Website Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 15, 2026

Breakthrough Counseling, LLC (“Breakthrough Counseling,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates kristinbarnhart.com, a professional and informational website for Dr. Kristin Barnhart.

This Privacy Policy explains how Breakthrough Counseling, LLC collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information associated with kristinbarnhart.com.

In Plain English

Kristinbarnhart.com is a public professional website operated by Breakthrough Counseling, LLC.

You can use this website to learn about Dr. Kristin Barnhart, request resources, join the email list, read educational content, or contact the practice.

Please don’t use this website, the contact form, ordinary email, text, Google Voice, or social media to send detailed health information, insurance information, treatment records, or emergency information.

Therapy services and clinical privacy practices are handled separately through Breakthrough Counseling.

What This Website Is For

Kristinbarnhart.com is Dr. Kristin Barnhart’s public-facing professional website.

This website may include information about Dr. Barnhart, her professional background, educational resources, blog content, speaking or media inquiries, professional referrals, and links to therapy services offered through Breakthrough Counseling.

Therapy services are offered separately through Breakthrough Counseling and its therapy website, thebreakthroughcounselor.com.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through KristinBarnhart.com and related email communications.

It does not govern protected health information collected in connection with therapy services or information submitted through Breakthrough Counseling’s clinical systems. Those practices are governed by Breakthrough Counseling’s Notice of Privacy Practices and clinical policies.

For therapy clients, this Website Privacy Policy does not replace Breakthrough Counseling’s Notice of Privacy Practices or clinical consent documents.

What This Website Is Not For

Visiting kristinbarnhart.com, reading website content, joining an email list, downloading a resource, submitting a contact form, sending an email, or communicating through social media does not establish a psychologist-patient relationship, therapist-client relationship, or other clinical relationship with Dr. Kristin Barnhart or Breakthrough Counseling.

A clinical relationship is established only after the appropriate consultation, eligibility determination, informed-consent process, and intake requirements have been completed through Breakthrough Counseling.

Kristinbarnhart.com and its contact form are not HIPAA-protected communication channels.

We do not provide diagnosis, treatment recommendations, clinical advice, or crisis support through the public website contact form, ordinary email, Google Voice, text message, or social media.

Current therapy clients should use the communication methods provided through Breakthrough Counseling’s clinical systems and policies, rather than the public website contact form.

What Not to Send Through This Website

We do not ask visitors to submit Social Security numbers, full insurance identification numbers, payment-card information, detailed treatment records, medication lists, or emergency information through kristinbarnhart.com.

If you believe you need to provide that type of information, please wait until you are directed to the appropriate Breakthrough Counseling process or secure clinical system.

When contacting us through KristinBarnhart.com, please share only the information reasonably necessary for us to understand your request and respond.

Contact Form Notice

The website contact form includes an open message field. Because you decide what to write, you may choose to share personal, relationship, emotional, or health-related information.

Please don’t include detailed health, treatment, insurance, or emergency information. This form isn’t intended for secure clinical communication. Submitting the form doesn’t establish a psychologist-patient relationship.

If you submit sensitive information through the website anyway, we may use it only as reasonably necessary to respond, route your inquiry, maintain appropriate records, comply with legal obligations, or protect safety.

Do not use kristinbarnhart.com, its contact form, email, social media, Google Voice, or text message for emergencies, urgent clinical needs, or crisis support.

Communications may not be reviewed immediately.

If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. In the United States, you may also call or text 988.

How We Collect Information

We may receive personal information:

Directly from you
Automatically through website technologies
From someone making a professional referral
From a service provider that helps us operate the website or email list

If you submit information about another person, please provide only the information reasonably necessary for the referral and confirm that you are authorized to share it.

Referral sources should provide only the information needed for Breakthrough Counseling to understand the referral request. Please do not submit therapy records, diagnostic reports, insurance documents, or crisis details through the public website form.

