All interactions which take place in the therapy setting are considered confidential. This includes requests by telephone, all interactions with this counselor, any scheduling or appointment notes, all session content records and any progress notes that I take during your sessions. I will not even verify that you are a client. You may choose to give me permission in writing to release any or specific information about you to any person or agency that you designate. There are some limits to confidentiality: 1. In some legal proceedings a judge may issue a court order. This would require me to testify in court. 2. If I learn of or believe that there is physical or sexual abuse or neglect of any person under 18 years of age, I must report this information to county child protection services. 3. If I learn of or believe that an elderly person, or disabled person is being abused or neglected, I must file a report with the appropriate state agency that handles elder abuse. 4. If I learn of or believe that you are threatening serious harm to another person, I am obligated to report this. This can be in the form of telling the person who you have threatened, contacting the police or placing you into hospitalization. 5. If there is evidence that you are a danger to yourself and I believe that you are likely to kill yourself unless protective measure are taken, I may be obligated to seek hospitalization for you or to contact family members or others who can help provide protection. 6. There may be times when I consult with outside sources about cases. In these cases, no personally identifiable information will be used to discuss this case. However, discussion topics will be used in order to ensure that I am getting and giving the best assistance possible. The persons with whom I discuss cases are legally bound to keep information confidential.

I work with the whole complete person. I believe in multicultural counseling. What this means is when I work with you, I take into account your racial and ethnic diversity, sexual orientation, gender identity, spirituality, ability and any disabilities, social class and economics factors. I am also aware that my own identity perspective plays a role in the therapeutic relationship. This perspective informs, implicitly and explicitly, my work with you.

What I know about human development is that we are all doing the best we can. I profoundly appreciate that while we may not like our behavior, it is not who we are. I work from a place of non-judgemental understanding. I hold a space of appreciation for who and why you are working to make changes and I believe that all things are possible.

Buddhist believe that the root of all suffering is non-acceptance. Often people believe that to accept an unpleasant condition is to want it continue and that acceptance will get in the way of changing what is unwanted. I work from a place of first acknowledging that reality is as it is (a thing is a thing) and then working to create a more tolerable reaction/solution to the unwanted event. "The curious paradox, is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." ~Carl Rogers