Meet Debbie

Debbie Johnstone, Animal Communicator & Animal Medium

I've been hearing animals my whole life. The first one I remember was Boots — my neighbor's black cat with four white feet — when I was around two years old. We played, we talked, we understood each other. He was my best friend. To me, this wasn't unusual. It was just how the world worked.

I was about seven when I learned other people didn't experience it that way. My mother sat me down and told me to stop pretending I could talk to animals. People will be scared of you, she said. So I stopped — out loud, anyway. The conversations didn't stop; I just stopped sharing them.

The detour

I grew up, went to work in corporate technology, and spent years in a job that demanded everything I had. By 2001, the hours and stress had made me genuinely sick. I had to stop and ask myself what I actually wanted my life to look like — and the answer wasn't the office.

I gave myself a two-year plan. I kept the corporate job part-time to pay the bills, and I started practicing animal communication seriously — volunteering with local horse, dog, and cat rescues. The shelters became my classroom. Animal after animal, I rebuilt the trust in my own gift that I'd been told to set aside as a child.

In 2003, I opened Listen2Animals and began doing this work full-time. I haven't stopped since.

What I do now

For over 23 years, I've worked with thousands of animals and their people — sometimes about behavior or health, sometimes about end-of-life decisions, and very often about the conversations people need to have with an animal who has crossed over. The bond doesn't end at goodbye. Animals in spirit have things to say. I help people hear them.

Beyond animal communication, I'm a Certified Emotion Code Practitioner, which means I can do more than translate — I can help release the trapped emotional energy that keeps animals (and people) stuck. I also work with people directly through Guide and Angel sessions, and I teach others to develop their own intuitive abilities through monthly mentoring webinars.

"Thank you, Debbie. You have helped me tremendously. Since the first reading I have changed, become happier, healed a great deal — I have a new sense of joy. The loss of Horton took me to a place of hurt I had never been before, and you helped me see things from a different point of view. Hearing from Horton was the most wonderful gift. Even David says I am happier than he has seen me in years."

— Andrea, Melbourne, Australia

My own pack

I share my home and life with seven small dogs who keep me grounded, entertained, and frequently outvoted.

Ready to hear what your animal has to say?

Whether your companion is curled up beside you right now or waiting for you on the other side, the conversation is available. I'd be honored to translate.