Effective Date: September 22, 2026
The Therapy Lounge LLC
NY and NJ
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
The Therapy Lounge LLC (“The Therapy Lounge”) is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. This Notice of Privacy Practices (“Notice”) describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information (“PHI”), as permitted by applicable law, and describes your rights regarding your PHI.
Federal law, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), requires us to protect the privacy of your PHI, provide you with this Notice explaining our legal duties and privacy practices, and follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect.
Your rights
When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights.
Obtain a copy of your health record
You may request access to and a copy of your health information maintained by The Therapy Lounge, subject to applicable law and certain limited exceptions.
Request a correction
You may ask us to correct health information about you that you believe is incorrect or incomplete. We may deny your request in certain circumstances, but we will provide you with a written explanation.
Request confidential communications
You may ask us to contact you in a specific way or at a specific location. For example, you may request that we contact you at a particular telephone number or address.
We will consider reasonable requests and will accommodate requests as required by applicable law.
Ask us to limit certain uses or disclosures
You may request that we limit how we use or disclose your health information for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.
We are not always required to agree to your request.
Obtain a list of certain disclosures
You may request an accounting of certain disclosures of your health information made by us during the applicable period, subject to exceptions provided by law.
Receive a copy of this Notice
You may request a paper copy of this Notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive it electronically.
How we may use and disclose your health information
The following are examples of permitted uses and disclosures. This list is not exhaustive.
Treatment
We may use or disclose your health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare and related services.
For example, information may be shared with other healthcare professionals involved in your care when permitted by law.
Payment
We may use or disclose health information as necessary to obtain payment for services.
This may include communicating with health plans or other entities involved in payment for healthcare services.
Healthcare operations
We may use and disclose health information for healthcare operations, such as quality assessment, administrative activities, compliance, and other activities permitted by law.
Required by law
We may use or disclose health information when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.
Public health
We may disclose health information for public health activities when permitted or required by law.
Abuse, neglect, or domestic violence
We may disclose health information to appropriate government authorities when permitted or required by law to report suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence.
Health oversight
We may disclose health information to health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law.
Judicial and administrative proceedings
We may disclose health information in response to a court or administrative order, subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process when the applicable legal requirements are satisfied.
Law enforcement
We may disclose health information to law enforcement when permitted or required by applicable law.
Serious threats to health or safety
We may use or disclose health information when necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public, consistent with applicable law.
Workers’ compensation
We may disclose health information as authorized by and to the extent necessary to comply with workers’ compensation laws.
Business associates
We may disclose PHI to vendors and service providers that perform services on our behalf when their services involve PHI and the disclosure is permitted by law. Where required, we enter into appropriate business associate agreements with those vendors.
Other uses and disclosures
Certain uses and disclosures of PHI require your written authorization.
These may include certain uses or disclosures for purposes such as psychotherapy notes, marketing, or other purposes for which authorization is required by law.
If you provide an authorization, you generally may revoke it in writing as permitted by law. Revocation will not affect actions already taken based on the authorization.
Your choices
For certain health information, you may have choices about how information is shared with family members, friends, or others involved in your care or payment for your care.
We will follow applicable law when determining whether an authorization or other permission is required.
Our responsibilities
The Therapy Lounge is required by law to:
- Maintain the privacy and security of your PHI.
- Provide you with this Notice describing our legal duties and privacy practices.
- Notify affected individuals as required by law following a breach of unsecured PHI.
- Follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect.
We reserve the right to change our privacy practices and this Notice. If we make a material change, we will make the revised Notice available as required by law.
The current Notice will be posted on our Website.
Your right to file a complaint
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with The Therapy Lounge.
You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights.
You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.
Contact The Therapy Lounge
The Therapy Lounge LLC
Phone: 929-388-6429
For questions about this Notice, or to request a paper copy, please contact The Therapy Lounge using the information above.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
You may contact the Office for Civil Rights through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
There is no requirement that you contact The Therapy Lounge before filing a complaint with HHS.
Effective date
This Notice of Privacy Practices is effective September 22, 2026.
Please retain a copy of this Notice for your records.