Confidentiality

Confidentiality is as important to us as it is to you.  Confidentiality may be broken if you:
   1.  Report child or elder abuse or neglect
   2.  Report that you intend to hurt yourself or someone else
   3.  Give permission to us to discuss your case

Health Insurance

   We believe that the combination of HMO's and the Internet jeopardizes confidentiality. A recent newspaper article indicated that HMO's are beginning to place medical records on Internet servers.  Hence, computer hackers could conceivably retrieve private medical information.  Therefore, we do not file health insurance claims. And as a result there is no danger of your counseling records being placed at risk in this growing arena.
   Additionally, since no insurance claims and reports are filed, you will not have any potentially damaging counseling records following you around in the future. For example, a life insurance company could deny coverage to someone who had told a counselor, psychiatrist or psuchologist that they had battled suicidal thoughts.

We would like to welcome you to St. Columba Monastery and Counseling Center. We believe your experience here will be rich and rewarding.