Privacy

Making and keeping records is an essential part of care.  Records are kept for everyone I provide therapy for or who asks for professional advice or services.  Only information that is essential to your care will be recorded, in both paper and electronic format.  I will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, unauthorised access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.  At no time will your email address or contact details be sold, or otherwise distributed to any third party.

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Confidentiality

At all times, I will keep as confidential all information recorded about you and use it only for the purpose for which it was given.  I will only use information about you to continue your care or for purposes where you have given specific permission to use it. 

Exceptions to this include:

• If you reveal you intend to harm yourself or another person.
• If you reveal that a child is being or is in danger of abuse.
• If the counsellor is compelled to reveal information by a court order.
• If you reveal you are a member of a terrorist organisation – this must be reported to the police.
• If you reveal you are laundering money from the sale of drugs – this must be reported to the police.
• In order to ensure continued best practice, I receive regular clinical supervision of my work with clients.  During supervision it may be necessary to review your therapy, but any reference that could allow you to be identified is removed.

Standards of Behaviour

I undertake to provide therapy for you with respect and not to abuse the trust you put in me. I will use best practice at all times in our mutual interest. In return, you undertake not to harm yourself, or any other person, including me, or any property belonging either to me or any other person. You agree not to come to sessions under the influence of alcohol or recreational drugs, except those medications prescribed by your doctor. If you do come to sessions under the influence of alcohol or recreational drugs or demonstrate violent/abusive behaviour, I reserve the right to cancel the session and refuse any further therapy sessions.