Privacy & Policy

Confidentiality & Privacy Policy

The law protects the relationship between a client and a psychotherapist and what you discuss during your therapy session is kept confidential. No contents of the therapy sessions, whether verbal or written, may be shared with another party without your written consent or the written consent of your legal guardian. 

Exceptions include:

• Duty to Warn and Protect: If you disclose a plan to harm yourself, the therapist must attempt to notify your family and notify legal authorities.  In addition, if you disclose a plan to threat or harm another person, the therapist is required to warn the possible victim and notify legal authorities.
• Abuse of Children and Vulnerable Adults: If you disclose, or it is suspected, that there is abuse or harmful neglect of children or vulnerable adults (i.e. the elderly, disabled), the therapist must report the information to the appropriate state agency and/or legal authorities.
• Prenatal Exposure to Controlled Substances: Therapists must report any admitted prenatal exposure to controlled substances that could be harmful to the mother or the child.
• Minors/Guardianship: Parents or legal guardians of non-emancipated minor clients have the right to access the clients'records.
• Insurance providers: Insurance companies and other third-party payers are given information that they request regarding services to the clients.

The type of information that may be requested includes: types of service, dates/times of service, diagnosis, treatment plan, description of impairment, progress of therapy, case notes, summaries, etc.