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Last Updated: Mar 6, 2026
The information provided on this website is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Viewing this website, using the contact form, sending an email, or leaving a voicemail does not establish a therapist-client relationship. A therapeutic relationship is only established after an initial consultation, completion of intake documentation, and mutual agreement to begin services.
Once you become a client, your health information is protected under the federal privacy law known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Communication through this website, including email or contact forms, may not be secure. Please do not include sensitive personal or confidential information when contacting the practice through the website.
This website is not intended for crisis situations or mental health emergencies. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or are in immediate danger, please call 911, contact your local emergency services, or reach out to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988.
Therapy services are provided only to individuals located in states where the therapist is licensed to practice. Services may be subject to additional legal and ethical regulations depending on the client’s location at the time of services.
While efforts are made to keep the information on this website accurate and up to date, no guarantees are made regarding the completeness or accuracy of the content. The practice assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions or for any actions taken based on the information provided on this website.
Links to third-party websites are provided for convenience and informational purposes only. The practice is not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of external sites.
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Last Updated: Mar 6, 2026
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
I. MY PLEDGE REGARDING HEALTH INFORMATION:
I understand that health information about you and your health care is personal. I am committed to protecting health information about you. I create a record of the care and services you receive from me. I need this record to provide you with quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements. This notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by this mental health care practice. This notice will tell you about the ways in which I may use and disclose health information about you. I also describe your rights to the health information I keep about you, and describe certain obligations I have regarding the use and disclosure of your health information. I am required by law to:
Make sure that protected health information (“PHI”) that identifies you is kept private.
Give you this notice of my legal duties and privacy practices with respect to health information.
Follow the terms of the notice that is currently in effect.
I can change the terms of this Notice, and such changes will apply to all information I have about you. The new Notice will be available upon request and on my website.
II. HOW I MAY USE AND DISCLOSE HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU:The following categories describe different ways that I use and disclose health information. For each category of uses or disclosures I will explain what I mean and try to give some examples. Not every use or disclosure in a category will be listed. However, all of the ways I am permitted to use and disclose information will fall within one of the categories.
For Treatment Payment, or Health Care Operations: Federal privacy rules (regulations) allow health care providers who have direct treatment relationship with the patient/client to use or disclose the patient/client’s personal health information without the patient’s written authorization, to carry out the health care provider’s own treatment, payment or health care operations. I may also disclose your protected health information for the treatment activities of any health care provider. This too can be done without your written authorization. For example, if a clinician were to consult with another licensed health care provider about your condition, we would be permitted to use and disclose your person health information, which is otherwise confidential, in order to assist the clinician in diagnosis and treatment of your mental health condition.
Disclosures for treatment purposes are not limited to the minimum necessary standard. Because therapists and other health care providers need access to the full record and/or full and complete information in order to provide quality care. The word “treatment” includes, among other things, the coordination and management of health care providers with a third party, consultations between health care providers and referrals of a patient for health care from one health care provider to another.
Lawsuits and Disputes: If you are involved in a lawsuit, I may disclose health information in response to a court or administrative order. I may also disclose health information about your child in response to a subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process by someone else involved in the dispute, but only if efforts have been made to tell you about the request or to obtain an order protecting the information requested.
III. CERTAIN USES AND DISCLOSURES REQUIRE YOUR AUTHORIZATION:
Psychotherapy Notes. I maintain psychotherapy notes as defined by federal law. These notes receive special protection and any use or disclosure of such notes requires your Authorization unless the use or disclosure is:
a. For my use in treating you.
b. For my use in training or supervision.
c. For my use in defending myself in legal proceedings instituted by you.
d. For use by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to investigate my compliance with HIPAA.
e. Required by law and the use or disclosure is limited to the requirements of such law.
f. Required by law for certain health oversight activities pertaining to the originator of the psychotherapy notes.
g. Required by a coroner who is performing duties authorized by law.
h. Required to help avert a serious threat to the health and safety of others.Marketing Purposes. I will not use or disclose your PHI for marketing purposes.
Sale of PHI. As a psychotherapist, I will not sell your PHI in the regular course of my business.
IV. CERTAIN USES AND DISCLOSURES DO NOT REQUIRE YOUR AUTHORIZATION.Subject to certain limitations in the law, I can use and disclose your PHI without your Authorization for the following reasons:
When disclosure is required by state or federal law, and the use or disclosure complies with and is limited to the relevant requirements of such law.
For public health activities, including reporting suspected child, elder, or dependent adult abuse, or preventing or reducing a serious threat to anyone’s health or safety.
For health oversight activities, including audits and investigations.
Protected Health Information (PHI) may be used or disclosed without your written authorization for purposes of payment, including billing, claims submission, claims management, utilization review, collection activities, and the resolution of billing disputes with insurers, payers, or responsible parties, as permitted under applicable federal and state law, including HIPAA.
For judicial and administrative proceedings, including responding to a court or administrative order, although my preference is to obtain an Authorization from you before doing so.
For law enforcement purposes, including reporting crimes occurring on my premises.
To coroners or medical examiners, when such individuals are performing duties authorized by law.
For research purposes, including studying and comparing the mental health of patients who received one form of therapy versus those who received another form of therapy for the same condition.
