Sharon Wirant
Anti-Cruelty Behavior Services
Westmoreland, NH 03467

Myrna Milani, DVM
Tipping Point, Inc.
Charlestown, NH 03063
Phone: 603-542-7227

Michelle Postage, DVM
Posage Veterinary Behavior Services
Merrimack, NH 03054
Phone: 603-589-4848

New Jersey

Kristen Collins
ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center
Madison, NJ 07940
Phone: 217-480-5462
www.aspca.org

Rachel Hack, DVM
Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215

Shana Gilbert-Gregory
Mount Laurel Animal Hospital
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-9568
Phone: 856-234-7626
www.mlahvet.com/behavioral-medicine/

New Mexico

Jeff Nichol, DVM
Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87109

New York

Barbara Pezzanite, PhD
Long Island Animal Behavior Consulting
Phone: 646-712-2949
www.liabc.com

Peter L. Borchelt, PhD
Animal Behavior Consultant
Brooklyn, NY 11229
Phone: 718-891-4200
www.animalbehavior.com

Michele Wan
Advanced Dog Behavior Solutions, LLC
New York, NY
Phone: 646-844-5040
www.dogbehavioranswers.com

Susan Sperling
Rye Harrison Veterinary Hospital
Rye, NY 10580
Phone: 914-921-2000

Miranda K. Workman
Buffalo, NY
Phone: 716-465-5877
www.mirandakworkman.com/

Rebecca Lohnes
Lollypop Farm
Fairport, NY 14450
Phone: 607-229-2244
www.lollypop.org/

Danielle Basciano
New York, NY
Phone: 315-420-8833
www.cnypettraining.com/

Ellen M. Lindell
Veterinary Behavior Consultations
Mamaroneck, NY 10543-3146
Phone: 845-473-7406
www.lindellvetbehavior.com/

Kristina Spaulding, PhD
Smart Dog Training and Behavior LLC
Saratoga County NY
Phone: 518-369-9135
www.smartdogtrainingandbehavior.com

North Carolina

Pamela J. Reid, PhD
ASPCA Behavioral Sciences
Hendersonville, NC 28739
Phone: 917-838-0511

Jillian Orlando
Carolina Veterinary Behavior Clinic
Raleigh, NC 27612-5025
Phone: 919-791-9058
www.carolinavetbehavior.com/

Gerrard Flannigan
Kernersville, NC 27284-9594
Phone: 336-471-3692

Sara Bennett, DVM
Veterinary Behavior Consultations
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 812-550-1033

Trish McMillan Loehr
Loehr Animal Behavior
Mars Hill, NC
Phone: 212-203-2896
www.trishmcmillan.com/

Ohio

Regina Willen
Helping Animals Lost and Orphaned
Xenia, OH 45385
Phone: 513-668-0088

Denise Johnson, DVM
Columbus, OH 43210
www.facebook.com/drdenisejohnson

Laurie Schulze, DVM
Westerville, OH 43082
Phone: 614-893-7429

Nancy Duncan
My Furry Friend
Columbus, OH
Phone: 415-282-7387

Tabitha Kucera
Chirrups and Chatter
Lake County, OH
Phone: 440-525-6577
www.chirrupsandchatter.com/

Oklahoma

Lyn Johnson, DVM
Manley Animal Hospital
Bartlesville, OK 74006
Phone: 918-333-7286

Oregon

Monique Udell, PhD
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR, 97331
www.thehumananimalbond.com

Kevin Pflaum, DVM
VCA Woodstock Animal Hospital
Portland, OR 97206

Valli Parthasarathy, PhD
Synergy Behavior Solutions
Portland, OR 97210
Phone: 503-336-1202

Christopher Pachel
Animal Behavior Clinic
Portland, OR 97202
Phone: 503-236-7833
www.animalbehaviorclinic.net

Katelin Macnair
Coexist Canine & Feline Coaching
Portland, OR
Phone: 971-221-2397
www.coexistcaninecoaching.com

Pennsylvania

Hagar Hauser, DVM
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Samra Elser PhD
King of Prussia Veterinary Hospital
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: 610-265-4313

Kayla Whitfield, DVM
Lakemont Veterinary Clinic
Altoona, PA 16602
Phone: 814-946-4676

Patience M. Fisher
Patience for Cats LLC
Pittsburgh, PA
Phone: 412-337-3671
www.patienceforcats.com

Sue M. McDonnell, PhD
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Phone: 610-220-4203
www.vet.upenn.edu/

