Your counseling records are maintained on paper and stored in a secure, double locked environment.  I made the decision many years ago to not utilize any electronic means to maintain records due to my concerns about the security of your information.  Electronic storage systems at all levels are hacked all the time. I was not willing to have your information compromised.

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Because of this policy, I cannot simply email a copy of records easily to you or anyone else. Records must be retrieved from secure storage, reviewed, copied etc. There is a fee for this service. There is a flat charge for any time spent consulting with attorneys and a per day charge for appearing in court. All requests must be made in writing, a phone consultation AND a Release of Information [see Forms] must be completed. This may also need to be notarized.  Unfortunately, attorneys, parents, spouses, adult children and others sometimes try to obtain other people's records under false pretenses. These measures are in place to protect you.

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​​​ Please be advised that TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE Chapter 611. Mental Health Records §611.0045. Right to Mental Health Record. (i) states: Except as otherwise provided by this section, a patient is entitled to have access to the content of a confidential record made about the patient. The professional may deny access to any portion of a record if the professional determines that release of that portion would be harmful to the patient's physical, mental, or emotional health. There are a series of steps that go into this process and those can be found by looking at the code directly. It is available online at LPC-Rulebook-2025-November.pdf.  Please note that this rulebook is updated many, many times a year and this link may not be the most current version, but you can do your own online search for the code.

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​What I have found to be most expedient and helpful for clients and others who may need information from the file is for me to provide a Summary of Treatment. This typically will identify your start/stop date[s], presenting issues, diagnoses, general summary of content, clinical impressions and treatment modalities in layman's terms but can be modified for specific circumstances. 

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