Please read this in order to understand how you and I may interact on the world wide web and how my role as a mental health professional may have me conduct myself in a way to honor our relationship (and, of course, my reason for writing this in the first place).

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All this to say you have every right to express yourself in any way or on any site that you want to but due to confidentiality I simply cannot respond (even when I really want to!).  I also won't ask you for a testimonial as my profession (National Association of Social Workers) references that this is not best practice and ethical in nature to do so.  So, I won't ask you!  

 

If you choose to write something on a business review site, maybe creating a pseudonym name and an email that is more generic that you can use in order to maintain your own privacy and protection.

 

The California Board of Behavioral Sciences contact number is:  (916) 574-7830.

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Blogging:  You may have noticed that I like to write and share ideas about trauma and their impact on us.  Remember that if you comment on these posts with a name that many would recognize and if I notice that we may talk about the impact of this during your therapy session.  If anything, this helps one to pause before commenting or posting.

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Social Media:  Please use your own discretion whether or not to follow me on Instagram, FaceBook or Twitter.  While I haven't engaged in posting, there is the potential that I may in the future and your privacy is of utmost concern to me so please consider how you engage.​  Please keep in mind that I won't follow you back as the people I follow are professionals (therapists, doctors or creatives and no current or past clients).  If there are things from your life outside of the therapy session that you'd like to share with me, let's do so DURING the session or therapy appointment to avoid any confusion (I have done this with clients and it allows for less confusion and better boundaries).

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There is a "We All Have Trauma" FaceBook Fan page.  I encourage you to follow it without becoming a fan where you are visible to the public, but rather, subscribe to the page via RSS without becoming a FAN.

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Contacting me:  lpedersen@tccmh.com is a secure email to message me.  You can call 424.341.2216 and do so for scheduling concerns but please note this is not secure for messaging or any mental health concerns you'd want to communicate.  Be mindful that all emails are retained by me and could be used , in theory, as the administrator of the Internet service provider.  As well, these emails I receive from you and any responses that I sent to you become part of. your legal record.

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Use of Search Engines: There may be times that I search for you via a Google search engine, for example.  It would be if you were not communicating with me via the normal channels that we communicate (showing up for your appointment, contacting me via phone or email) and I have concerns about your safety and in my clinical judgement I believe you may be in crises.  This situation is extremely unusual but necessary to ensure your welfare.  I will most definitely communicate with you directly if I were to do so and also fully document our discussion.  (Can you tell I care about you??)

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Art: ​On occasion, I post things related to my love for art.  This is my passion and I am in no way saying that this should or must be yours. 

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-created August, 2024

-Please note some of this information was taken from Keely Holmes., PsyD.

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