Friending
To respect your privacy and confidentiality, I do not accept friend requests
on my personal social media accounts from current or former clients. The
practice of adding clients as friends or contacts on these sites can
compromise your confidentiality and may impact the boundaries of the
therapeutic relationship. If you need to contact me between sessions,
please use email or phone.
Instagram
I use Instagram to share psychoeducation material with individuals who
choose to follow my professional page. It is not a requirement that clients
follow my professional Instagram page. The information I post is not a
substitute for in-person therapy.
Interacting
Please do not use messaging on social networking sites, such as Twitter,
Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn to contact me. These sites are not secure
and I cannot guarantee that messages will be read in a timely fashion. Do
not engage with me in the comments of posts, as doing so can
compromise your privacy. If you do engage in an exchange over social
media it will need to be documented and archived in your client records.
The best way to interact with me is by email or phone.
I do not "google" my clients or look up information on them for any
reason. If I do come across your information online, I will avoid reading
content.
Email
I prefer using email to arrange or modify appointments only. Please do not
email me information related to your therapy sessions, as email is not
completely secure or confidential.
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If you need to
reach me between sessions, please do so via phone or email.
Website
I have a professional website that is accessible to clients. It displays
information about my practice, including fees, services, and information
about who I am as a therapist and what areas of therapy I specialize in. You
are welcome to access and review the information included on my
website. If you have any questions, please reach out to me via email or
phone. You can also use the contact form on the Contact page of my
website.
Location-Based Services
If you use location-based services on your mobile phone, you may wish to
turn these settings off. While (insert name of private practice) is not listed
as a check-in location on Google, Facebook, Foursquare, or other sites, if
you have GPS tracking enabled on your device, others may conclude you
are a therapy client based on your shared location.
Thank you for taking the time to review the Restorable Recreation Therapy
Social Media Policy.
If you have any questions or concerns about any of the procedures or policies, please reach out to me so we can discuss further.