Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 4, 2026

Information You Choose to Provide

If you contact me through this website, you may choose to provide personal information such as:

Your name
Email address
Phone number
Information about why you are seeking services

This information is used only to respond to your inquiry, determine whether my practice may be a good fit, and communicate with you regarding scheduling or referrals.

Submitting information through this website does not establish a psychologist-client relationship.

Website Analytics & Cookies

This website may use cookies and analytics services provided by Wix or other third-party providers to better understand how visitors use the site and improve the user experience.

These tools may collect information such as:

Browser type
Device type
Pages visited
Time spent on the website
General geographic location
Referral source

This information is collected in aggregate and is not used to identify individual visitors.

Embedded Videos & Third-Party Resources

This website contains links to and embedded content from third-party websites, including YouTube, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Psychology Today, and other educational resources.

When you access those resources, you are subject to the privacy policies of those third-party websites.

Scheduling & Client Portal

If you choose to schedule services, you may be directed to a secure third-party platform, including Alma or SimplePractice.

These platforms maintain their own privacy and security practices. Please review their privacy policies before submitting personal or health information.

Email Communication

Please do not use email or the website contact form to communicate urgent or sensitive clinical information.

Email is not guaranteed to be a secure form of communication.

If you are an existing client, please use the secure client portal whenever possible for clinical communication.

Confidentiality

Information submitted through this website before becoming a client is not protected by psychologist-patient privilege in the same way as information shared during therapy.

Once treatment begins, confidentiality is governed by informed consent documents and applicable federal and state laws.

Emergency Situations

This website is not monitored continuously and should not be used for emergencies.

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or believe you may be in immediate danger, call 911, go to your nearest emergency department, or contact 988 by calling or texting 988.

Law and professional ethics require psychologists to break confidentiality in certain critical situations, including:

Suspected child, elder, or dependent adult abuse or neglect.
Reasonable suspicion that a client is in imminent danger of harming themselves or someone else.
A valid court order for clinical records or testimony.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or practice operations.

The most current version will always be available on this website.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact Dr. Jenny Bannister at bannistercounseling@gmail.com.