Bay Area Psychological Consultants Data Breach Impacts PHI

Bay Area Psychological Consultants, a mental health practice that serves patients in Northwest Florida, reported a data breach that affected a total of 5,679 individuals in the United States.

The breach was disclosed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Oct. 1, 2026.

Limited information has been made publicly available about the circumstances of the data breach such as how the breach occurred, the time period during which it took place or the specific types of personal and health information that were compromised.

The incident's listing on the federal health data breach portal indicates that it involved protected health information, a category of sensitive data defined under federal law.

Protected health information includes any individually identifiable health data collected, maintained or transmitted by the health practice such as personal identifiers, health insurance details, clinical notes, mental health diagnoses, treatment histories and other information that patients share in the course of receiving care.

Bay Area Psychological Consultants' response to the breach

Individuals who believe they may be affected but have not yet received a notification letter may want to contact Bay Area Psychological Consultants directly for more information.