Privacy Policy for Lynn Friedman Counseling

 

A professional therapist/client relationship can only be established by face-to-face contact in my office.  Those things spoken between us in that environment are protected by the highest level of confidence. The only exceptions are: 1) in the case of a client who is a danger to himself or someone else; 2)when the client divulges instances of child abuse; and 3) when compelled to do so by a court of law.

I cannot offer the same degree of confidentiality for email as I do for other forms of communication. When you email from a given account, I will assume that it is acceptable to return mail to you at that same email address.

Please understand that while I will do my best to honor requests to return mail to a different email address than the address from which your mail was sent, I just don’t have a system in place that can guarantee an error won’t be made.

Consequently, it’s best to refrain from emailing me from accounts you do no wish me to return mail to. Alternatively, you can avoid embarrassing situations by setting your email program to list the address you want your mail returned to as the address that will be accessed when I press the reply button.

Because email accounts require a third party to maintain, I cannot guarantee the confidentiality and privacy protection provided by the vendors involved. I do try to protect my computers from hackers, viruses, worms and other threats to the security of your correspondence, but I just can’t guarantee there will be no breach.

Please do not send me emails as a substitute for therapy sessions.  If you are emailing me about a therapy issue, I will most likely defer that discussion to your next appointment with me.

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Informed Consent

I understand that by initiating email correspondence and/or providing you with my email address, I am agreeing to use email as an acceptable form of communication for confidential information.

 

 

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Patient signature

Please sign and return to me, if email communication is needed.

 

 

Lynn Friedman Counseling – Wynnewood PA – 610-896-6258 – Contact  Privacy Policy

Serving Wynnewood, Bala Cynwyd, Narberth, Gladwyne, Penn Valley PA and the greater Philadelphia PA area