
Fortify: To make strong
Fortifyu: To make yourself strong
Wellness for those in animal care.
Fortifyu Coaching is for those who:
Work or volunteer in animal care:
Veterinary Medicine
Animal Control
Animal Sheltering
Animal Rescue
Wildlife Rehabilitation
Zoology
Aquariums
Animal Training
Dog Walking, Boarding, Sitting
Other Animal Care Roles
Have experienced, want to know more about, or want to build skills to prevent or cope with:
Compassion Fatigue
Moral Injury
PTSD/secondary traumatic stress/other trauma
Animal-related trauma
Animal grief and loss
Euthanasia support
Burnout
Public accusations, aggression and threats due to your work
Other animal care challenges
It’s a pleasure to meet you!
I have spent over a decade working with clients who have experienced trauma, and through my clinical work, I began to notice that there was a unique impact on mental health and well-being among those exposed to animal-related traumas and losses. I knew this area was overlooked in mental health, and I knew I wanted to help. These professional experiences, along with my dissertation research on moral injury and my involvement in animal rescue, have led me on a path where my two passions—mental health and animal welfare—have come together in a truly meaningful way, culminating in the creation of Fortifyu.
As a wellness coach for animal care workers, I now use my extensive experience as a mental health professional and educator to promote the human-animal bond and to foster a kinder, more humane world for all living beings. It is a profound honor to serve those who dedicate their lives to animals. I couldn't imagine working for a more deserving and inspiring group of individuals. If I’m not interacting with animals, these are the people I want to surround myself with—YOU are my herd.
I am excited to work with you. Let’s go make a difference in the lives of some really great animals!
Jamie McNally, Ph.D., LPC
MY EDUCATION
Doctor of Arts in Counseling Education and Supervision
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
Licensed Professional Counselor
Formerly licensed as a Limited Licensed Psychologist
Moral Injury Researcher (dissertation research and independent research)
EMDR Basic Training
Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist
Safe and Sound Protocol Practitioner
Veterinary Social Work/Veterinary Mental Health Professional Certificate
Somatic Breathwork Practitioner
·Psychological and Spiritual First Aid Intensive Training
Gottman Level II Assessment, Intervention, Co-Morbidities
Gottman Level I Bridging the Couple Chasm
Advanced Cognitive Relational and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies Certificate
Dialectical Behavior Therapy training