Confidentiality

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I take any matters relating to confidentiality seriously.

I am an accredited member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and a registered member of The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Both of these professional associations are invested in ensuring the high quality of counselling, and psychotherapy offered to the public in the UK.

As a member of these professional associations, I follow exacting standards in my work with clients and engage in continuous supervision and professional development.

An important clause of the ethical codes I follow is about confidentiality, and respect offered to the client and what they bring to therapy. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule.

• As a professional, I have a duty of care not only to my clients but also to the general public. I take my workload to my supervisor regularly. The purpose of this is to help me gain better insight into the work with you and to help you more effectively. Any discussion about my clients will be on a first-name basis only.

• If you put your own life, or that of another person in danger, I have a legal obligation to inform the authorities. I will discuss my thoughts with you before I take any steps.

• Legal requirements; I may be required by law to make a disclosure if you are involved in a legal matter.

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Privacy Statement 

As an ICO registered practitioner (Reference: ZB276852) I am committed to safeguarding your personal data and upholding your privacy. So that I can work effectively, safely, and ethically I need to collect and store the following personal information: name, address, email, telephone number, brief psychological history (any relevant information you think I need to know), drug and alcohol use, and GP contact details, to provide you with effective and ethical support. Your data is securely stored on a password-protected device that is backed up by a GDPR-compliant cloud storage. Both the device and cloud storage are only accessible to me. Your data is permanently deleted after our last session.

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Under Data Protection law, you have the right: 1) to access a copy of your records and have an explanation of your personal data, 2) to request correction or erasure, and 3) in certain circumstances to request limiting or ceasing data.

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