Healing Sessions

Generally, for Reiki treatments, I schedule one in-person appointment of 90 minutes per week or one distance treatment of 30 minutes per session, at a time we agree upon. For Sacred Sound healing sessions, I schedule one appointment of 120 minutes plus per day, devised per your health condition, at a time we agree upon. I may also, by prior agreement, be longer, shorter, more frequent, or less frequent, depending upon your healing protocols. 

Professional Records

I keep brief written records on each session, primarily noting the date of the session, the interventions/ protocols used, and the progress or obstacles observed as they relate to your goals in working with me. You are welcome to request, in writing, that I make available to other healthcare providers a copy of your file/record. I maintain your records in a secure location that cannot be accessed by anyone else. I will maintain your records for at least seven years after our last contact, after which time I may securely dispose of them.

Confidentiality

Except for special situations described in the numbered list that follows in the paragraphs below, you have the absolute right to the confidentiality of the services I provide. I cannot and will not tell anyone else what you have told me, or even that you are having Sacred Sound and/or Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki healing sessions with me without your prior written permission.

Billing and Payments

You will be expected to pay for each session at the time it is held unless we agree otherwise. Payment schedules for other professional services will be agreed to when they are requested. Once an appointment is scheduled, you will be expected to pay for it unless you provide 24 hours’ advance notice of cancellation. If you are late, we will still end on time and not run over into the next person’s session. If you miss a session without canceling, or cancel with less than 24 hours’ notice, you must pay for that session by the time of our next meeting unless we both agree that you were unable to attend due to circumstances beyond your control. In circumstances of unusual financial hardship, I may be willing to negotiate a payment installment plan.

If that is done and your account has not been paid for more than sixty days and arrangements for payment have not been agreed upon, I have the option of using legal means to secure the payment. This may involve hiring a collection agency or going through small claims court. If such legal action is necessary, those costs will be included in the claim. In most collection situations, the only information released is the client’s name, contact information, dates and type of services provided, and the amount due.

Contacting Me

I am often with a client or otherwise not immediately available by telephone. When I am unavailable, you will reach my voice mail. I monitor it frequently and will make every effort to return your call on the same day you make it, the exception being weekends and holidays. If it will be difficult to reach you, please inform me of some times when you will be available. If you are unable to reach me and feel that you can’t wait for me to return your call, contact your family physician or, if you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or go to an urgent care medical facility or to the emergency room of a nearby hospital. 

Other Aspects of Our Relationship

I Welcome Your Questions: You have the right to ask me questions about anything that happens in our work together. You can ask me about my training for working with your concerns and can request that I refer you to someone else if you decide I’m not the right practitioner for you. You are free to terminate our work together at any time.

Contacts Outside Our Work Together: Beyond the legal and ethical considerations, our work together will be most effective when kept free from possible outside entanglements.

Legal Proceedings: If you are involved in legal proceedings based on your having been traumatized, please understand that the goals of our work together may involve healing the physical and emotional aftermath of the trauma, and this could adversely affect your ability to provide legal testimony that carries the same impact as it would prior to treatment.

Terminating Treatment: Normally, you will be the one who decides when our work together will end, but there are three exceptions to this.

• If I determine that I am unable, for any reason, to provide you with the services you are requesting at a high professional standard, I will inform you of this decision and refer you to another practitioner who may better meet your needs.

• If you verbally or physically threaten or harass me, my office, or my family, I reserve the right to terminate you from my services immediately and unilaterally.

• Third, I reserve the right to refuse or terminate a session if you or anyone in the session is suspected of being under the influence of a mood-altering substance. You will be responsible and charged for full payment of the normal fee for service.

Vacations: I am away from the office several times each year for vacations or to attend professional meetings, ashram retreats, or conferences. I will make every effort to inform you well in advance of any anticipated lengthy absences and to discuss other options for continuing to work toward your goals during my absence.

The healing modalities presented on this site should by no means replace conventional medical or veterinarian practices or the advice prescribed by qualified health professionals. Sacred Sound and Reiki modalities are seen as complementary therapies to health care, but they are in no way substitutes or replacements for conventional medical or veterinarian practices. In the case of serious medical or psychological illnesses, consult a qualified medical practitioner or professional.