Privacy Policy

Important notice

This policy explains how information is collected and used when you visit this website.

It describes this website only. It is not a substitute for clinical privacy practices, a HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices, or informed consent for psychotherapy. If you are or become a client, you should rely on the clinical and HIPAA-related notices that apply to care, not this page alone.

This is general information, not legal advice.

If you're here, you're probably being thoughtful about where and how you reach out. That matters.

Information collected through the website

When you browse www.nystateofmindtherapy.com, the site and its hosting and technical providers automatically receive information typical of most websites, such as:

• Pages you view and approximate timing
• Your general location (often at the city or region level, based on IP address)
• Browser type, device type, and similar technical details
• Referrer information (for example, the site you came from, when your browser shares it)

You can also enter information voluntarily, for example, in a form or by choosing a link that opens email.

Contact forms and email

If you use a contact form on this site, the information you submit is used to respond to your inquiry. That can include your name, email address, phone number, and anything you choose to include in the message.

Submitting a message does not establish a therapist–client relationship.

Email is not a confidential or fully secure channel. Email can be stored, forwarded, logged, or accessed in ways outside our control (for example, by employers, schools, or others with access to an account or device). Please do not use email to share sensitive clinical details you would not want stored or forwarded. If you need to discuss something sensitive, we can talk about safer options during scheduling or in session.

Scheduling links and client tools

This website links to online scheduling or client tools hosted by a third party. For example, consultation scheduling is available through ClientSecure (often associated with SimplePractice). When you use those tools, you leave this website and are subject to that provider's privacy policy and terms.

We do not control how those platforms collect, store, or process information. If you are unsure what applies, review the policies on the site you are using.

Insurance and payment links

If you use links related to insurance benefits or payment (for example, a Headway provider profile or similar tools), those services are provided by separate companies. Information you provide there is governed by their policies, not this one.

Whether you use Headway or another option can change over time; when in doubt, check the specific page or platform you are using.

Cookies, analytics, and hosting

We use cookies and similar technologies (small files or storage on your device) so the site can function, remember preferences, or measure basic use. Cookies can be set by the site itself or by third-party tools that run and measure the website.

We use standard website tools, hosting, analytics, and performance services, to keep the site running and understand general usage patterns. Those providers handle technical or usage information on our behalf. We choose common, reputable tools where we can, but no online service can guarantee perfect security.

Your browser may let you block or delete cookies; doing so can affect how some features work.

How information is used

We use website-related information to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve the site
• Respond to messages you send us
• Understand general use of the site (for example, which pages are visited most often)
• Comply with law or protect safety when required

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use website data to make automated decisions about you in a profiling sense.

Limits of confidentiality for online communication

The internet is not private in the way a locked therapy office is. Messages, forms, and email can be stored, forwarded, logged, or accessed by third parties (including platforms, internet providers, or employers).

This policy does not create a therapist–client relationship by itself and does not promise that anything you send through the website will be treated as protected health information in every situation. Clinical confidentiality rules apply once you are a client and we are communicating in the context of care, and even then there are legal exceptions (for example, risk of harm to yourself or others, abuse of vulnerable people, or court orders). Those rules are explained in materials you receive as a client, not fully on this page.

Data retention

Retention periods vary depending on the type of information and legal or professional requirements.

Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, including California or other U.S. states with privacy laws, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict certain personal information, or to opt out of certain processing.

Laws vary by state and situation. If you want to exercise a privacy request related to this website or general practice operations, contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity. If your request relates to clinical records or HIPAA, we will follow the processes that apply to health information (which may differ from general consumer privacy requests).

Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our website privacy practices, please contact:

We aim to respond within one business day.

For urgent mental health emergencies, use local emergency services (for example, 988 or 911 in the United States) rather than relying on this website or email.

Changes to this policy

From time to time, we update this page. The "Last updated" date at the top changes when we do. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated version for website privacy; it does not replace your clinical rights or notices, which are governed separately.