Bristlecone Psychotherapy and Wellness, PLLC © 2015-2023 All Rights Reserved The information provided by Bristlecone Psychotherapy and Wellness, PLLC on this site is for informational and educational purposes only. No therapeutic or professional relationship is established by your review and use of this site. No diagnosis, treatment, or specific therapeutic advice is being provided to you. There is no intent for me or this site to offer specific psychological advice to any person, persons, entity, or entities. The information contained on this site should only be used by you in consultation with a qualified mental health professional that you engage for consultation and/or treatment. No guarantees or warranties are made with regard to any information provided by me on this site. I take no responsibility for websites hyperlinked to this site and such hyperlinking does not imply any relationship with me or endorsement by me of the linked sites. Based on the new HIPAA Guidelines I am including the following information about the use of cell phones and emails for communication. Please know that I will take every precaution to be careful with my cell phone and computer. However, it is important that you know the potential risks involved with confidentiality using these devices. Mobile Phone Communication. Please note that if we communicate via my mobile phone by voice or text, your phone number will be stored in the phone’s memory for a period of time and therefore if my mobile phone is lost or stolen, it is theoretically possible that your contact information might be accessed. Note that my mobile phone is itself password protected providing one line of defense against such a breach. 1. Email Communication. If you elect to communicate with me by email, please be aware that email is not completely confidential. All emails are retained in the logs of your and/or my internet service provider. While under normal circumstances no one looks at these logs, they are, in theory, available to be read by the system administrator(s) of the internet service provider. Any email I receive from you, and any responses that I send to you, will be considered part of your treatment record. a. Please be aware that I regularly access email communications via my password-protected mobile phone. It is theoretically possible that if my mobile phone is lost or stolen and the password is somehow circumvented our email communications could be accessed.