Confidentiality

Your counselling sessions are confidential within my service and this confidentiality will apply to any records in accordance to the Data Protection Act.

All counsellors are required to be in supervision, and I will take relevant information from the counselling session into supervision. 

In supervision, I will aim to take care to preserve a client's anonymity.

There will be exceptions where it may have to be broken, so, where I feel its appropriate to consult with, or involve other professionals in circumstances where there is a risk of harm to you or to a third party. 

In such cases I will aim to discuss any action with you first to seek to gain your co-operation.

Where statutory law requires me to inform the relevant authorities such as terrorists, drug trafficking, abuse of a child or adult.

Complaints.

As I am a member of ACCPH, I will adhere to there ethical framework for good practice.

Sessions and Fees.

Your counselling session will last for approximately 45-60mins long, and I offer weekly sessions up to a point of discharge, or you request you no longer require my services.

Payments for sessions will be at the cost of £50 per session, and can be made payable by PayPal, or by Bank Transfer.

Any sessions that are cancelled less than 24hrs notice are still payable as slots cannot be filled at such short notice.

Sessions that are cancelled earlier than 24 hrs notice will be at half the cost (£25).

Payments will need to be made at the end of each session, and I will be unable to keep your position open if you fail to attend 2 or consecutive sessions, or if you fail to answer without informing me.

Boundaries.

This is a provision of consistent framework for the counselling process. It sets structure for the relationship.

Boundaries would include such things as doing favours, lending money, nor would a counsellor start a relationship with a client.

A counselling relationship would always remain professional and comply with the ACCPH Code of Practice.