Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 9, 2026

Your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit this website, how that information may be used, and what happens when you contact me through information provided on the site.

This policy applies to this website and website-related communications. If you become a therapy client, information related to your care is also protected under my Notice of Privacy Practices, which explains how your protected health information may be used and disclosed and describes your rights regarding that information.

Information You Choose to Share

If you contact me by email or text, I may receive information such as your name, email address, phone number, and anything else you choose to include in your message.

Please avoid including detailed personal, medical, or mental health information in an initial email or text. Email and text are convenient ways to make initial contact, but electronic communications can carry privacy and security risks.

Contacting me through this website, by email, or by text does not by itself establish a therapist-client relationship.

If you become a client, information you provide as part of your care may become part of your clinical record. My Notice of Privacy Practices and applicable federal and Michigan privacy laws will then apply to that information.

Information Collected When You Visit This Website

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Like most websites, the site may automatically collect limited information about your visit, such as your browser and device type, IP address, pages visited, links clicked, referral information, and the date and time of your visit.

This information may be used to operate the website and provide general information about website traffic and activity.

Simply visiting this website does not establish a therapist-client relationship or create a clinical record.

Cookies and Website Analytics

This website may use cookies and similar technologies. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. The website may also use basic analytics to provide information about website traffic and how visitors use the site.

Where cookie-management options are available, you may use them to manage non-essential cookies. You can also control cookies through your browser settings.

I do not sell your personal information or use information about your visits to this website for targeted behavioral advertising.

How Information Is Used

Information collected through or in connection with this website may be used to:

• Respond when you contact me
• Communicate with you about a consultation or services you have asked about
• Operate, maintain, and protect the website
• Understand general website traffic and activity
• Address technical or security concerns
• Comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements

I do not add you to a marketing email list simply because you contacted me about therapy.

When Information May Be Shared

I do not sell your personal information.

Limited information may be processed by service providers that help operate this website or my communication systems, such as Squarespace.

Information may also be disclosed when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the security of the website or comply with a valid legal obligation.

If information qualifies as protected health information, it will be handled according to applicable health privacy laws and my Notice of Privacy Practices.

Health Information and Website Tracking

Because this is a healthcare-related website, I take particular care with technologies that may collect information about visitors.

I do not use this website to collect detailed clinical information through ordinary website forms, and I do not use advertising pixels or similar technologies to create advertising profiles based on a visitor's interest in therapy services.

If the technologies used on this website change, I may update this Privacy Policy and my privacy practices as appropriate.

Email and Text

You are welcome to contact me by email or text to ask about therapy or arrange a consultation.

Please keep your initial message limited to the information needed to make contact or arrange a consultation rather than sending detailed medical or mental health information.

Please do not use email or text for emergencies.

Once a therapist-client relationship has been established, communications containing protected health information are handled according to my clinical privacy and security practices.

Third-Party Websites

This website may include links to websites or services that I do not operate, such as Psychology Today or other professional resources.

If you follow a link to another website, that website's privacy practices apply. I am not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of websites I do not operate.

Children's Privacy

My therapy practice serves adults, and this website is not directed toward children under the age of 13.

I do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through this website.

Security

I take reasonable steps to protect information within my control. However, no website, email system, text-message system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Please use discretion when deciding what information to send electronically.

How Long Information Is Kept

Website-related information is kept for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and to meet applicable administrative, security, or legal requirements.

If information becomes part of a clinical record, it is maintained according to the laws and professional requirements applicable to clinical records rather than this website Privacy Policy.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy as the website, the services used to operate it, or applicable privacy requirements change.

When changes are made, the effective date at the top of this page will be updated.

Questions About Privacy

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact me:

Heidi Stevenson, PhD, MSW
Email: hello@heidistevenson.com
Phone: 989.403.5562

For information about the privacy of your clinical records and health information, please see my Notice of Privacy Practices.