Confidentiality

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As a Psychotherapist providing CBT Online and Face to Face on the Wirral, the BABCP Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics require that I maintain your confidentiality and keep information about you safe and secure.  

As a general rule, I will only share information about our work in clinical supervision, and your details will be kept anonymous (please see below). I will only share information with others if either your notes are subpoenaed by a court of law or there is a concern that you might pose a risk of harm to yourself or others. In this instance I may have to contact statutory services. 

To protect you, as my client, to ensure safe and ethical practice, and to maintain my accreditation I am required to have continued training and to engage in regular supervision. Therefore I may discuss your case in supervision. All information would be anonymised and I would not use any identifying details. My supervisor will also be bound by the BABCP Code of Practice and confidentiality. 

 I will take notes during and/or after our sessions and will keep these securely, in accordance with the Data Protection Act (2018). I may also ask you to complete questionnaires about your experiences and / or symptoms and this will form part of your clinical notes. You can inspect these if you wish; just ask during one of our session. 

 In limited circumstances (E.g. If subpoenaed by a court of law or there is a concern that you might pose a risk of harm to yourself or others) I may have to share your clinical records in court. If this happened I would let you know. 

 If you have been referred by an insurer or other healthcare organisation, they will usually request a summary of the work we do together. We can discuss what and how much information is disclosed, and you will be given an opportunity to make amendments before any letter/report is sent.

Some people like me to inform their GP that they are receiving CBT treatment and to send a discharge letter at the end of therapy. Discharge letters provide a brief overview of the work we have done. This service is free of charge.

GetCBT. is compliant with General Data Protection Regulation. Before we begin therapy I will provide you with a detailed handout explaining how your information is collected, stored and shared. I can share this information with you either Online or Face to Face.

Please read more about how we use the data collected via the website by refering to our Privacy Policy