California law and professional ethics define the relationship between client and hypnotherapist. The purpose of this page is to inform you of Sierra Hypnotherapy’s Privacy Policy, your legal rights regarding this policy, and how we use and store personal and potentially identifying information in our practice and on this site.
Our Confidentiality & Privacy Policy
At Sierra Hypnotherapy.com we never collect any personal, medical, and/or other identifying information. This website is strictly informational in nature.
In my clinical practice – Sierra Hypnotherapy – no information is ever collected practice without the client’s express, written permission. This includes all information and conversations shared with the therapist in session. This information is never shared with any other persons, verbally, digitally or in hardcopy form, except in the following situations.
Specific Exceptions:
1) As a Mandated Reporter, I am required by law to immediately disclose to the proper authorities any suspected child abuse, dependent adult abuse, or elder abuse.
2) If a client is threatening serious bodily harm to another person or persons, I must notify the police and inform the intended victim(s).
3) If any clients disclose to us of their intent to harm themselves, I will first make every effort to enlist their cooperation in ensuring their own safety. However, if they make it clear that they still intend to harm themselves, I will inform the authorities as required by law in order to ensure their safety.
4) Upon receipt of an authorization to share confidential information, signed by the client, I will release to the specified health care providers the specific data authorized by the client.
We respect your privacy and appreciate the confidence you have placed us. We are committed to always protecting your privacy and preserving your trust.
Information Collection and Use
This web site, www.sierrahypnotherapy.com, collects information from our users at several different locations on our website. For example, we may collect personally identifying information from you such as your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address when you register or subscribe to one of our services, sign up for a SKYPE Session, or at other times. In addition, we automatically collect non-personal information such as your browser type, operating system, IP address, and site usage information, in order to evaluate and improve the performance of our site.
We collect and use information for the specific purposes for which you provide it, such as processing an online registration at your request. We also collect and use information:
• to enhance your experience at our site;
• to perform site administration and technical support;
• to notify you about our new and existing content, events, products or services;
• to create aggregate information about demographics and usage patterns;
We may disclose personal information when required by law to do so. We may also disclose personal information when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary or appropriate to avoid violation of, or interference with, the terms of use of our site or services, or with our proprietary rights, or the rights of third parties.
We will never sell, share, or rent any personal information to any other third parties, period.
Other Links
You may be able to access content and other services through links located on our site, including the websites of business affiliates, partners, advertisers or other sites. This policy does not apply to such content or services, and we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any site that may be linked to our site. We recommend that you review the privacy policy at each such site.
Scope of Practice
Some of the clinical hypnotic techniques I employ will only be undertaken with a referral from your doctor or other qualified medical practitioner. These statements, the contents of this website, and my personal opinions regarding therapeutic modalities have not been evaluated by the FDA nor approved by any other government or official body. Nothing offered on or offline by Steven Seither, CHt., or Sierra Hypnotherapy is intended to diagnose, cure or prevent any disease. In California, Clinical Hypnotherapists are not licensed. We are instead certified by our professional associations as allowed by law. Therefore, please note, when you receive any therapeutic treatment from a hypnotherapist it will not be from a licensed physician, psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, psychologist, master of family or child counseling, or master of social work. None of the processes, nor the advice you receive here or in session should be considered substitutes for medical attention, and they are neither intended as, nor should be used as, a substitute for your physician’s role in monitoring and treating you. As with all things related to your health, you should always consult your physician before embarking on any adjunct or complimentary therapy or beginning a new diet or exercise regimen.
Should you have concerns or questions about the specifics of our privacy policy, please e-mail me at info@sierrahypnotherapy.com.
