Confidentiality is the single biggest promise a counsellor makes to their client. This is vitally important for the clients’ safety and comfort.
When working with clients who are of a diverse nature, the need for confidentiality is even more paramount.
When working with us, you will be offered a contract which details what is and isnt acceptable in the counselling relationship. Without your express permission, your counsellor will never discuss anything about you or your case with anyone. This will go as far as never even confirming you are attending therapy with us, even to your partner. Especially not to your partner. There are ethical requirements that may compel us to break confidentiality, such as talk of harm to children. In such cases we will discuss with you what and when we are going to do, to ensure the best outcome for all.
Before we start working together, your counsellor will discuss their requirement for supervision. In supervisioon we talk with a very experienced counsellor who has received extra training, to be able to offer counsellors guidance in their practice. This ensures that your counsellor is working with you in the most effective and safe way they can. Your details are never discussed with a supervisor, and the discussion around your case is generalised as a mater of course.
We are bound by the requirements of Ethics laid down by the laws of the Uk. Also the guidelines for ethical behaviours laid down by the BACP and the NCS.