Confidentiality

Your therapy and personal information are kept securely. Information but not names will be shared with my supervisor who regularly reviews my practice. Confidentiality will be broken if I have concerns that you or anyone else is at risk. If this occurs it will be discussed in the session and recommendations will be discussed and documented in your notes.

As a fully accredited member of the BACP & BPC, I adhere to their ethical framework and guidelines to ensure that you receive a professional and quality service.

Information we collect about you and how we use it

Upon starting therapy, basic personal information will be collected for contact and identification reasons. During our therapy meetings, an assessment of your psychological health will be completed, and notes will be taken during sessions. These will include personal and sensitive details about your life. The assessment and notes are used solely for the delivery of a therapy service to you.

Your rights

You have rights relating to the information I hold to verify the accuracy or to ask for them to be supplemented, deleted, updated or corrected. You have the right to request a copy of the information that I hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email or write to me via the contact details stated in this agreement. Information will be provided to you within 30 days.  We want to make sure that your information is accurate and up to date. You may ask me to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate. You have a right to request the transfer of your data to another individual or company.

How long we keep your information for (data retention)

Your information is kept for the time necessary to provide the therapy service requested, however outside of this I will hold your details and session notes for a period of 7 years following the end of treatment to comply with legal obligations that are placed upon me by my insurers. In the case of a child under 13 then records will be kept 7 years after they reach the age of majority 18. After this date, all data will be securely deleted.

Sharing of data

There may be times where your information needs to be shared with 3rd parties. I will explicitly ask your consent before doing so, and the data will be sent to 3rd parties securely.

Security of your data

Information will be kept securely and confidentially in line with my data retention policy as stated above.

Lawful basis for processing your information

The lawful basis for my holding and using your information to deliver therapy to you is consent. By consenting you agree to my processing of your information for the purposes detailed in this agreement.

Therapist and Client Consent

For your therapy to proceed, I require your consent. By signing the form, you are providing consent to this agreement and the information held and used as described in this agreement provided.

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