Information You Provide Directly

You may provide information when you:

Submit the website contact form
Request a free resource
Join the email list
Respond to an invitation in a blog post
Accept a verbal invitation to join the email list
Contact us by email, telephone, text message, Google Voice, or social media
Submit a professional referral
Make a speaking, media, interview, or collaboration inquiry
Provide feedback or respond to a survey

Depending on how you contact us, this information may include:

Name
Email address
Telephone number
Professional or organizational information
Communication preferences
The content of your message
Referral information
The type of service, resource, or professional inquiry you are contacting us about
Any other information you choose to provide

We use this information to respond to you, deliver requested resources, manage email subscriptions, respond to professional inquiries or referrals, and direct people seeking therapy to the appropriate Breakthrough Counseling process.

When you contact us for professional, speaking, media, referral, or collaboration purposes, we may use your business contact information to respond, maintain the professional relationship, and keep appropriate business records.

Email List and Free Resources

People may join the email list by requesting a free resource, responding to an invitation in a blog post, accepting a verbal invitation, or otherwise asking to receive communications.

When you request a free resource or join the email list, we may collect your name, email address, subscription preferences, and information about how you interact with our emails.

Mailchimp may process this information on our behalf and may provide information about email delivery, opens, link clicks, and subscription preferences.

We may use this information to deliver requested resources, send relationship and therapy-related education, understand whether our educational emails are useful, and manage the email list.

Emails may be sent from the kristinbarnhart.com domain, including from:

kristin@kristinbarnhart.com

People who previously subscribed through Kristin Barnhart, LLC may continue receiving related educational emails from Breakthrough Counseling, LLC. These emails may address relationships, emotional wellness, therapy education, or Breakthrough Counseling updates. Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe option.

You may unsubscribe from educational or marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the email.

Unsubscribing from general emails may not prevent necessary individual, administrative, legal, or service-related communications when you have separately requested contact or are engaged in another active relationship with Breakthrough Counseling.

Website Analytics and Cookies

When you visit kristinbarnhart.com, Wix and website measurement tools may automatically collect information such as:

Internet Protocol address
Browser and device information
Approximate location based on Internet Protocol address
Pages visited
Date and time of the visit
Time spent on the website
Links clicked
Referring website or search engine
Website navigation and interaction information
Cookie and privacy preferences

We use this information to operate and protect the website, understand how visitors use it, improve its content and accessibility, and measure the performance of pages, blog posts, and free resources.

Website analytics and cookie tools are used to understand website performance and visitor interaction. They are not used to make clinical decisions, determine eligibility for therapy, or provide individualized mental health care.

Because this website relates to mental health and therapy services, we take care when deciding which website tools to use. We do not intentionally use website analytics or embedded features to collect detailed health information or treatment information from visitors.

Website Tools and Service Providers

We use third-party technologies to operate, maintain, communicate, and understand website activity.

These services may include:

Website hosting and operation:
Wix

Website measurement:
Wix Analytics

Email delivery:
Mailchimp

Communication:
Google Voice

Embedded content and public review links:
Google Reviews and social media content

Privacy controls:
Wix cookie-consent tools, privacy-choice tools, and a "Do Not Sell Data link"

These providers may collect or process information such as your device information, Internet Protocol address, browser activity, website interactions, email engagement, cookie choices, and communication data.

We work with service providers that help us operate the website, deliver emails, manage communications, and support privacy choices. We expect these providers to process information only as needed to provide their services to us, subject to their own privacy policies, terms, and applicable law.

Their processing of information is also governed by their own privacy policies and terms.

Website Support and Administrative Assistance

Breakthrough Counseling may work with a virtual assistant, contractor, website manager, or other administrative support provider to help maintain kristinbarnhart.com and related website functions.

This support may include tasks such as updating website pages, maintaining blog posts, supporting website forms, reviewing website performance, coordinating technical updates, or helping with other non-clinical administrative website tasks.

When necessary for those tasks, a virtual assistant or contractor may have limited access to website-related systems or information connected to kristinbarnhart.com.

The virtual assistant does not provide therapy services and does not have access to Breakthrough Counseling’s clinical records, therapy notes, client portal, treatment records, diagnostic information, psychotherapy notes, billing records, insurance information, payment-card information, or clinical communication systems.

The virtual assistant is not authorized to review, respond to, or manage therapy-related messages, urgent clinical concerns, crisis messages, treatment updates, requests for clinical advice, records requests, subpoena-related communications, legal documents, custody-related materials, or insurance information.

