How to encrypt Gmail for your therapy practice
The steps to encrypt Gmail for your therapy practice: the settings to check in your Google Admin console, what each one protects, and where each one stops.
Gabriel Borges
"email-encryption" posts
Email encryption for BC therapists under PIPA
What BC PIPA requires of therapist email, why breach notification works differently in BC, and what changes when psychotherapy is a regulated title in 2027.
Gabriel Borges
Alberta therapist email encryption: PIPA, CAP, HIA
Alberta private practice therapists are not HIA custodians. What Alberta PIPA and CAP standards actually require of your client email, and what to do about it.
Gabriel Borges
PHIPA compliant email options for therapists
PHIPA, PIPA and PIPEDA don't require encryption by name, though privacy commissioners' guidance asks for it in some cases. So what do you actually need? An honest comparison of the four email options open to a Canadian therapist in 2026.
Gabriel Borges
Alberta HIA privacy impact assessment walkthrough
HIA s.64 requires custodians to submit a PIA to the OIPC before a new system handles health information. Who that duty reaches, and how to complete one.
Gabriel Borges
Is your client portal PHIPA compliant? 12 checks
A neutral, PHIPA-specific scored checklist for evaluating a client portal: encryption, consent, audit trail, residency, and breach handling, point by point.
Gabriel Borges
Is Paubox PHIPA compliant for Canadian therapists?
Paubox is a strong HIPAA product, built for HIPAA rather than PHIPA. Its documentation names no Canadian region and no Canadian statute. What Canadian therapists should know.
Gabriel Borges
Hushmail vs Gmail for Canadian therapists
Hushmail moves your secure mail out of Gmail. There is another way. An honest comparison of the two for Canadian therapists, evaluated against PHIPA and Alberta and BC PIPA.
Gabriel Borges
Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365 vs ProtonMail
A comparison of Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and ProtonMail for Canadian therapists: the PHIPA gaps, pricing, data residency, and encryption.
Gabriel Borges