Updated & effective: June 14, 2024

Privacy Policy

AspenTree Psychotherapy, LLC takes your privacy very seriously. If you choose to message using this site, you are asked to provide your name, phone number, email address, and a short message. What you choose to share in your message is up to you; I cannot ensure the confidentiality of any form of communication through electronic media. The message you send will be retrieved through a third-party email domain, where I have signed a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). I will use the information you provided solely for purposes of setting up a consultation with you. At no point will you be sent marketing emails, phone calls, or texts. I will not sell, share, or trade your personal information.

If, after the consult, we decide to enter into a therapist-client relationship, the message you sent will be saved into the HIPAA compliant AspenTree SimplePractice portal before being removed from the third-party email domain. If we do not enter into a therapist-client relationship, your message will promptly be removed from the third-party email domain.

The AspenTree Psychotherapy website is built on the Squarespace platform. Squarespace websites use cookies that collect data about which patrons are visiting a website, which websites and keywords directed patrons to it, and how patrons engaged with the content on the website. The information collected is meant to help the website run efficiently and improve the user experience. Only the site owner or administrator (me) can access the analytic reports. In turn, Squarespace also takes data privacy seriously. Please read about their data privacy here. I will not share analytics data with any other party. You can opt-in or opt-out of using cookies on the banner at the bottom of the page.

I comply with relevant privacy laws and regulations. If necessary, I will release information required by law to protect my legal rights and/or comply with a judicial proceeding or court order.

Terms of Service

The purpose of this website is to share information about AspenTree Psychotherapy LLC, information about certain mental health issues, potential treatment avenues, and share links to other mental health resources. The information on this website is not a substitute for a mental health assessment nor treatment by a trained professional. The information on this site is meant for individuals aged 18 and above, and to be utilized at your own discretion.

The information on this website is meant for informational purposes only. If you utilize the message feature on this website, we have not entered into a therapist-client relationship. We are not in a working relationship until such time that we have consulted with each other, verbally agreed to work together, and you have completed the sign-up process as a client through the AspenTree SimplePractice portal. This includes having completed all relevant consent forms, such as but not limited to an Informed Consent for Psychotherapy document, a Practice Policies document, and a Notice of Privacy Practices.

By using this site, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy as well as the Terms of Service.

Any changes to this Privacy Policy or Terms of Service (effective June 14, 2024) will be reflected in the upper right-hand side of this page. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please email drshouse@aspentreepsych.com.