ICO's office - Confidentiality
Confidentiality and your data
What is say in the counselling / therapy is confidential. Confidentiality may only be broken in certain and very specific circumstances, such as situations in which you or someone else may be at risk of harm, especially where children or vulnerable adults are involved.
Confidentiality
Your therapy and personal information are kept securely. Information but not names will be shared with my supervisor who is also NCPS and BACP accredited and 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 NCPS and registered member of ACC, I adhere to their ethical framework and guidelines to ensure that you receive a professional and quality service
Information I collect about you and how I 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.
Your Right
Information will be provided to you within 30 days. We wish 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.
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 the data retention policy as stated above.
Lawful Basis For Processing Your Information
The lawful basis for my holding and using your information is in relation to the delivery of a contract to you as a health care professional. As an accredited member of NCPS, I operate under a strict code of confidentiality.
Please contact me if you would like more information about the services I offer.