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Lighthouse Counseling Solutions
Lighthouse Counseling Solutions

Notice of Privacy Practices

Lighthouse Counseling Solutions

Last Updated and Effective: August 20, 2025
 

This Notice of Privacy Practices (“Notice”) describes how medical and mental health information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.

 

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At Lighthouse Counseling Solutions, we are committed to protecting your personal health information (PHI). We are required by law (HIPAA) to:

  • Maintain the privacy and security of your PHI

  • Provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices

  • Follow the terms of this Notice currently in effect

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

We may use or disclose your PHI in the following ways, as permitted or required by HIPAA:

1. For Treatment

  • To provide, coordinate, or manage your therapy services.

  • Example: sharing information with another healthcare provider at your request.

2. For Payment

  • To bill and receive payment from you, insurance companies, or third-party payers.

  • Example: sending details to your insurer for reimbursement.

3. For Health Care Operations

  • For administrative, legal, and quality improvement purposes.

  • Example: reviewing therapist performance or client outcomes.

4. As Required by Law

In cases of abuse/neglect reporting, public health reporting, court orders, or law enforcement requirements.

5. To Prevent Harm

  • If necessary to prevent a serious threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of others.

Uses and Disclosures Requiring Your Authorization

We will not use or disclose your PHI for purposes not covered by this Notice without your written authorization. Examples include:

  • Marketing communications

  • Sale of your information

  • Sharing psychotherapy notes (separate, more stringent protections apply)

You may revoke your authorization in writing at any time.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

You have the right to:

  • Access & Copies: Request to view or obtain a copy of your PHI.

  • Amendments: Request corrections if you believe your records are inaccurate or incomplete.

  • Restrictions: Ask us to limit how we use or disclose your PHI (though we may not always agree if it conflicts with legal/operational needs).

  • Confidential Communications: Request communications by a specific method (e.g., only by email, only at a work phone).

  • Accounting of Disclosures: Request a list of certain disclosures made in the past six years.

  • Paper Copy: Request a paper copy of this Notice at any time, even if you agreed to receive it electronically.

Our Duties

  • We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your PHI.

  • We will notify you promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised your PHI.

  • We will only use or share your PHI as described in this Notice unless you authorize otherwise in writing.

Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to change this Notice at any time. Updated versions will be available on our website and in our office, and will apply to all PHI we maintain.

Complaints

 

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

  • To file with Lighthouse Counseling Solutions:
    Email: info@therapylighthouse.com
    Phone: (213)505-6771

  • To file with HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR):
    Visit: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints

You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.

Contact Us

       

      Lighthouse Counseling Solutions
      Email: info@therapylighthouse.com
      Phone: (213)505-6771
      Website: www.therapylighthouse.com

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