Supporting Your Well-Being

· My consultations with you are confidential.

· I am bound by COSRT (College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists) code of ethics, which requires me to have regular clinical supervision to discuss my work with my clients. Consultations with my clinical supervisor are also confidential.

 

·  In the event that we see each other outside of our sessions (in the street, or in a shop, for example), I will not acknowledge you unless you acknowledge me first. This is to maintain your confidentiality.
 

· In Couples therapy, I usually work with both partners together. I do not hold information or secrets from one partner to another.

· The circumstances that require me to breach the confidentiality are:
1 - If I am sufficiently concerned that you may harm yourself or a third party.
2 - Children or vulnerable adults being at significant risk of harm currently (current sexual, physical, psychological or financial abuse)
3 - Acts of terrorism
4 - Drug or people trafficking
6 - I may be subpoenaed by a court to give evidence under oath.
 

· If you pay my fee by bank card, my name may appear on your bank statement.
 

· The personal information I hold about you (name, home address, e-mail address, telephone number, medical history, etc.) is stored in a locked cupboard. Only I have access to it, or protected by a password if I have it electronically.
 

· I do not share any data about you to third parties.
 

· In the event of my sudden incapacity to work, a professional executor will take responsibility for my clients, in which case your identity would be disclosed to the executor. Executors are bound by the same professional and ethical guidelines of confidentiality.
 

· I write brief notes about what I discuss with you in sessions. Only I have access to them. I don’t write your name or any other people’s names on my notes to maintain confidentiality.

 

· I keep all the information I hold about you, including notes, for seven years after the end of therapy. After seven years I destroy all data and notes I have about you.
 

· If you fall ill during a consultation, I will call the emergency services and disclose your name, contact details and any medications you take.

 

1. I will use your preferred methods of contact: e-mails, texts or phone calls. Please note that these methods are not secure, therefore we cannot guarantee complete confidentiality. It is best not to discuss or write personal or sensitive information on a text or in an e-mail.