Notice of Privacy Practices

Gabrielle Sky Cardwell, PhD · Licensed Psychologist, California PSY36848 · Effective date: October 21, 2026

This notice describes how health information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.

My responsibilities

I am required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information (PHI), to give you this notice of my legal duties and privacy practices, to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect, and to let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.

How I may use and share your information

Treatment: I may use your information to provide your care and may share it with other professionals involved in your treatment. Payment: I may use and share your information to bill and get paid by health plans or other entities. Health care operations: I may use your information to run my practice, improve your care, and contact you when necessary.

Psychotherapy notes, if kept, receive extra protection and will not be shared without your written authorization, except as permitted by law.

Other uses and disclosures without your authorization

I may use or share your information without your authorization when required or permitted by law, including: to prevent or lessen a serious threat to the health or safety of you or others, including my duty to warn under California law; to report suspected child, elder, or dependent adult abuse or neglect; for health oversight activities such as licensing board reviews; in response to a court order or other lawful process; for workers’ compensation claims; and for other purposes required by federal or state law.

Uses that require your written authorization

Most uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes, uses for marketing, and any sale of your information require your written authorization. Other uses not described in this notice will be made only with your written authorization, which you may revoke in writing at any time, except to the extent I have already acted on it.

Your rights

You have the right to: see and get a copy of your health records; ask me to correct your records; request confidential communications, such as contact at a different phone number or address; ask me to limit what I use or share (I must agree if you ask me not to share information with your health plan about services you paid for in full out of pocket); get a list of certain disclosures I have made; get a paper copy of this notice at any time; and choose someone to act on your behalf, such as a personal representative.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may contact me at (213) 875-8368 or sky@drskycardwell.com. You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights at www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints or by calling 1-877-696-6775. I will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Changes to this notice

I can change the terms of this notice, and the changes will apply to all information I have about you. The current notice will be available on this website and on request.