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While we hope that you will find this Web site of interest and informative, Pines Psychological Associates, P.A. (PinesPsych.com) accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions contained within this Web site. In particular, Pines Psychological Associates, P.A. shall not be liable for any mental and/or emotional distress or impairment whatsoever, arising from or in connection with the use (or misuse) of information contained in or implied by the information on this Web site or by the content of external Web sites linked to this site.

Please note that by clicking on hyperlinks leaving the confines of the Pines Psychological Associates, P.A. Web site, we cannot accept responsibility for the content of these external Web sites. Any information you may obtain while accessing third-party Web sites is subject to the HIPPA (privacy policies) of those organizations.

Since e-mail may not be completely secure, please understand that this form of communication may decrease the degree of confidentiality that the practitioner can maintain.

Please send e-mails from accounts that can be returned to that location/e-mail address. If using a work e-mail account, a return reply will likely be sent back to that account. If requested, every effort to send to another account will be made, but this is not guaranteed.

E-mail accounts do require a third-party to maintain (AOL, Bellsouth, etc). Although unlikely that others will be privy to your information, please understand that there is a third-party involved.

Violations of e-mail security from hackers, viruses, worms, etc. can also transpire without the knowledge or control of your practitioner. 

If you are a new potential patient and seeking more information about a practitioner, you can send an e-mail directly to the practitioner that you are interested in working with. However, electronic mail is not a substitute for a therapy session.

If you need some information or referrals from a practitioner, you may contact them for their guidance.

You can contact a practitioner if you need links to community resources that he or she might be knowledgeable about.

If you have a quick question that cannot wait until your next appointment, you can e-mail that question to the practitioner.

If there is a development that your practitioner needs to be aware of, or there is information that needs to be provided in-between appointments, you can e-mail that information to the individual.