Terms and Conditions – Bijou McCurdy

TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO WORK WITH BIJOU McCURDY

CLIENT’S AGREEMENT TO THE FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS IS TO ASSERT THEIR DECISION TO WORK WITH BIJOU McCURDY AND TO PROCLAIM THEIR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THEMSELVES.

SELF RESPONSIBILITY

Counseling is a place where the Client chooses to be vulnerable on purpose. This requires an openness and a willingness to trust themselves enough to trust the process. And as a sovereign individual, the Client has full authority over their experiences. Self Responsibility is the cornerstone of embodying personal power. The Client agrees to practice ongoing Self Responsibility.

SELF DISCLOSURE AND PERSONAL INITIATIVE

The Client is choosing to enter into a therapeutic relationship with Bijou McCurdy. This is a potent investment in themselves, therefore it is up to the Client to generate content and momentum for their transformation. Bijou McCurdy is here to hold the therapeutic container, work for the Client as their guide, and professionally assess, evaluate, and treat the Client with tools and processes to promote their healing. The Client agrees to be present in their process and practice ongoing Self Disclosure and Personal Initiative in each meeting.

SELF CARE

The Client may experience deep revelations, intense emotions, and new understandings about self, others, and their story. This awakening symbolizes progress and movement and requires active self care to remain stable in their recovery process. The Client agrees to practice ongoing Self Care, in ways such as compassion, patience, rest, nutrition, hydration, movement, companionship (or solitude), creativity, and pleasure.

VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE

Remote psychotherapy requires a greater commitment from the Client to maximize privacy and minimize distractions as if the session was in an office setting. This equates to making efforts to maintain privacy/ aloneness, refrain from multitasking (cleaning, eating, driving, working, etc), and maintain sobriety before and during session (no drugs, alcohol, smoking, or other mind altering). Bijou McCurdy reserves the right to cancel the session at her discretion without refund if it becomes obvious that the environment is not conducive to holding a confidential and/or coherent psychotherapy session. The Client agrees to maintain privacy, single-focus, and sobriety on behalf of their therapeutic process.

All Individual Virtual sessions purchased expire in 4 months of purchase date. Virtual sessions are transferable to In-Person Cottage sessions without penalty if the request for transfer is made 24 hours in advance of the scheduled session, otherwise Bijou McCurdy may not be able to accommodate the transfer. The Client understands and agrees to the stipulations (below) that accompany all In-Person sessions that take place at the Cottage if a transfer is honored.

IN-PERSON [COTTAGE] ATTENDANCE

All Individual sessions purchased as In-Person sessions (herein referred to as the Cottage Sessions) expire in 4 months of the purchase date. Cottage sessions will take place at the physical location, located at 8322 Jefferson Hwy, Suite A, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809. Cottage sessions are transferable to Virtual sessions without penalty if the request for transfer is made 1 hour in advance of the scheduled session. Less than an hour notice may not be obliged. If Bijou McCurdy is not able to oblige, it will be treated as a Late Cancelation and subject to that policy. If shifting the session can be accommodated, it may incur a convenience fee of $25 payable at the beginning of the session. The Client understands and agrees to the stipulations that accompany all in-person sessions that take place at the Cottage.

BUNDLES

Bundles expire 4 months from the date of purchase. The purchase of a Bundle is NOT refundable. The purchase of a Bundle is NOT transferable. Any sessions that have not been redeemed by the expiration date are forfeited. Each scheduled session in a Bundle is subject to the Cancellation Policy (below). If Client cancels a session from a Bundle less than 24 hours of the scheduled session, the session is forfeited and the remaining sessions in the Bundle are the only sessions that remain redeemable. If Client cancels the scheduled Bundle session with at least 24 hours notice, the session remains intact as part of the Bundle and can be rescheduled within the original 4 months of the purchase date.

CANCELATIONS

This Policy applies to Individual, Virtual, Cottage, and Bundles Sessions. In the event of the Client’s absence on the day of the scheduled session or a cancellation less than 24 hours of the scheduled session for any reason whatsoever, the Client understands and agrees that NO refund will be given. The Client understands that they have personal authority and responsibility to reschedule their own sessions through the scheduling portal www.bijoumccurdy.com/workwithbijou at any time leading up to the 24 hour window prior to the original session. In such cases, the purchase will transfer to the updated session time. If the Client chooses to Cancel outright, the purchase remains active and Client may reschedule within 4 months of the purchase date.

HARM OR DANGER

If the Client begins to have urges of self harm, a desire to harm another person or animal, or are in direct danger, it is Bijou McCurdy’s ethical obligation to seek intervention on behalf of the Client and involve their emergency contact person or medical, psychiatric, and/or legal authorities. In such cases, the Client will be involved in the intervention. The Client agrees to freely report self destructive urges, desires to harm other persons or animals, or dangerous circumstances they may be in.

CHOICE OF LAW, ARBITRATION, AND LIMITED REMEDIES

In the event a dispute arises between the parties, either arising from this agreement, or otherwise pertaining to the relationship between the parties, the parties will submit to binding arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Center for the Americas Mediation and Arbitration Rules).

The Client specifically and expressly agrees to hold harmless, indemnify, and release Bijou McCurdy and each of her respective partners/agents and/or associates from any and all liability for the results of the experience-based educational guidance that will be/has been provided.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR GROUP WORK

The Client understands and agrees that the ideas presented here are part of the group work designed and facilitated by Bijou McCurdy. The methods and tools used are powerful, energizing, and potentially life transforming for personal growth.

The Client also understands that others can only teach, coach, and facilitate personal growth, and that the responsibility for fully utilizing and incorporating these transformational tools into daily life will remain with the Client.

The Client understands and agrees that it is their responsibility to discern what ideas presented are appropriate for them, and that the services/tools offered in this group process are not intended to replace or be substituted for an individual grief and trauma work in a psychotherapy setting, which can be accessed through Bijou McCurdy’s Offerings page. The Client also understands that emotional issues could surface (or be exacerbated) as a result of the program, and they acknowledge and understand that it is their responsibility to disclose these to Bijou McCurdy during the supplemental 1:1 sessions or otherwise any time before, during, and/or after the sessions if they are experiencing any mental or emotional unrest.

PAYMENTS AND REFUNDS: In the event of the Client’s absence or withdrawal from the program prior to commencement, for any reason whatsoever, the Client will receive a 50% refund. Conversely, once the training has commenced and the Circle is activated during session 1, if the Client chooses to withdraw or not attend for any reason whatsoever, the Client understands and agrees that NO refund will be provided.

CHOICE OF LAW, ARBITRATION, AND LIMITED REMEDIES

By signing this release the Client also specifically and expressly agrees to hold harmless, indemnify, and release Bijou McCurdy and each of her respective partners/agents and/or associates from any and all liability for the results of the experience-based educational guidance that will be/has been provided.