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Terms of Service
Graceful Self-Help Counseling
Christina F. Reed, M.Ed., MPA
Marriage and Family Therapy Associate
Telehealth Psychotherapy & Wellness Coaching
Last updated: September 6, 2026
Website Terms
Welcome to Graceful Self-Help Counseling. By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of the website.
1. About This Website
This website is operated by Graceful Self-Help Counseling and Christina F. Reed, M.Ed., MPA, Marriage and Family Therapy Associate, who provides psychotherapy under clinical supervision.
This website may provide information about:
- Telehealth psychotherapy services
- Emotional wellness and mental health education
- Couples and family counseling services
- Substance use and recovery-related support
- Wellness coaching and psychoeducational services
- Workshops and classes
- Guided journals and educational resources
- Practice policies, fees, and financial assistance
- Community and professional resources
The public website itself does not provide diagnosis, individualized psychotherapy, medical treatment, or emergency mental health services.
2. Telehealth & Virtual Services
Graceful Self-Help Counseling provides psychotherapy primarily through telehealth and offers separate non-clinical wellness coaching through virtual services.
At the time of each psychotherapy session, clients must be physically located in a jurisdiction where Christina is legally authorized to provide professional services.
For psychotherapy, additional requirements related to telehealth, technology, privacy, informed consent, client location, and emergency planning are addressed during the intake process and in applicable practice policies. Wellness coaching is governed separately by the Wellness Coaching Agreement and applicable payment, participation, privacy, technology, and cross-border terms. Availability of coaching outside the United States may depend on applicable laws, regulations, professional requirements, and other circumstances.
3. Website Use Does Not Create a Therapist-Client or Coaching Relationship
Browsing this website, sending an email, submitting a public contact form, following Graceful on social media, reading an article, downloading educational material, attending a general educational workshop, or purchasing a journal or wellness resource does not by itself create a therapist-client relationship or wellness coaching relationship.
A psychotherapy relationship begins only after Graceful has agreed to provide clinical services and the required intake and informed-consent process has been completed. A wellness coaching relationship begins only after Graceful has agreed to provide coaching services and the required Wellness Coaching Agreement and applicable onboarding documents have been completed.
Submitting an inquiry, requesting a psychotherapy appointment, or requesting wellness coaching does not guarantee acceptance for services.
4. Not for Emergencies or Crisis Situations
The Graceful website, standard email, public contact form, social media, wellness coaching, educational resources, and routine client portal messaging are not emergency or crisis-response services and should not be relied upon for immediate assistance.
If you are experiencing an immediate emergency, believe you or someone else is in danger, or need urgent medical assistance:
- Contact emergency services where you are physically located
- In the United States, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department
- In the United States, for a mental health or suicide-related crisis, call or text 988
- Outside the United States, use the appropriate emergency or crisis resources available where you are physically located
5. User Responsibilities
By using this website, you agree not to:
- Use the website for unlawful or fraudulent purposes
- Attempt to interfere with website operation, security, or availability
- Attempt unauthorized access to website systems or accounts
- Knowingly submit false or misleading information
- Transmit threatening, abusive, malicious, or harmful content
- Upload malware or other harmful code
- Use website content in a manner that infringes intellectual-property rights
- Send highly sensitive clinical information through unsecured public communication methods when a secure method is available
6. Educational Content Disclaimer
Articles, blog posts, social media content, videos, printable materials, workshops, guided journals, wellness tools, and other public educational resources provided through Graceful are intended for general educational and informational purposes.
Public educational content is not a substitute for individualized professional evaluation, psychotherapy, medical treatment, or other professional services.
Website content should not be interpreted as:
- Individual mental health diagnosis or treatment
- Medical advice
- Legal advice
- Financial advice
- Emergency or crisis counseling
Individuals should consult an appropriately qualified professional regarding their specific circumstances when individualized advice or treatment is needed.
7. Psychotherapy & Wellness Coaching Services
Psychotherapy services and wellness coaching services provided through Graceful are separate from the general educational content available on this website and are also separate from one another.
Psychotherapy is a clinical service and is governed by applicable informed-consent documents, privacy practices, professional ethics, practice policies, financial agreements, and other clinical documentation provided during the intake process. Wellness coaching is non-clinical and does not include psychotherapy, diagnosis, clinical assessment, treatment of mental health disorders, medical care, or crisis services. Coaching is governed by the Wellness Coaching Agreement and any applicable payment, consent, participation, privacy, technology, or cross-border documentation.
