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Part 1: Privacy Policy

1. Information Collection & Use

We respect your privacy. Any personal information provided voluntarily through our website contact forms—such as your name, email address, or phone number—is collected solely to respond to your inquiries, schedule consultations, or manage communications regarding The Awareness Practice™LLC. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

2. Website Contact vs. Clinical Confidentiality

To further protect your confidentiality, The Awareness Practice™ LLC does not offer a contact us form nor supply an email for contact—channeling all inquiries to the phone, which is a more secure channel. Should you find the practice’s email from other sources, you are accepting your own security risks in contacting me in this manner. While we handle all inquiries with strict professional discretion, confidential health or clinical details should only be shared in the context of a phone conversation during secure telehealth sessions or through our designated, encrypted, HIPAA-compliant client platform data relay process provided upon formal intake on the Practice Platform. This practice does not maintain nor does  this site  serve as a records portal, repository or electronic medical record system.  Please do not text or SMS any sensitive information to The Awareness Practice™. Do not make a new inquiry via text. You will not receive a response. Prospective clients should only leave voicemails.

3. Analytics & Cookies

This website utilizes standard, anonymized website analytics and cookies to evaluate site traffic, improve user experience, and ensure proper site functionality. You can adjust your browser settings at any time to decline cookies.

4. Client Privacy Policy and Other Relevant Policies

Your Privacy Matters.  Here, at The Awareness Practice ™ LLC, I take your privacy and confidentiality seriously. Therapy, coaching and EAP work all happen in an atmosphere of trust, and The Awareness Practice™ LLC maintains this ethically and as required by law. As a mandated reporter, I am required to address a variety of situations in which safety impacts confidentiality, particularly when situations of dangerousness become a concern. Should you engage in psychotherapy, EAP work, or coaching with me—we discuss the privacy parameters and their limits and establish informed consent, prior to engaging in our work together.

No Audio or Videotaping of Sessions Allowed. As a part of this privacy and trust, therapist and clients all agree that absolutely NO audiotaping nor videotaping of interactions or sessions is allowed, as this would compromise privacy, privilege and trust. Participating in therapy or coaching constitutes agreement with this policy that has always been outlined in My Welcome Guide. The sole possible and rare exception would be if the therapist were to use a session for audiotape or videotape supervision, in which written informed consent and clear explanation of purpose and parameters will be disclosed in advance and only upon mutual written agreement.

My Welcome Guide. All clients of The Awareness Practice™ LLC receive a comprehensive Welcome Guide that outlines my policies and procedures and that establishes mutual expectations and an atmosphere of informed consent before our official work together begins. This guide is reviewed annually each year and matters of policy are addressed, as needed, over the course of our work together. During our work together, clients may request a copy of the policies and procedures at any time, including the privacy policy.

Ms. Leach is the privacy officer for The Awareness Practice™ LLC, and general correspondence regarding the privacy policy made be made in writing to the Hillsborough, New Jersey, practice site of record listed on the website. Please expect one month from actual receipt of the correspondence for a written reply.

Good Faith Estimates. As required by law, good faith estimates are provided in the rare circumstances that I offer psychotherapy services to clients who are uninsured or out-of-network, will in most circumstances be referred elsewhere that is in-network for psychotherapy services. Please note: this is NOT a requirement for my standard services for coaching clients as a non-health service or for in-network psychotherapy services. Uninsured or out-of-network clients can call 1-800-985-3059 for further details.

Part 2: Terms of Use & Disclaimers

1. Website: Informational & Educational Scope

All content published on this website—including text, articles, courses, media, and announcements under Awareness Communications® LLC—is provided strictly for educational, informational, and self-development purposes. Browsing this site, reading materials, or submitting an inquiry does not constitute medical treatment (which is beyond the scope of this practice anyway),  psychotherapeutic diagnosis or treatment, coaching advice or professional advice of any kind,  nor does it establish a formal therapist-client or coach-client relationship.

2. Actual Practice Scope

The Awareness Practice™ LLC as a service provider is the solo private practice of C. (Cynthia) Elizabeth Leach, MSW, LCSW, LMFT, and offers only traditional outpatient therapy (including EAP work) and executive and life coaching.  It is not to be construed as any type of facility, clinic, higher level of care, or any other type of organization. When offering psychotherapy services, Ms. Leach operates strictly within the scope of clinical social work and marriage and family therapy practice parameters and her own expertise in the states of Florida and New Jersey. It is possible that your presenting concern may fall outside of her practice scope; and in this situation, resources and referrals will be given to you.

Corporate & Brand Disclosures related to scope: The Awareness Practice™ LLC is a private practice offering psychotherapy, EAP psychotherapy or coaching services (directly to the professionals of / employees of organizations), and  executive and life coaching. It operates as an entirely separate entity with distinct service lines from the external-facing corporate organizational consulting, educational and presentation advisory services of Awareness Communications® LLC. Any coaching services provided within this Practice focus strictly within its own defined scope and do not include the celebrancy, retreat guidance, workshops, organizational consulting, educational, communications or other modalities offered through Awareness Communications® LLC, which represent an entirely different scope of initiatives and activities that are often geared toward the specific needs of organizations or are otherwise more “public-facing” than those of The Awareness Practice™ LLC.  Awareness Communications® LLC does not offer clinical services. Views, materials and activities shared on the Awareness Communications® website belong to Awareness Communications®, and are not to be construed as those of The Awareness Practice™.

3. Emergency & Crisis Disclaimer

The Awareness Practice™ LLC is not a crisis hotline, nor does it offer higher levels of care. This website and its contact channels are not monitored for emergency or crisis intervention although it does appropriately respond to the urgent needs of current clients within its working hours.

Emergencies are beyond the scope of The Awareness Practice™ LLC and should be pursued the appropriate resources. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, severe distress, or a medical emergency, please do not rely on website-related communication or telephonic communication with The Awareness Practice™ LLC. Immediately utilize one of the following resources:

  • Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US).
  • Call 911 or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
  • Contact your other relevant local emergency service provider or local mental health mobile crisis unit.

3. Intellectual Property

All original copy, design elements, branding, and written materials on this site are the intellectual property of The Awareness Practice LLC and The Awareness Practice™, protected under applicable copyright and trademark laws. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution is strictly prohibited.

Views, materials and activities shared on the Awareness Communications® website belong to Awareness Communications®, and are not to be construed as those of The Awareness Practice™.