Carrie Nydick Finch, MS, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and native New Yorker who has been working in the social services field for over 18 years.  Early in her career Ms. Finch worked with Doctors of the World, and later moved on to the Red Cross. Ms. Finch has also worked with dually diagnosed clients at FEGS, survivors of torture at the International Institute of New Jersey, and active drug users at New York Harm Reduction Educators, providing individualized and culturally appropriate psychotherapy as well as overseeing program development and implementation.   Since 2013, Ms. Finch has worked at PAWS NY, a nonprofit organization that seeks to help mobility-impaired, low-income individuals keep their pets at home. Ms. Finch is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University School of Social Work, and has been quoted in numerous publications including the NY Post and Animal Sheltering Magazine of the Humane Society of the US. Ms. Finch holds a Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University and is certified in Animal-Assisted Activities, Therapy, and Learning from the University of Denver. She is certified as a Therapeutic Horseback Riding Instructor with PATH International.