Privacy Policy
Effective October 29, 2026
Who I am
This website is run by Nicole Chase, LCSW, doing business as Dappled Light Counseling, a private practice in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. You can reach me at nicole@dappledlightcounseling.com.
What this website collects
What you send me. If you use the contact form or email me, I receive your name, email address, how you’d like to meet, and any times you share.
Basic visit data. Like most websites, the site’s host, Squarespace, records standard technical details such as your browser type, pages visited, and an approximate location, and uses cookies needed to run the site. See Squarespace’s privacy policy for details.
Please don’t include health information in the contact form or in a first email. We’ll talk about what’s bringing you in privately, by phone or in session.
How I use it
I use what you send only to reply to you and schedule a consultation. I don’t sell, rent, or share it for marketing, and I don’t add you to a mailing list. I keep contact-form messages only as long as I need them to respond.
Clients’ health information
If you become a client, your records are kept in a secure, HIPAA-compliant electronic health record and client portal, not on this website. How I use and protect that information is explained in my Notice of Privacy Practices, which you’ll receive during intake and can request at any time.
Payments
Session payments are made through my secure client portal and processed by Stripe. Card details go directly to Stripe and are never stored by me or on this website.
This website isn’t therapy
Information on this site is general and isn’t a substitute for professional care. Contacting me through the site doesn’t create a therapist-client relationship. If you’re in crisis, call or text 988, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency room.
Changes and questions
If this policy changes, I’ll update the date at the top of the page. Questions are welcome at nicole@dappledlightcounseling.com.