Terms of Service
Beyond This Consulting, LLC · Last updated: March 21, 2026
By using this site, you accept these terms
By accessing or using the Beyond This website and services, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any part of these terms, you may not access our services.
What we offer
Beyond This provides peer-led coaching, community programming, educational resources, and online community platforms for individuals and couples navigating life after stroke and acquired disability. Our services include:
- One-on-one and couples coaching sessions
- Peer-led group cohorts and drop-in programs
- Educational content and resources
- Online community discussion forums
- Newsletter and communications
- Professional development and training content for healthcare educators
We're coaches and peer supporters — not clinicians
Beyond This is a coaching and advocacy organization, not a clinical practice. Our co-facilitators are coaches, peer supporters, and advocates. We are not licensed therapists, psychologists, physicians, or social workers, and our services do not constitute therapy, counseling, psychiatric care, or any form of licensed clinical treatment.
Content related to relationships, intimacy, and disability is provided for educational and peer support purposes only. It does not constitute sex therapy or licensed relationship counseling.
Do not discontinue or modify any medical treatment, psychiatric care, or clinical plan based on information or coaching provided by Beyond This. If you are experiencing a medical or mental health emergency, contact your healthcare provider or call 911 immediately.
HIPAA: Beyond This is not a covered entity under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Communications with Beyond This — including coaching sessions, community participation, and email — are not protected health communications under HIPAA.
We protect what you share — with some important exceptions
Coaches and facilitators do not share personal disclosures outside of the facilitation team without your consent, except in the following circumstances:
- Where required by law, including mandatory reporting obligations under Missouri law
- Where there is a reasonable belief of imminent risk of harm to you or another person
- Where disclosure is required by a valid court order
Participation in peer community spaces — cohorts, drop-in sessions, and forums — involves other participants who are not bound by professional confidentiality obligations. Please share accordingly.
We are not a crisis service
Beyond This programming is not equipped for crisis response. If you or someone you know is in acute distress or danger, please reach out to one of these services directly:
Facilitators and coaches are not equipped to provide crisis intervention. We may follow up with resources, but we cannot guarantee real-time response to crisis disclosures made in community spaces.
You choose what to share
By participating in Beyond This services, you may voluntarily share information related to disability, health history, brain injury, relationships, and intimacy. You are not required to share any information beyond what is necessary to access our services. Please share only what you are comfortable with, understanding the confidentiality provisions described above.
Stories. If you submit a story for Inspiring Stories, you confirm it is your own experience and that anyone who appears in it has agreed to be included. We may lightly edit a story for length and clarity; we will show you the edited version and publish only after you approve it. You give Beyond This Consulting, LLC permission to publish the approved story on beyondthis.org and in Beyond This materials under the name you chose. You can ask us to take a story down at any time by emailing connect@beyondthis.org, and we will. Please leave out dates, hospital and clinician names, medications, and other medical detail: our review will ask you to remove them.
We will always tell you before recording
Some Beyond This programs may be recorded for facilitator training or quality purposes. You will be notified in advance of any session that is recorded, and recording will not occur without your knowledge. Notes made by coaches or facilitators remain internal to the facilitation team and are not shared without your consent except as described under Confidentiality above.
Keeping your account secure
When you create an account, you must provide accurate and current information. You are responsible for:
- Maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials
- All activity that occurs under your account
- Notifying us immediately of any unauthorized use
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms or engage in behavior harmful to the community.
How billing works
Payment for services and books is processed securely through Stripe. By purchasing, you agree to provide accurate payment information and pay all fees associated with your purchase. Refund eligibility for services varies by service type. Contact us at connect@beyondthis.org for specific refund requests.
Books. Printed books ship from Kansas City, Missouri by USPS to addresses in the United States within 10 days of your order. If a copy arrives damaged or never arrives, tell us within 30 days of shipping and we will replace it or refund it, your choice. Pre-orders may be cancelled for a full refund at any time before they ship. Otherwise all book sales are final. Refunds go back to the original payment method.
How we expect everyone to show up
When participating in community forums, cohorts, or events, you agree to:
- Treat all participants with respect and dignity
- Refrain from harassment, hate speech, or discriminatory language
- Respect the privacy and confidentiality of other participants
- Not share others' personal disclosures outside the community space
- Not provide medical advice or clinical recommendations to other participants
- Not promote commercial products or services without permission
We reserve the right to remove content or suspend access for participants who violate these guidelines.
Our content belongs to us
All content on this website — including text, graphics, curriculum materials, and program frameworks — is the property of Beyond This Consulting, LLC or its content contributors and is protected by copyright law. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works without our express written permission.
The extent of our legal responsibility
To the maximum extent permitted by Missouri law, Beyond This Consulting, LLC shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from your use of or inability to use our services. Our total liability shall not exceed the amount you paid for services in the six months preceding any claim.
Our services are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.
We may update this document
We may update these Terms at any time. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of our services after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
These terms are governed by Missouri law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Missouri, United States.