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About Confidentiality
It is your legal right that our sessions and
my records about you be kept confidential (that is, private).
I will treat with great care all the information you share
with me. In general, I will tell no one what you tell me.
I will not even reveal that you are receiving treatment from
me.
In all but a few rare situations, your confidentiality
is protected by state law and by the rules of my profession.
The most common cases in which confidentiality is not protected
are the following:
- If you make a serious threat to harm yourself or another
person.
- When there is information that leads to a reasonable
suspicion of child abuse or abuse of a vulnerable adult.
- When court-ordered, or when required in conformity to
state or federal laws, information regarding our work
together may be released.
- If you sign a release of information, such as for your
insurance company.
Generally, your health insurance company will
receive only my statement. This gives the dates of our appointments,
my charges, and a diagnosis. It will become part of your permanent
medical record. As part of cost control efforts, an insurance
company will sometimes ask for more information on symptoms,
diagnoses, and my treatment methods. I will let you know if
this should occur and what the company has asked for.
If you are concerned about the confidentiality
of your insurance records or if any other issues regarding
confidentiality are a concern to you, please bring these up
in session and we can discuss them to your satisfaction.
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