Your Privacy
Your privacy is paramount.
All session content is protected by the
privacy requirements of Massachusetts Law,
described below. In addition, because I
do not take insurance, I am not bound by the limitations imposed by insurors on treatment and is not required
to release diagnostic or session
information to third parties for any billing
purposes. I am free to maintain counseling records with the minimum of information as necessary and adviseable to ensure your quality and continuity of care.
Massachusetts Law states that all information
provided to your mental health counselor,
verbally or in writing, must be protected by
the counselor.
That means, as your therapist, I am not allowed to
discuss your therapy, the fact that you
are a client, or anything you bring up in
session with anyone, anywhere, anytime without your express
written permission for that specific
recipient.
The following important exceptions apply:
1) I am OBLIGATED BY LAW to report to the
police and/or the Department of Social
Services if you disclose in therapy that you
are a) planning to harm yourself b) planning
to do physical harm to another or c) any
child or elderly person is being abused or
neglected.
2) If a court order for records is issued,
I am required to release your progress
notes. I therefore
maintain the minimum information
in
your file necessary to assure your quality of care.
All records are maintained in locked containers and are stored off-site.
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