Bay Area Hypnotherapy™
Client Bill of Rights
Client Bill of Rights
OUR PROMISES TO YOU!
These are our promises to you. We guarantee professionalism and confidentiality.
– James and Lynn Swearingen
Bay Area Hypnotherapy Clients are promised the following rights:
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Complete confidentiality
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Access to my written record about you
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Refusal of hypnosis services at any time
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Freedom from physical, verbal or sexual abuse
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To know the expected duration of services
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To assert any right without retaliation
REDRESS: We are certified members of the National Guild of Hypnotists, and we practice in accordance with its Code of Ethics and Standards. If you have a complaint about our services or behavior that we cannot resolve with you personally, you may contact the National Guild of Hypnotists at P.O. Box 308, Merrimack, NH, 03054-0308, PH: (603) 429-9438, to seek redress. Other services than ours may be available to you in the community. You may locate such providers in the telephone book.
FEES: We appreciate all fees being paid at each session. If you need to change or cancel an appointment time, please let us know as soon as possible. There will be a standard fee charge a 1-hour session for appointments canceled less than 24-hours in advance. We accept Visa, MC, cash and personal checks for payment.
CONFIDENTIALITY: We will not release any information to anyone without a written authorization from you, except as provided for by law. Additionally, you have the right to be allowed access to our written record about you.
INSURANCE: We suggest you think of our services as something that you will pay for personally. That will both protect your privacy and help you value the work you are doing more. In general, insurance companies do not like to cover hypnosis services, and I caution you not to expect them to do so.
Education * Commitment * Training
James & Lynn Swearingen
or email us at info@bayareahypnotherapy.com
We are Certified Members of the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH). We both participate in annual continuing education to maintain our training at a very high level. NGH is the oldest and largest hypnosis organization in the world and its certification is the most widely recognized credential for the professional practice of the hypnotic arts.
We also maintain Certified Memberships with the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association (IMDHA) and with the International Registry of Hypnotherapists (IRPH). These associations also require proof of continuing education credits to maintain membership.
We were each trained in hypnotherapy byDebi Livingston. Debi is a Board Certified Hypnotist and Instructor with the National Guild of Hypnotists. She is nationally known and highly regarded for her skills as a teacher and mentor.NOTICE: AS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS NOT ADOPTED EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR THE PRACTICE OF HYPNOTISM, THIS STATEMENT OF CREDENTIALS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
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If a client needs or desires a diagnosis of any type of treatment for any illness, symptom or condition, the client should seek such services elsewhere.
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In the event our services are terminated by a client, the client has a right to coordinated transfer of services to another practitioner.
