Who we are
Our website address is: https://jyotsnasaraf.ca.
Providing Online Support During Covid Pandemic Crisis
In March 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, I am currently also offering video sessions due to Covid 19 to ensure the safety of everyone.
The Benefits of On-line counselling:
I provide remote therapy session via a secure platform. If you work nonstandard hours or have a busy family life or live out of the area, you can access counselling from anywhere from the privacy of your home or workplace. It eliminates travel time and can fit in between other meetings and commitments. A study by Mental Health Commission of Canada (https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/what-we-do/e-mental-health) shows on line counselling can be as effective as traditional in-person counselling.
Note: Psychotherapy is not covered by your Ontario health card (OHIP), however may be covered by private health insurance/benefits. I do not offer direct billing to insurance companies. I encourage you to check with your insurance provider to ensure that you have coverage for a Registered Social Worker/psychotherapist (MSW/RSW) for psychotherapy services. Any fees that are not covered by your health insurance can be applied to your income tax, as services provided by a Registered Social Worker is also considered a medical expense tax credit for income tax purposes. I accept e-transfers and after every session, I will send you an invoice that can be forwarded to your insurance company.
Cancellation Policy
All sessions must be cancelled at least 24-hours prior to the session to avoid any cancellation fees. If a session is not cancelled with notice, the full session fee may be charged for the missed session.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
Cookies
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If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
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Embedded content from other websites
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These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.