Jacqueline Wilhelmy
Delaware Valley Veterinary Behavior, LLC
Philadelphia, PA 19143-3672
Phone: 724-953-3801
www.delvalvetbehavior.com/

Ilana Reisner
Reisner Veterinary Behavior Services, LLC
Wallingford, PA 19086-6106
Phone: 484-444-0441
www.reisnervetbehavior.com/

Rhode Island

Katenna Jones
Cumberland, RI
Phone: 401-439-6442

Vint Virga
Veterinary Wildlife Behavior, Welfare, & Conservation
East Greenwich, RI 02818-1730
Phone: 401-885-1163
www.vintvirga.com

Tennessee

Beth Strickler
Veterinary Behavior Solutions, PLLC
Johnson City, TN 37602-4185
Phone: 877-203-5973
www.vetbehaviorsolutions.com/

Jennie Lane
Synergy Animal Behavior LLC
Germantown, TN 38183
Phone: 530-304-5428
www.synergyanimalbehavior.com

Pam Johnson-Bennett
Nashville, TN
Cat Behavior Associates, LLC
www.catbehaviorassociates.com/

Texas

Kenneth Martin
Veterinary Behavior Consultations, LLC
Spicewood, TX 78669-5813
Phone: 512-240-2331
www.veterinarybehavior.com/

Walter F Burghardt, PhD
Blue Pearl Specialty Pet Hospital
San Antonio, TX 78258
Phone: 210-930-8383
www.bluepearlvet.com/hospital/stone-oak-tx/

Jessica Lockhart, PhD
Dallas, TX 75002
Phone: 214-686-8106

Lore Haug
Texas Veterinary Behavior Services
Sugar Land, TX 77479-1353
Phone: 281-980-3737
www.texasvetbehavior.com/

Megan Horrman, PhD
San Antonio, TX 78205

Valarie V. Tynes
Premier Veterinary Behavior Services
Sweetwater, TX 79556-1413
Phone: 817-504-6446

Heather Tucker
Summer Creek Animal Clinic
Fort Worth, TX 76123
Phone: 817-523-1139

Utah

Susan Friedman, PhD
Behavior Works
Logan, UT 84321
Phone: 435-881-4345

Marlene Tremblay, DVM
Logan, UT 84321

Virginia

Natasha Drain
Serenity Meow, LLC
Arlington, Virginia 22204
Phone: 571-225-5795
www.serenitymeow.net

Kristyn Echterling-Savage, PhD
Beyond the Dog
www.beyondthedogtraining.com

Amy Pike
Animal Behavior Wellness Center
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 888-438-0788
www.abwellnesscenter.com/

Leslie Sinn
Behavior Solutions
Hamilton, VA 20159-0116
Phone: 540-454-9081
www.behaviorsolutions.guru/

Erica N. Feuerbacher, PhD
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-139
www.ericanfeuerbacher.com

Megan E. Maxwell, PhD
Pet Behavior Change, LLC
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Phone: 540-818-8711
www.petbehaviorchange.com

Ruth Chodrow, DVM
At-Home Pet Care
Fishersville, VA 22939
Phone: 540-886-9371

Anne Katherine Smith
Shaggeypaws
Richmond, VA
Phone: 804-539-3650
www.shaggeypaws.com/

Washington

Robin Foster, PhD
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
www.adaptiveanimals.com

Carmen LeBlanc
Way To Behave
Vancouver, WA 98660
Phone: 541-400-0738
www.waytobehave.com

Louisa Beal, DVM
Companion Animal Solutions
Fircrest, WA 98466

Megan Cathey, DVM
ABC Animal Behavior Counseling, LLC
Spokane, WA 99205
Phone: 509-481-7549

Brita Kiffney
Northshore Veterinary Hospital
Bellingham, WA 98229
Phone: 360-738-6916

Megan Cathey, DVM
VCA Manito Animal Hospital
Spokane, WA 99223
Phone: 509-448-1444

Washington DC

Lisa Stemcosky
Washington DC
Phone: 202-431-3970
www.pawliticallycorrect.com/

West Virginia

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM
Brown Veterinary Service
Wayne, WV 25570
Phone: 304-272-6200

Wisconsin

Mindy Waite, PhD
Fox Point, WI 53217
www.animalbehaviorwi.com

Brooke Lewis, DVM
Lewis Veterinary Behavior Solutions
Madison, WI 53717
Phone: 608-616-5035

Manette Kohler, DVM
Waterford, WI 53185
Phone: 262-332-0331

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