Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 13, 2026
Last updated: October 13, 2026

Lifting The Veil ("we," "us," or "our") is a trauma therapy practice owned and operated by Patricia Godsey, LCSW. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit www.liftingtheveiltherapy.com (the "Website"), how we use it, and the choices you have. We know that people who find us are often taking a vulnerable step, and we take your privacy seriously.

1. Important: This Website Is Not a Place to Share Clinical Information

Please do not send details about your symptoms, history, diagnosis, or treatment through the Website's contact form, by regular email, or by text message. These channels are not designed for confidential clinical communication. If you are an existing client, please use the secure client portal in SimplePractice for anything related to your care.

If you are in crisis or experiencing an emergency, do not use this Website to reach us. Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911, or go to your nearest emergency room.

2. Website Privacy vs. Your Clinical Records

This policy covers information collected through the Website only. Information you share with us as a client in the course of therapy is protected by professional confidentiality, applicable state law, and HIPAA, and is described in our separate Notice of Privacy Practices, which you receive when you begin services. If anything in this policy conflicts with that Notice, the Notice controls for your health information.

3. Information We Collect

Information you give us directly. If you contact us through the Website, request a consultation, or sign up for updates or a group offering (such as our Saturday groups or mental health book club), we collect what you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, phone number, and the content of your message. Please share only what is needed to get in touch.

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we may automatically receive basic technical information when you visit, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages viewed, referring website, and the date and time of your visit.

Cookies. We use only essential cookies that help the Website function.

4. Website Hosting and Analytics

This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Respond to your inquiries and requests for a consultation

  • Share information about our services, groups, and events if you have asked to hear from us

  • Operate, secure, and improve the Website

  • Meet legal and professional obligations

We do not sell your personal information.

6. Scheduling and Client Portal (SimplePractice)

We use SimplePractice to manage scheduling, intake paperwork, billing, and secure client communication. If you book an appointment or log in to the client portal, you will be directed to SimplePractice, and the information you enter there is handled under SimplePractice's privacy and security practices as well as our own HIPAA obligations. We encourage you to review SimplePractice's privacy policy on their website.

7. Third-Party Links, Including Our Reading List

Our Resources page includes a reading list, and each title links to its page on Goodreads. Other pages may link to additional outside sites. When you click one of these links, you leave our Website and the third party's privacy policy applies. We do not control and are not responsible for their practices. Please be mindful that visiting a mental-health-related page on another site may be visible in your browsing history or to that site.

8. How We Share Information

We share Website information only in limited situations:

  • Service providers who help us run the Website or our practice (for example, website hosting, email, and scheduling providers), who may use the information only to perform services for us

  • Legal requirements, such as when required by law, court order, or to protect the safety of a person

  • Business changes, such as a sale or transfer of the practice, in which case we will protect your information consistent with applicable law

We do not share your information with third parties for their own marketing.

9. Email and Text Communications

If you subscribe to our updates, you can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails or by contacting us. Please remember that email and text are not secure forms of communication, so we recommend not including sensitive details. By providing your contact information, you may receive scheduling or logistical messages from us, and you can tell us your preferred method of contact.

10. Data Security and Retention

We take reasonable steps to protect the information collected through the Website. No online method is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. We keep Website inquiries only as long as needed to respond to you and meet legal obligations, after which we delete or de-identify them. Clinical records are retained according to state law and professional standards.

11. Your Choices and Rights

You may ask us to access, correct, or delete personal information we hold from your Website use, or opt out of non-essential communications, by contacting us at the address below. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under state privacy laws, and we will honor those rights as required. You can also limit cookies through your browser settings or use your browser's "Do Not Track" or privacy features. Requests to access your clinical records are handled separately under HIPAA and our Notice of Privacy Practices.

12. Children's Privacy

This Website is intended for adults and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the Website. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us and we will delete it.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the revised version here and update the "Last updated" date above. Please check back periodically.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to make a request:

Lifting The Veil
Patricia Godsey, LCSW
609 E Main St, Cottage Grove, OR 97242
patricia@liftingtheveiltherapy.com
971-236-1138