Privacy Policy

A Place to Exhale | Effective Date: March 10, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how A Place to Exhale ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit this website (the "Site"). This Site is operated as a collective directory connecting visitors with two independent licensed therapists: Jamie L. Katoff, LMFT and Victoria Whisman, LMFT. Each therapist operates her own independent private practice with her own separate privacy practices.

1. Information We Collect

This website does not collect personal health information or clinical data. We may collect the following limited information:

Information You Provide Voluntarily

  • Your name and email address if you use a contact form on this Site
  • Any message or inquiry you submit through the Site

Information Collected Automatically

  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited and time spent on the Site
  • Referring URLs
  • General geographic location (city/region level, not precise)

This data is collected through standard web analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) and is used in aggregate form to understand how visitors use the Site.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected to:

  • Respond to inquiries submitted through the Site
  • Improve the content and usability of the Site
  • Understand general visitor behavior through aggregated analytics

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Therapy Services & Clinical Privacy

This website is informational only. No therapeutic relationship is formed through use of this Site. Any clinical, therapeutic, or personal health information you share with Jamie L. Katoff, LMFT or Victoria Whisman, LMFT through their individual practices is governed by each therapist's own Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPAA), not by this policy.

Please visit each therapist's individual website for their respective HIPAA privacy notices and clinical privacy practices.

4. Cookies

This Site may use cookies — small text files stored on your browser — to support analytics and basic site functionality. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect some features of the Site. We do not use cookies for advertising or tracking across other websites.

5. Third-Party Links

This Site contains links to the individual websites of Jamie L. Katoff, LMFT and Victoria Whisman, LMFT, as well as potentially other third-party resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any site you visit.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the information collected through this Site. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of any information submitted through this Site.

7. Children's Privacy

This Site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If you believe a minor has submitted information through this Site, please contact us so we can remove it.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or delete information we hold about you. To make a request, please contact us using the information below.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out through the contact information provided on this Site or through the individual therapist websites:

This privacy policy applies to the collective website at A Place to Exhale only, and not to the independent practices of Jamie L. Katoff, LMFT or Victoria Whisman, MFT.