Privacy Statement
Last updated: August 21, 2025
Your privacy is very important to me. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, and protect your information when you visit my website. Please read it carefully so you understand your rights and my responsibilities.
Information Collected
When you visit this website or use our services, we may as you to provide us with some personal information, including your name, email address, phone number, and other identifying information. We may also collect information about your health history, therapy sessions, and payment information.
How Your Information Is Used
We use your personal information to provide you with mental health therapy services and to improve the quality of our services. We may also use your information to communicate with you about your therapy sessions, to process your payments, and to send you information about our services and promotions. In some instances, we may share your personal information with third-party service providers who assist us with our services, such as billing and payment processing, IT support, and marketing. We will only share your information with these third-party providers to the extent necessary to perform their services. We may also disclose your personal information if required by law, such as in response to a court order or subpoena.
Confidentiality & Therapy Services
Please note that this website is not a therapy portal. Do not share sensitive clinical or personal health information through forms or email. If you become a client, your health information is protected under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). All communications in the context of therapy will be handled securely and confidentially.
Cookies & Analytics
This website may use cookies or third-party analytics (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use the site. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies if you prefer.
Security
I take reasonable steps to protect your information. However, no system is 100% secure, and I cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted online.
Links to Other Websites
This website may contain links to external sites. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites.
Your Rights
You have the right to request access to the personal information I may hold about you, request corrections or updates to your information, and request that I delete your information (subject to legal and ethical record-keeping obligations if you are or were a client).
Changes to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting the updated Privacy Policy on our website.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact me:
Melissa Pedersen, MA, MFT
(310) 801-8152