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General Terms of Use

This website, and is operated and administered by New Streams Counseling and Kristine Nystrom, LPC, LMHC.  By accessing this website, the content of which is owned by or licensed to New Streams Counseling,  you agree to the following terms and conditions. By using this site, you agree to be bound by all of the Terms and Conditions written on this page.  These terms and conditions are subject to change, at any time, without notice.  Please do not use this site if you do not accept these Terms and Conditions.  New Streams Counseling complies with all laws of Washington and Oregon, applicable to this website.

The material on this website is for informational purposes only, and is not offered as mental health advice.    This information is not given for you to make a self-diagnosis.  You should consult with a licensed therapist in your area regarding concerns related your mental health and wellness.  Furthermore, a therapist-client relationship is not established by visiting this site, nor online communication. A therapist-client relationship is only created after both therapist and client sign an agreement for treatment.


Copyright

Contents of this site, including, but not limited to, graphics/images/photography, site design, text, sound and video recordings, and other content are owned by or licensed to, except as otherwise expressly stated, by New Streams Counseling, clients, and partners of New Streams Counseling.  Content is protected by copyright under both US and foreign laws, and unauthorized use violates copyright, trademark, and other laws.  Content and all copyrighted material may not be modified, copied, distributed, displayed, e-mailed, transmitted or sold in any form or by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the respective copyright owner. Use of this Content on any other website or in a networked environment is prohibited.  Any downloadable content is available for personal use, as long as you do not remove the copyright notice printed on the document.


Links

Links to other sites are given for informational purposes only.  New Streams Counseling and Kristine Nystrom, LPC, LMHC does not control content of unaffiliated websites.  We make no warranties regarding the content or practices of other websites, nor of your use of the content from the other websites.   Links to other sites does not imply endorsement of content, nor of any responsibilities of the opinions, products, information, or services listed therein. 

 
Confidentiality and Contact

The primary purpose of the contact page is to establish communication between those interested in services through New Streams Counseling and Kristine Nystrom, LPC, LMHC, or to join the newsletter mailing list.  Use of email and the contact page is not a guarantee of a response and should not be used in a emergency situations.  If in a mental health crisis or emergency, please contact the Crisis Agency in your region.  Multnomah County Crisis and Clark County Crisis are available 24-hours a day/7 days a week. 

New Streams Counseling and Kristine Nystrom, LPC, LMHC adheres to the confidentiality spelled out by the HIPAA law and by the Oregon and Washington Counseling Boards, respectively.  This entity only collects email addresses for express purposes of newsletter distribution.  This is a voluntary service, and users may remove their email address at any time.  Collected information will not be sold or otherwise disclosed to third parties without the express permission.  New Streams Counseling and Kristine Nystrom, LPC, LMHC reserves the right to disclose any information in its possession if required to by law.

While New Streams Counseling and Kristine Nystrom do the utmost required by law to ensure confidentiality, email is not a completely secure communication source.  Because of this, please limit identifying information.

 
Code of Ethics

As a Licensed Mental Health provider, New Streams Counseling and Kristine Nystrom, LPC, LMHC adheres by the code of ethics laid out by the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists, the Washington Department of Health, and the American Counseling Association.   For more information about the various ethical codes spelled out by these various entities, please contact the individual parties and their websites.


Professional liability insurance

As required by the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists and the Washington Department of Health, New Streams Counseling and Kristine Nystrom, LPC, LMHC are covered with professional liability insurance (provided by CPH & Associates).

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