Will my department find out I'm in therapy?

This is a private practice. It is not an employee assistance program (EAP), and it is not contracted with any department, agency, union, or hospital. No one at your job refers you to me, pays me, or receives reports from me.

That matters because some people avoid their EAP out of worry about who might hear about it, even when the EAP has its own confidentiality rules. Seeing someone who has no relationship with your employer takes that question off the table. You come in because you chose to, and the work belongs to you.

If you want to know more about who I work with, see who I work with or first responder therapy.

I don't bill insurance directly. Sessions are $150 for 50 minutes, paid at the time of the appointment. That means there is no claim going through a plan your employer may sponsor unless you decide to send one.

If you would like to try for out-of-network reimbursement, I can give you a superbill on request. A superbill is a detailed receipt you can submit to your insurance yourself. Whether you submit it, and when, is entirely up to you. You might choose not to, to keep your care completely separate, or decide the reimbursement is worth it. Either way, it is your call.

Care is confidential under HIPAA and Utah law. What you say in session, your records, and even the fact that you are seeing me are protected. Your information is not shared without your written consent, outside the legal limits of confidentiality.

You can read how information is handled in the Notice of Privacy Practices. This website does not collect health information. Booking and intake happen in a HIPAA-compliant system.

Telehealth can add another layer of separation from work. You can attend from home or from a parked car when that is the private space available to you. There is no waiting room where you might recognize someone, and no drive to an office that has to fit between shifts. The same confidentiality applies to telehealth sessions as it does to sessions in the Midvale office.

Your surroundings still matter. Before a session, choose a place where you can speak without being overheard and where you can remain parked for the full appointment if you are in a car. Headphones can help keep the therapist's side of the conversation private. You decide how much detail to share and can ask questions about the process before the first appointment.

Telehealth is available anywhere in Utah because I am licensed in Utah only. It can be especially practical when rotating shifts, overtime, or a long drive make an office visit difficult. The setting changes; the privacy expectations do not. Your employer does not receive notice that you attended, and this practice remains separate from departments, agencies, and hospitals.

Every therapist works within some legal limits to confidentiality. They are narrow, and they exist mostly around safety. I explain them clearly at intake, before we get into anything personal, so you know exactly where the lines are and can decide what to share.

I am not going to list legal specifics here, because they depend on the situation and are best explained in conversation. If you have a specific worry, ask it on the free call or at the start of your first session. You deserve a direct answer before you open up.

Whether you work with me or someone else, these questions are worth asking before you start:

• Are you part of an EAP or contracted with my employer in any way?
• Do you bill insurance directly, or is it self-pay?
• Who, if anyone, would ever receive information about my care?
• What are the limits of confidentiality, and when would you explain them?
• Do you ever share anything without my written consent?
• Where are my records kept, and who can see them?

A good therapist will answer all of these plainly. If someone is vague, that tells you something too.

For a lot of people in public safety and healthcare, worry about the department finding out is what keeps them from calling. So the calls keep replaying, sleep stays broken, and the drinking creeps up, all because the risk of being seen feels bigger than the cost of carrying it alone.

You don't have to make that trade. If this is what has been holding you back, it may help to read about PTSD and trauma therapy or addiction counseling, and then ask your remaining questions on a call.

The first step is a free 15-minute call. Ask me anything about confidentiality before you decide. I see people in person in Midvale and by telehealth anywhere in Utah. Book a free consultation or call (801) 554-6372.