Dear Clients,

We are excited and eager to announce that some of our Clinicians will be in the office for in-person sessions as of July 1, 2021. As we do so, we will continue to adhere to all local, state, and federal guidelines related to COVID-19 to assure our continued safety and health. Here are some of the steps we are taking in this regard: 

• Hand sanitizer is available in the office. 
• Masks are available upon request and is up to your Clinician and your discretion.
• At this time we do not have a waiting area. We ask that you simply text message your Clinician upon arrival, and wait in your car or outside. They will text/call you when ready to start your session.
• We have arranged office furniture to add some physical space between us.
• We clean and sanitize the office after each client session.

We are happy to share that all of our Clinicians are fully vaccinated. If your age and health allow, and if you’re not yet vaccinated, we strongly encourage you to do so. You may also discuss your concerns or questions with your Clinician. Vaccines are available in your local area and we can assist you in finding a location that you feel comfortable with. As with any other medical information you provide, your vaccination status is treated as confidential, and is subject to the privacy and confidentiality protections that apply to other protected health information.

If, for any reason, you would prefer that your Clinician wear a mask during our sessions, please let us know and we are happy to do so. If, for any reason, you’re uncomfortable returning to the office for in-person care, please let us know, and we can continue providing telehealth sessions.

In addition, please cancel your in-person appointment within 24 hours and stay home if any of the following apply:

• You have experienced cough, fever, shortness of breath, chills, or other symptoms of COVID-19 or other communicable illness in the past 48 hours. Note: If any such symptoms are evident in the office, I may ask you to return home immediately.
• You are isolating or quarantining because you tested positive for COVID-19 or are worried that you may be sick with COVID-19.
• You are unvaccinated and have been in close contact in the past 14 days with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or who has displayed symptoms of COVID-19.
• You are unvaccinated and are currently waiting on the results of a COVID-19 test. 
• You are unvaccinated and have traveled (on a trip lasting at least overnight) in the past 10 days.

We may require any scheduled in-person session to be moved to telehealth. To the degree possible, we will provide reasonable advance notice in any such instances. As public health guidance is changing quickly, these policies and practices will continue to evolve. We will inform you as soon as possible of such changes. Our highest priority is your ongoing safety, health, and comfort when visiting the office. We appreciate the opportunity to work with you, and are grateful that we can once again do so in person.