Your identity and your conversations
I treat your identity as a coaching client, your contact information, and the personal details you share with discretion. I do not identify clients by name, disclose that someone is receiving coaching, or discuss the content of our sessions with others without permission, except when disclosure is required or permitted under applicable law or under the conditions described in our coaching agreement.
If we encounter one another in the community, I will generally let you decide whether to acknowledge me or our coaching relationship. You are welcome to initiate contact, but I will not introduce you to others as a client.
My background and confidentiality practices
My approach is informed by psychology studies, my experience with Hospice of Humboldt, and annual HIPAA privacy and confidentiality training completed through Hospice. That training informs how I approach discretion and sensitive information; it does not by itself mean that this coaching practice is a HIPAA-covered healthcare provider or that coaching conversations have the same legal protections as psychotherapy.
Scheduling and online meetings
Scheduling and online sessions may use services such as Calendly, Google Calendar, Google Meet, and Zoom. These providers may process contact, appointment, and technical information in accordance with their own privacy terms. I aim to collect only the information needed to coordinate and support our work together.
Please avoid sending detailed medical histories, diagnoses, or other highly sensitive information through the public booking form or ordinary email. Any more detailed intake process will be offered separately. Sessions are not automatically recorded or transcribed by me; any proposed recording would be discussed with you in advance.
Individual and couples coaching
Before beginning coaching, we will review a coaching agreement explaining expectations, privacy practices, and relevant limits of confidentiality. Couples coaching may involve both joint and individual conversations, so we will also clarify how information shared during individual meetings is handled before those meetings begin.
Client reviews and testimonials
If you wish to share a reflection, you can use the voluntary review and feedback form. The form collects a private contact name and email, your chosen public attribution, and your permission (or refusal) to publish. Submissions are stored privately through Netlify Forms for review; they do not appear on the website automatically. Please avoid including sensitive information in a testimonial.
Sharing a review is entirely voluntary and is never expected as part of coaching. If you choose to provide a review, you may request publication under your full name, first name, initials, or anonymously. You decide whether your review may be made public, and declining to leave a review will not affect our work together.
I will not publish your name, a description of our work together, or the words of your review as a testimonial without your explicit permission. Even an anonymous review can contain identifying details, so I may contact you to confirm what is appropriate to share. You can request removal of a published testimonial; I will make reasonable efforts to remove it from places I control, though I cannot guarantee removal of copies made elsewhere.
Limits and questions
Confidentiality is not absolute. Information may need to be disclosed with your authorization or as required by applicable law or legal process. Coaching is not psychotherapy and does not necessarily provide legal privilege equivalent to a therapist–patient relationship. If you have questions about privacy or the suitability of coaching for your needs, I welcome discussing them before we begin.
You can reach me at amricoaching@gmail.com for general privacy questions. Please don't include sensitive personal details in an initial email.
This overview is intended to help prospective clients understand the approach to privacy. It is not a substitute for the individual coaching agreement or a complete legal privacy notice. Additional operational details, including information retention and access practices, will be set out in client-facing documents before collection begins.
