How this practice collects, uses, and protects your information. Last updated: [date].
All sessions are held by secure video, so you can attend from anywhere in Illinois without a commute or waiting room.
Illinois law requires you to be physically located in Illinois during each session. If you'll be traveling, let me know ahead of time.
Video sessions use [video platform], a HIPAA-compliant service that has signed a Business Associate Agreement with this practice.
When you send a message, the site collects:
When you book a consultation, you enter your name, email, and chosen time on Proton Calendar's booking page, and Proton shares them with the practice.
Your browser also shares basic technical information, such as your IP address, with the web host for security. This site does not use advertising cookies, tracking pixels, or analytics.
Website forms and regular email are suitable for scheduling only. Please share only what's needed to set up a time. We'll discuss clinical details in session.
Your information is never sold, rented, or shared for marketing.
Consultations are booked on Proton Calendar's encrypted scheduling page, which Proton operates under its own privacy policy. Messages sent through this website go to the practice's encrypted Proton Mail account. The website itself does not keep a copy.
Clinical records are kept in [records system], a HIPAA-compliant electronic health record.
Messages from people who do not become clients are deleted within [90] days.
I do not share your records, session content, or personal information without your written consent, except as described under Limits of confidentiality.
The Illinois Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act often protects therapy records more strictly than federal law. A subpoena alone is not enough to release them. In most court cases, a judge must review the records privately before ordering their release.
If you use insurance, your insurer receives only what's needed to process a claim, usually a diagnosis code, dates of service, and session type. Insurers do not receive session notes. Private pay keeps your care out of insurance records.
As a licensed clinician in Illinois, I am required or permitted by law to share information without your consent in these situations:
Mandated reporting is a debated policy. It can protect people, and it can also harm families who are already heavily monitored by other systems. I'm required to follow the law, and I'll be transparent about it so you can make informed choices about what you share.
If you're unsure whether something would require a report, ask me first. Discussing your own feelings, history, and needs is different from sharing current, identifying details about a child or vulnerable adult at risk.
To use any of these rights, email the practice. You can also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights at hhs.gov/ocr/complaints, or with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.
This practice serves adults 18 and over. The website is not intended for children and does not knowingly collect their information.
Updates will be posted here with a new date. Current clients will be notified of significant changes.
Send privacy questions to the email address at the bottom of this page.
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