Privacy Policy

As a member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) I work within the guidelines of the BACP Ethical Framework (2018) for the Counselling Professions

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Confidentiality

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Client confidentiality is maintained except when there are legal and ethical reasons for disclosure. 

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These exceptions are:

• I am required to receive my own supervision to ensure I continue to provide a safe and ethical service for my clients.  Brief case information may be shared for supervision with a BACP Registered Professional.
• When there is reason to believe that there is danger of serious harm to yourself or others.
• Where there is legal requirement to disclose information such as any indication of drug trafficking, terrorism or a request by a court of law.

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Information Storage

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Personal details will be stored securely in accordance with the Data Protection Act (2018) Our policy is to keep minimum notes and records. The information we do store includes:

• Personal information, such as your name, address, date of birth etc;
• Confidential case notes.
• Your signed contract with us.

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A full Privacy Policy is available on request.