Your Privacy is Respected and Protected

The Greenleaf Center adheres to strict confidential policies.  We understand that genuine trust cannot be established between you and your therapist without the understanding that what is discussed will be held in confidence and complete respect.  For this reason, your personal information will not be release without your expressed written consent.

However, as clinicians we are also guided by ethical considerations for your safety and that of others.   As such, we are also required by state law to release only the minimal information necessary to report any known or suspected child or elder abuse.  For your protection and care, we are also obligated to do whatever we reasonably can, including breaking confidentiality, if you present as a harm to yourself or others. Together, these exceptions to confidentiality are known as the "limits of confidentiality" which all ethical therapists abide by.

Furthermore, The Greenleaf Center maintains a paper-less clinical office.  Unlike other offices that maintain your sensitive clinical information in paper charts easily accessible to others,    All clinical notes kept by our therapists are maintained electronically on password protected files and are digitally signed, prohibiting any alteration once submitted.  Only your therapist has access to your sensitive clinical information.  For your added security, all our clinical records are backed-up electronically on a daily basis under ultra-secure (SSL) 128-bit encryption.  Only your initially signed consent forms and basic demographic and insurance information is maintained in paper form. which is kept securely under lock and key.