Privacy & Legal Notices
Last updated: September 2026 · Jon B. Pease, LMFT #48823
Privacy of Your Information
This page explains how I handle your health information, and what rights you have. Please read it.
Accel Counseling Corp is a private, self-pay practice. I do not bill insurance, and I do not send your health information to any insurer electronically. I follow California’s medical privacy law (CMIA) and my licensing board’s rules.
What does apply, however you pay, is California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Civil Code §56 and following), along with the standards of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences and the CAMFT Code of Ethics. Under all of them I keep your information private, within limits the law sets. The main ones are below, and I go over all of them at intake.
Where the law requires disclosure. California requires me to report suspected abuse or neglect of a child, an elder or a dependent adult. It requires me to take protective steps when a client presents a serious danger to themselves or to a person who can be identified. And it requires me to respond to a valid court order.
Treatment. Your health information can be used and shared for your treatment, including coordinating care with other providers, with your written authorization or where the law permits.
Anything else needs your authorization. Most other uses or disclosures require your written authorization, and you can revoke that authorization in writing at any time.
Your rights. You can ask to see or get a copy of your records. The law allows a few exceptions. You can ask me to contact you in a particular way. You can ask for limits on how your information is used. You can complain. To do any of these, email jon@accelcounseling.com.
Complaints. If you believe your privacy has been mishandled, tell me first if you are willing to. You can also file a complaint with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, which licenses me, or with the California Attorney General under the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act. You will not be penalized for complaining.
Good Faith Estimate: No Surprises Act
You have the right to a Good Faith Estimate of what your care will cost, in writing, before you schedule. Ask me for one at any time.
If a bill comes in at least $400 above the estimate, you can dispute it. There is more at cms.gov/nosurprises.
To request one: (310) 692-4114 or jon@accelcounseling.com.
Telehealth Disclosure
I offer therapy by video and phone to people in California. Sessions are only available while you are physically in California.
You are responsible for being somewhere private. Video carries privacy risks even with reasonable safeguards. Some situations are not right for telehealth, and I will say so if that is the case.
Jon B. Pease, LMFT #48823, is licensed to provide telehealth to residents of California only.
Contacting the Practice
You can call or text the practice number. Text and email are not secure or confidential channels, so anything about your care should go through the client portal.
If you need help now, do not wait for a reply from me. Nothing on this website is a substitute for emergency mental health services. Call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, free and answered around the clock, or call 911 if someone is in immediate danger.
Professional Credentials & Licensure
Jon B. Pease, LMFT
California License No. LMFT #48823
Licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)
Licensed since July 19, 2010
Verify license at search.dca.ca.gov
Scope of Practice & Limitations
Accel Counseling Corp provides therapy for individuals and couples. Jon B. Pease is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), not a psychiatrist or psychologist, and does not prescribe medication or provide psychological testing. Coaching is not therapy and is not provided by this practice. Jon also runs Gritworks Collective LLC, a separate company offering coaching, which is not licensed health care and is not a substitute for therapy.
Website Privacy Policy
Links to the SimplePractice client portal (accelcounseling.clientsecure.me) are governed by SimplePractice's privacy policy. Clinical records and electronic communications are held to the standards set out at the top of this page: California's Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, the Board of Behavioral Sciences, and the CAMFT Code of Ethics.
Terms of Use
Using this site does not create a therapist-client relationship. That starts with an intake appointment and signed consent documents.
Nothing on this site is treatment or advice.
Do not use this site in an emergency. Call or text 988, or call 911 if someone is in immediate danger.
Links to other organizations are not endorsements.
California law governs any dispute about this site.
Nothing here is a guarantee. Results described or implied on this site are not promised, and individual outcomes vary.
Accessibility
This site aims to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA. Every change is checked before it goes live: color contrast is measured on the rendered page, tap targets are measured, and an automated accessibility scan runs on every page.
Automated checks do not catch everything. If any part of this site is hard to use, tell me: call or text (310) 692-4114, or use the address in Contact below. Say what you were trying to reach, and you will get the same information another way.
Contact
Accel Counseling Corp
Jon B. Pease, LMFT #48823
12304 Santa Monica Blvd #327
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 692-4114
jon@accelcounseling.com