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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, insurance companies 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 will discuss them to your satisfaction.
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