This page extends the general medical disclaimer with mental-health-specific language. Read both.
Reading our content is not treatment
The clinical pages on this website describe mental health and substance use topics in general terms. Reading them is not therapy. It does not constitute a clinical assessment, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Working through a self-help framework on a website is not the same as working through one with a licensed clinician who knows your history.
Emergencies require in-person care
If you are thinking about suicide, planning to harm yourself or someone else, hearing voices that are commanding you to act, or in any state of crisis you cannot ride out alone, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room now. Do not wait for a return call from us. We do not take crisis calls. The 988 Lifeline does, free, 24 hours a day.
Online content does not establish a therapeutic relationship
Therapy starts when you complete intake, an evaluation, and informed consent with a licensed clinician. Following us on social media, reading our blog, or completing a contact form does not start a therapeutic relationship. We are not your therapist until both of us have agreed in writing that we are.
Individual variation in mental health
Mental health treatment outcomes vary across people. Two people with the same diagnosis can have very different recovery paths, and that variation is normal, not a sign that anything is wrong. The "What progress looks like" sections on our service pages describe common patterns. They are not predictions about you specifically.
Medication is outside our scope
We do not prescribe psychiatric medication. If our clinicians believe medication may help, we refer to a psychiatrist or primary care physician. The decision to start, change, or stop psychiatric medication should be made with the prescribing clinician, not based on website content.
If self-harm content is hard for you
Some clinical content on this site discusses suicide, self-harm, substance use overdose, and trauma. These are unavoidable topics for a mental health practice website. If reading this content is dysregulating, leave the page and call 988 or your therapist if you have one. We will not be offended.