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Clara is highly experienced in HIPAA compliance for private practice owners, and is passionate about making this topic accessible to clinicians. Clara offers hourly consultative services as well as flat-fee services including HIPAA Policies & Procedures templates, Security Risk Assessment templates, and guides for maintaining HIPAA compliance in your private practice. She has collaborated with leaders in the HIPAA compliance field and engages in regular training to ensure that her materials are up-to-date. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613bc995fea8710679f23716/0c39689f-82b1-4bbe-9ff3-51ddd6881145/vivant-consultation-services-chicago.jpg Professional Services - Consultation Services Clara provides trainings, presentations, and other mental health programming to a variety of organizations and institutions. A collaboration with Clara can fulfill several types of goals for you or your organization. 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My name is Clara and I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and the owner of Vivant Counseling & Psychotherapy PLLC. I have experience counseling individuals, couples, and children/adolescents for a variety of mental health and relational concerns. I have been practicing within an urban private practice setting since 2016, and founded Vivant CPT in 2022. Read on to learn more about my therapeutic style, background, and professional experience. Please reach out to me if you have any questions! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613bc995fea8710679f23716/f5da025e-d24e-4bd4-9ebe-b1833457ba65/vivant-counseling-therapy-rosie-donaldson.jpg About Clara Outside the Therapy Room I’m originally from Dayton, Ohio and grew up in a family of musicians. I believe strongly in the therapeutic effects of nature, and as a child spent my time exploring in the woods and attaching cicadas to my earlobes as earrings. 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