Paige Rice Art Therapy: Professional Disclaimer and Privacy

Reading this website or sending an inquiry does not, by itself, establish a psychotherapy or social work treatment relationship. Before providing a consultation or beginning therapy, Paige will explain the nature of the service, privacy and confidentiality, and any applicable consent and intake steps. Please do not send detailed personal health information through the website contact form.

The information provided on this website is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended to replace professional psychological, medical, or mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Viewing this website, reading its content, or contacting Paige Rice Art Therapy through this website does not establish a therapeutic relationship. Submitting a website inquiry does not make someone a therapy client.

Paige Rice is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), and is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and practices in accordance with the OCSWSSW and the CRPO professional standards and ethical guidelines.

Services offered through Paige Rice Art Therapy include psychotherapy and art therapy approaches designed to support mental, emotional, and creative well-being. I do not provide emergency or crisis services. If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. If you are thinking about suicide or worried about someone, call or text 988. Support is available across Canada 24 hours a day. These services are not intended to replace medical care or emergency mental health services.

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact:

• Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566
• Call or text 9-8-8 for Suicide Crisis Support Service in Canada
• Emergency Services: call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest emergency department

Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information provided on this website; however, Paige Rice Art Therapy does not guarantee that all content is complete, current, or applicable to every individual situation.

Effective Date: March 2026

Paige Rice Art Therapy is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of all individuals who visit this website or seek services. I take reasonable steps to safeguard personal information and meet my obligations under Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA).

This website and its contact forms are hosted by a third-party provider. I cannot guarantee the security of information submitted through these forms. Please use them only for general inquiries or scheduling, and do not include sensitive personal or health information. If we need to exchange clinical information, please contact me to arrange an appropriate method.

This website may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, including but not limited to:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Information submitted through contact forms
• Information related to inquiries about psychotherapy services

This information is collected only when you choose to provide it, such as when contacting Paige Rice Art Therapy to request information or schedule a consultation. Information submitted through this website is used only to respond to general inquiries or assist with scheduling. Clinical records are created and stored only through the practice’s approved secure practice-management system after the intake and consent process begins. Before services begin, I explain confidentiality, its legal limits, and how clinical supervision may involve discussion of client information. We also discuss the privacy considerations associated with virtual sessions and electronic communication. 

Paige Rice is the Health Information Custodian and Privacy Officer for Paige Rice Art Therapy.

Personal information may be used for the following purposes:

• Responding to inquiries or consultation requests
• Scheduling appointments
• Communicating information related to services
• Maintaining professional records where required for clinical services

Personal information will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected unless otherwise required or permitted by law.

If you become a client of Paige Rice Art Therapy, your personal health information will be collected, used, and stored in accordance with professional standards and privacy legislation governing regulated health professionals in Ontario.

Personal health information will be:

• Kept confidential
• Stored securely
• Accessed only when necessary to provide clinical services
• Retained in accordance with regulatory record-keeping requirements

Confidentiality and its limits will be explained during the consultation and intake process, and when consent is given verbally, by gesture, or in writing.

This website may collect limited technical information automatically through standard web technologies such as cookies or analytics tools. This information may include:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Pages visited on the site
• General usage data

This information is used only to improve website performance and user experience.

This website may contain links to external websites. Paige Rice Art Therapy is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites, and visitors are encouraged to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites they visit.

Please note that email and website contact forms may not be fully secure forms of communication. While reasonable efforts are made to protect confidentiality, individuals are encouraged not to include sensitive personal or health information in initial communications.

Individuals may request access to their personal information or request corrections where appropriate.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how personal information is handled, please contact:

Paige Rice Art Therapy
Email: paigericepsychotherapy@outlook.com