Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 22, 2026

Grow Through Trauma Therapy (“Practice,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal and health information. This document describes:

  1. How we collect and use information through our website
  2. How we use and disclose your Protected Health Information (PHI)
  3. Your rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Part I: Website Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect Through Our Website

When you visit www.growthroughtrauma.org, we may collect:

Information You Voluntarily Provide

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Appointment inquiry information

  • Information submitted through contact forms

Automatically Collected Information

  • IP address

  • Browser type

  • Pages visited

  • Time spent on the site

  • Device information

Submitting information through our website does not automatically establish a therapist-client relationship.

2. How We Use Website Information

We use website information to:

  • Respond to inquiries

  • Schedule or manage appointments

  • Provide information about services

  • Improve website functionality

  • Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell or rent personal information.

3. Website Service Providers

We may use third-party vendors to:

  • Host the website

  • Manage scheduling systems

  • Provide secure email services

Where required, these vendors enter into Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) to comply with HIPAA.

4. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect information submitted through our website. However, no method of internet transmission is 100% secure.

If you choose to communicate via email or web forms, please be aware that standard email may not be encrypted.

Part II: Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPAA)

This section describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can access this information.

1. Our Legal Duty

Under HIPAA, we are required to:

  • Maintain the privacy of your Protected Health Information (PHI)

  • Provide you with this Notice

  • Follow the terms of this Notice

  • Notify you in the event of a breach of unsecured PHI

Protected Health Information (PHI) includes information that identifies you and relates to your physical or mental health condition, treatment, or payment for services.

2. How We May Use and Disclose Your PHI

We may use or disclose your PHI for:

Treatment

To provide therapy services, consult with other healthcare providers (with appropriate authorization when required), or coordinate care.

Payment

To bill and collect payment from you or your insurance company.

Healthcare Operations

To manage and improve our practice operations, including supervision, quality assessment, and compliance activities.

3. Disclosures Without Your Authorization

We may disclose PHI without your written authorization in limited circumstances, including:

  • When required by law

  • To prevent serious threat to health or safety

  • Suspected abuse or neglect reporting

  • Court orders or subpoenas

  • Public health activities

4. Uses and Disclosures Requiring Authorization

We will obtain your written authorization for:

  • Most disclosures of psychotherapy notes

  • Marketing communications

  • Sale of PHI (which we do not engage in)

  • Disclosures not otherwise described in this Notice

You may revoke authorization at any time in writing.

5. Your Rights Under HIPAA

You have the right to:

  • Access and obtain a copy of your records

  • Request amendments to your records

  • Request restrictions on certain disclosures

  • Request confidential communications

  • Receive an accounting of disclosures

  • Receive a paper copy of this Notice

To exercise your rights, contact us at:

Email: hannah@growthroughtrauma.org

6. Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may:

  • File a complaint with Grow Through Trauma Therapy

  • File a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.

HHS Complaint Information:
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint/

7. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under 13. Therapy services for minors are governed by applicable state laws regarding parental consent and confidentiality.

8. Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to change this Notice at any time. Updated versions will be posted on our website with a revised effective date.