Privacy & Confidentiality

Your privacy is important to me, and you can trust that our sessions, as well as any of your personal information, is always held in the strictest of confidence. Mental health services are covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Anything you transmit over this website and my Hushmail account is highly secure, and data storage is HIPAA-compliant. Even your inquiries about counseling are protected by privacy rules.

Confidential information disclosed in counseling sessions is legally protected and in the state of Michigan, one member of a couple can not compel the couple therapist to testify about conversations that have taken place in his/her office.

However, there are some exceptions to the expectation of confidentiality, including instances of suspected child or elder abuse, or a client presenting a serious danger of violence toward himself or herself or another person. If you’d like to learn more about ethical standards and privileged communication exceptions, I am happy to provide additional information.