Breakthrough Counseling expects virtual assistants, contractors, and other support providers to access only the information reasonably necessary to perform assigned website tasks, keep information confidential, use appropriate safeguards, and follow Breakthrough Counseling’s instructions.

Please do not submit detailed health information, treatment records, insurance information, legal documents, or emergency information through kristinbarnhart.com.

Cookie Settings and Privacy Choices

Kristinbarnhart.com uses cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files placed on your browser or device. They may be used to operate website functions, remember preferences, understand website traffic, measure performance, and support privacy choices.

The website may use:

Essential cookies required for the website to function
Functional cookies that remember preferences
Analytics cookies that help us understand website use
Cookies associated with embedded content or third-party services

When you visit the website, the Usercentrics cookie banner may allow you to accept or deny nonessential cookies. Essential cookies may still be used because they are needed for website function, security, and consent management.

A permanent Cookie Settings or Privacy Choices link is available so that you can review or change your selections.

The website also provides a Do Not Sell Data link.

Breakthrough Counseling does not sell personal information for money. Wix provides a Do Not Sell Data privacy-control option to support choices that may be available under certain state laws. The presence of this option does not mean that Breakthrough Counseling currently sells personal information.

Disabling certain cookies may affect how some website functions, embedded content, or features work.

Advertising and Retargeting

Kristinbarnhart.com does not currently use the Meta Pixel or other cross-site behavioral advertising pixels.

If our tracking or advertising practices change, we will update this Privacy Policy and the website’s cookie controls as appropriate.

Social Media and Embedded Content

The website may include embedded social media posts, review widgets, feeds, buttons, or other third-party content.

Embedded content may behave as though you visited the provider’s website directly. The provider may collect information, place cookies, recognize your account, or track your interaction with the embedded content.

If you interact with embedded social media content, the social media platform may know that you visited this website and may connect that activity with your account if you are logged in. You can reduce this type of tracking by logging out of social media accounts, using browser privacy settings, or adjusting your cookie choices.

Your use of those features is governed by the provider’s privacy policy and settings.

Google Reviews and Public Reviews

Kristinbarnhart.com may link to or display Google Reviews or other public review content.

Reviews submitted directly through Google or another public review platform are governed by that platform’s terms and privacy practices.

If you choose to leave a public review on Google or another public platform, please remember that the review may be visible to the public and may reveal information about your relationship with Breakthrough Counseling.

Breakthrough Counseling does not require clients, former clients, or prospective clients to leave public reviews.

How We Use Information

We may use the information we collect to:

Respond to contact-form submissions
Respond to questions or requests
Provide requested resources
Manage email subscriptions
Send educational emails and relationship or therapy-related information
Communicate about Breakthrough Counseling
Respond to professional referrals
Respond to speaking, media, podcast, interview, or collaboration inquiries
Direct prospective therapy clients to the appropriate Breakthrough Counseling process
Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the website
Understand website traffic and resource use
Measure email and website engagement
Improve educational content
Prevent misuse, fraud, or security problems
Maintain appropriate business records
Comply with legal, professional, tax, and regulatory obligations
Enforce our agreements, rights, and policies
Protect the rights, safety, and property of Breakthrough Counseling and others

We may also use information for another purpose disclosed when it is collected or with your permission.

Former Kristin Barnhart, LLC Records

Kristin Barnhart, LLC previously operated coaching, educational, and digital-resource activities associated with Kristinbarnhart.com.

Kristin Barnhart, LLC is being dissolved. Breakthrough Counseling, LLC has assumed responsibility for applicable business records retained from the former Kristin Barnhart, LLC coaching business.

These records may include email subscription information, prior communications, transaction records, course or resource registrations, and records required for legal, tax, accounting, or business purposes.

Breakthrough Counseling will use retained information only for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, to maintain required business records, to honor existing email subscriptions, and as otherwise permitted or required by law.

Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe option.

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of applicable retained information by contacting:

kristin@kristinbarnhart.com

Some information may need to be retained when required or permitted for legal, tax, accounting, security, recordkeeping, dispute-resolution, or professional purposes.

How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information for monetary compensation.