Specialized government functions, including, ensuring the proper execution of military missions; protecting the President of the United States; conducting intelligence or counter-intelligence operations; or, helping to ensure the safety of those working within or housed in correctional institutions.
For workers’ compensation purposes. Although my preference is to obtain an Authorization from you, I may provide your PHI in order to comply with workers’ compensation laws.
Appointment reminders and health related benefits or services. I may use and disclose your PHI to contact you to remind you that you have an appointment with me. I may also use and disclose your PHI to tell you about treatment alternatives, or other health care services or benefits that I offer.
V. CERTAIN USES AND DISCLOSURES REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBJECT.Disclosures to family, friends, or others. I may provide your PHI to a family member, friend, or other person that you indicate is involved in your care or the payment for your health care, unless you object in whole or in part. The opportunity to consent may be obtained retroactively in emergency situations.
VI. YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO YOUR PHI:
The Right to Request Limits on Uses and Disclosures of Your PHI. You have the right to ask me not to use or disclose certain PHI for treatment, payment, or health care operations purposes. I am not required to agree to your request, and I may say “no” if I believe it would affect your health care.
The Right to Request Restrictions for Out-of-Pocket Expenses Paid for In Full. You have the right to request restrictions on disclosures of your PHI to health plans for payment or health care operations purposes if the PHI pertains solely to a health care item or a health care service that you have paid for out-of-pocket in full.
The Right to Choose How I Send PHI to You. You have the right to ask me to contact you in a specific way (for example, home or office phone) or to send mail to a different address, and I will agree to all reasonable requests.
The Right to See and Get Copies of Your PHI. Other than “psychotherapy notes,” you have the right to get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record and other information that I have about you. I will provide you with a copy of your record, or a summary of it, if you agree to receive a summary, within 30 days of receiving your written request, and I may charge a reasonable, cost based fee for doing so.
The Right to Get a List of the Disclosures I Have Made.You have the right to request a list of instances in which I have disclosed your PHI for purposes other than treatment, payment, or health care operations, or for which you provided me with an Authorization. I will respond to your request for an accounting of disclosures within 60 days of receiving your request. The list I will give you will include disclosures made in the last six years unless you request a shorter time. I will provide the list to you at no charge, but if you make more than one request in the same year, I will charge you a reasonable cost based fee for each additional request.
The Right to Correct or Update Your PHI. If you believe that there is a mistake in your PHI, or that a piece of important information is missing from your PHI, you have the right to request that I correct the existing information or add the missing information. I may say “no” to your request, but I will tell you why in writing within 60 days of receiving your request.
The Right to Get a Paper or Electronic Copy of this Notice. You have the right get a paper copy of this Notice, and you have the right to get a copy of this notice by e-mail. And, even if you have agreed to receive this Notice via e-mail, you also have the right to request a paper copy of it.
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Last Updated: March 6, 2026
Under the No Surprises Act, therapists must notify self-pay clients about Good Faith Estimates.
Good Faith Estimate Notice
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate explaining how much your medical or mental health care will cost.
Under federal law, health care providers are required to provide clients who do not have insurance or who are not using insurance with an estimate of the expected charges for services.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency services, including psychotherapy services.
You may request a Good Faith Estimate before scheduling services or at any time during treatment.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, you may visit https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises
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Last Updated: Mar 6, 2026
Lumen Holistic Healing is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how information may be collected, used, and protected when you visit this website hosted by Squarespace.
Information Collected
This website may collect certain information in the following ways:
Information You Voluntarily Provide
If you choose to contact the practice through a website contact form, email, or scheduling system, you may voluntarily provide personal information such as:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Information included in your message
This information is used only to respond to your inquiry or provide requested services.
Please note that communication through website forms or email may not be fully secure, and sensitive personal or medical information should not be shared through these methods.
Automatically Collected Information
Like many websites, this site may automatically collect certain technical information when you visit, including:
IP address
Browser type
Device type
Pages visited
Date and time of visits
This information helps improve website performance and user experience.
Cookies and Analytics
This website may use cookies or analytics services to understand how visitors interact with the site. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help improve website functionality.
You can disable cookies through your browser settings if you prefer.
How Information Is Used
Information collected through the website may be used to:
Respond to inquiries
Provide information about services
Improve website functionality and user experience
Maintain website security
Information collected through the website will not be sold, rented, or shared for marketing purposes.
Third-Party Services
This website may use third-party services such as scheduling platforms, secure email services, or analytics tools. These services may collect information according to their own privacy policies.
Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of those services.
Confidentiality and Therapy Services
Viewing this website, using the contact form, sending an email, or leaving a voicemail does not establish a therapist-client relationship. A therapeutic relationship is only established after an initial consultation, completion of intake documentation, and mutual agreement to begin services.
Once you become a client, your health information is protected under the federal privacy law known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Security
Reasonable measures are taken to protect information transmitted through this website. However, no method of transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
Contact Information
If you have questions, comments or complaints about this Privacy Policy or Squarespace’s privacy practices or if you would like to exercise your rights and choices, please email them at privacy@squarespace.com.
If you have questions, comments or concerns about Lumen Holistic Healing’s privacy practices please contact me at denise@lumenholistichealing.com