Privacy policy
Confidentiality
Counselling is confidential. This means I will not share information about you with a third party unless you consent to that disclosure. So I will not tell anyone that you attend counselling, or what you say in our sessions, without your permission to do so.
Exceptions to confidentiality
There are circumstances when I might have no choice but to share information about you, even if you do not agree to this happening. These are:
– if there is a serious concern for your or someone else’s safety, particularly if a child is at risk of serious harm;
– if there is a legal obligation relating to your involvement in, or knowledge of, a serious crime;
– if there is a court order requesting information about you;
– if it is essential to prevent a serious and imminent threat to either public health or national security.
Where possible, though, I will always seek your consent before any disclosure.
Online counselling
During video call sessions, I will be in a room where you can not be overheard or seen on my screen by anyone else. (For your own safety and privacy, I recommend you do the same.)
Supervision
In supervision sessions. I will discuss anonymised cases in confidence with my supervisor as part of my on-going professional development and training.
Data Protection
Your personal information will not be shared with anybody else, without your permission, except as described above. All electronic records will be maintained in accordance with the GDPR law.
Website users browsing activity is tracked user GA in accordance with Google’s privacy policy.