8. Fees, Payments & Financial Policies
Graceful currently operates as a self-pay practice. Fees for psychotherapy and wellness coaching are described on the Rates & Financial Assistance page and in applicable financial or service agreements. Unless otherwise stated, displayed service fees are in U.S. dollars (USD). Wellness coaching is self-pay/private-pay and is not billed to health insurance.
Clients and coaching participants are responsible for understanding the fees and financial policies associated with their scheduled services, including applicable policies regarding payment, cancellations, no-shows, extended sessions, outstanding balances, and other charges. For international wellness coaching, the participant is also responsible for currency-conversion, international transaction, or other charges assessed by a bank, card issuer, or payment provider.
9. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise identified, original content created for Graceful Self-Help Counseling and/or Christina F. Reed may be protected by copyright or other intellectual-property laws.
This may include:
- Original written website content
- Articles and educational materials
- Guided journals and workbooks
- Printable resources
- Workshop or class materials
- Graphics and branding
- Original wellness tools
- Logos and other design elements
Original Graceful content may not be reproduced, redistributed, republished, or resold without permission except as permitted by law or as expressly permitted with the material.
10. Educational Products & Purchases
Graceful may promote or link to guided journals, printable materials, wellness products, educational resources, workshops, or other products created by Christina or offered through third parties.
Purchasing a product or educational resource does not establish a therapist-client relationship.
Products or services sold through third-party platforms may also be subject to the terms, refund policies, privacy practices, and other rules of the third-party seller or platform.
11. Third-Party Websites & Services
This website may contain links to or use services provided by third parties, which may include:
- Microsoft or Google services
- Secure client portal providers
- Telehealth technology
- Scheduling and payment systems
- Amazon
- Medium
- Social media platforms
- Educational and community resource websites
Graceful does not control independent third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, accessibility, availability, security, privacy practices, purchasing terms, or other policies.
Users should review the applicable policies of third-party websites before providing personal information or completing transactions.
12. Privacy & Electronic Communication
Graceful takes reasonable steps to protect information provided in connection with professional services. However, standard email, public website forms, and other ordinary internet communications may involve privacy and security risks.
Users should avoid sending detailed clinical information, emergency information, or highly sensitive personal information through public or unsecured communication methods.
Psychotherapy clients and wellness coaching participants may be directed to use a secure client portal or other approved secure communication method. Use of the same portal or technology for different services does not change the separate nature or scope of psychotherapy and wellness coaching.
13. Accessibility
Graceful Self-Help Counseling strives to provide an accessible and inclusive website experience and welcomes communication regarding reasonable accessibility needs or barriers encountered while accessing website content or services.
14. Website Availability & Accuracy
Graceful attempts to keep website information accurate and current but does not guarantee that every page, link, feature, price, resource, or external service will always be error-free, complete, or continuously available.
Website content may be corrected, updated, removed, or changed as services, laws, technology, resources, or practice policies evolve.
15. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Graceful Self-Help Counseling and Christina F. Reed are not responsible for losses or damages resulting solely from:
- Use or misuse of general website information
- Reliance on educational content as a substitute for individualized professional care
- Temporary website interruptions or technical failures
- Malfunctions or actions of independent third-party websites or services
- Unauthorized use of website materials by third parties
Nothing in these Terms is intended to waive responsibilities or rights that cannot legally be waived.
16. Changes to These Terms
These Terms of Service may be revised from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this website with a revised "Last updated" date. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised website terms.
17. Governing Law
To the extent applicable, these website Terms of Service are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, without limiting any rights or obligations that may apply under federal law, the laws governing psychotherapy provided in another authorized jurisdiction, or mandatory laws that may apply to a wellness coaching participant based on the participant's location. Separate service agreements may contain additional terms applicable to psychotherapy or cross-border wellness coaching.
18. Contact Information
Questions regarding these Terms of Service may be directed to:
Graceful Self-Help Counseling
Christina F. Reed, M.Ed., MPA
Marriage and Family Therapy Associate
Email:
gracefulselfhelpcounseling@gmail.com
Contact Graceful Self-Help Counseling
Please do not include sensitive clinical or emergency information in the public website contact form.
Acceptance of Website Terms
By continuing to access or use the Graceful Self-Help Counseling website, you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review these Terms of Service and agree to use the website in accordance with these terms.
Crisis & Emergency Notice
Graceful Self-Help Counseling does not provide emergency or crisis-response services through this website, standard email, public contact form, social media, wellness coaching, educational resources, or routine client portal messaging. If you are experiencing an immediate emergency, believe you or someone else is in danger, or need urgent medical assistance, contact emergency services where you are physically located. In the United States, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. If you are in the United States and experiencing a mental health or suicide-related crisis, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Individuals outside the United States should use the appropriate emergency or crisis resources available where they are physically located.
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