We may disclose personal information in limited circumstances, including:

To website, email, analytics, technology, communications, security, or other service providers that help us operate the website and business
To professional advisors such as attorneys, accountants, consultants, virtual assistants, or information-technology providers
To respond to your request or provide a resource you requested
With your direction or consent
When required by law, subpoena, court order, legal process, licensing authority, or government request
When reasonably necessary to protect legal rights, safety, property, website security, or the safety of another person
To investigate or prevent fraud, misuse, security incidents, or unlawful conduct
In connection with a business transition, reorganization, merger, transfer, or similar transaction, subject to applicable law

We may also disclose aggregated or de-identified information that does not reasonably identify an individual.

Third-Party Websites and Services

Kristinbarnhart.com contains links to websites and services operated by other organizations.

These may include:

Thebreakthroughcounselor.com
Breakthrough Counseling therapy information and clinical systems
Google Business Profile and Google Reviews
Google Voice
Social media platforms
Email-subscription services
Research, educational, or professional resources
Other third-party websites

When you select a third-party link, you leave KristinBarnhart.com and become subject to the privacy practices and terms of the other website or service.

We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy, content, availability, accessibility, or security practices of third-party websites and services.

How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and for legitimate legal, operational, security, professional, tax, accounting, and recordkeeping purposes.

In general:

Contact-form inquiries may be retained for up to 7 years after the last communication, unless a longer period is needed for legal, professional, security, or business reasons.
Email subscription records may be retained while you remain subscribed.
Unsubscribe records may be retained as needed to honor your unsubscribe request and avoid re-adding you to the email list.
Former coaching-business transaction records may be retained for up to 7 years, or longer if required for legal, tax, accounting, or dispute-resolution purposes.
Former coaching-business communication and enrollment records may be retained as reasonably necessary for business, legal, recordkeeping, or dispute-resolution purposes.
Analytics and website-usage information may be retained according to Wix and related service-provider settings.
Professional referral, speaking, media, interview, or collaboration inquiries may be retained as reasonably necessary for the relationship or request.

When information is no longer reasonably needed, we may delete it, de-identify it, or securely retain it as permitted by law.

Your Choices

Depending on where you live and whether an applicable law covers Breakthrough Counseling’s processing activities, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, or a copy of certain personal information, or to opt out of certain uses of personal information.

You may also:

Unsubscribe from marketing emails
Reject nonessential cookies
Reopen the Cookie Settings or Privacy Choices tool
Use the Do Not Sell Data link
Adjust your browser or device privacy settings

To submit a privacy request, email:

kristin@kristinbarnhart.com

Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line and identify the email address associated with your request. We may ask for reasonable information to verify your identity. We will respond within the period required by applicable law.

We may deny, limit, or retain certain information when permitted or required by law.

Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational steps to protect personal information.

No website, email account, contact form, electronic transmission, text-message system, Google Voice message, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for using appropriate caution when deciding what information to send through public website forms, ordinary email, text messages, Google Voice, or social media.

Do not submit highly sensitive or urgent information through kristinbarnhart.com.

Children’s Privacy

Kristinbarnhart.com is primarily intended for adults and is not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through this website.

Parents, guardians, professionals, or referral sources may contact us regarding services or resources, but they should avoid submitting unnecessary or highly sensitive information about a child through the public website form.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information through KristinBarnhart.com without appropriate authorization, contact:

kristin@kristinbarnhart.com

We will take reasonable steps to review and address the request.

International Visitors

Kristinbarnhart.com is primarily intended for people located in the United States.

If you access the website from another country, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or another location where our service providers operate.

Privacy laws in those locations may differ from the laws in your country.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, technology, business practices, service providers, or legal obligations change.

The “Last updated” date at the top of the policy will identify the most recent revision.

Changes become effective when the revised policy is posted unless another effective date is stated.

You should review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy or requests concerning personal information may be directed to:

Breakthrough Counseling, LLC
Professional website: kristinbarnhart.com
Therapy website: thebreakthroughcounselor.com
Email: kristin@kristinbarnhart.com
Telephone: 860-333-8773
Connecticut, United States

For therapy clients, this Website Privacy Policy does not replace Breakthrough Counseling’s Notice of Privacy Practices or clinical consent documents.