Counsellor responsibilities
- To be available at the agreed time
- To start and end on time
- To offer or request a quiet appropriate and undisturbed space
- To maintain safe, professional boundaries
- To regard all contact and information as confidential unless he has reasonable doubt concerning actual safety of the client or others
- To encourage client autonomy
- To work within the BACP Ethical Framework, including regular supervision
- To review therapeutic work and relationship regularly
- In the unlikely event of the therapist cancelling, an alternative appointment is offered ASAP
Client responsibilities
- To attend punctually
- To give a minimum of 48 hours notice when cancelling to change an appointment time.
- To pay the full session fee (£50) within 48 hours of booking or the reserved booking will become available to other clients.
- To notify the therapist of time being taken off between sessions. If there is a gap of more than two weeks off, the client must then pay the full session fee to reserve their place each week or risk losing their weekly session time.
- Communicating with the therapist outside agreed counselling sessions to be limited to making, changing or cancelling an appointment unless by prior arrangement.
- To be respectful to the counsellor and enviornment of the session
- To agree to give permission to contact GP if the therapist has serious concerns about risk to self (client) or others
- To discuss with the therapist when you feel you are ready to end therapy
- To let the therapist know if you are in or are considering entering another therapeutic relationship
Confidentiality
There are boundaries and limits to confidentiality in certain cases. Confidentiality may be broken if you or others are in the opinion of the therapist, in danger or at serious risk of being harmed.
· The therapist is required to do so by subpoena.
· The client infers involvement in or knowledge of an act of terrorism or of money laundering.
· The client infers knowledge of or involvement in drugs trafficking.
· The client infers knowledge of or involvement in behaviours that may, in the therapists opinion, lead to harm or neglect to children and vulnerable adults.
· The therapist believes the client is at serious risk of harm to themselves or others.
Supervision and confidentiality
I monitor my own practice by attending regular supervision for myself and am committed to my own self-development. There are times where aspects of our sessions will be taken to supervision to monitor my practice; at no time will your name or any identifiable information be mentioned, and my supervisor is also committed to our contracted confidentiality.