Keeping my clients’ privacy is a fundamental basis of my practice.  Information about a client’s identity and what he or she is working on in counseling is never shared with anyone, unless I have written permission from the client to do so.  An example would be for the client to allow me to confer with his or her psychiatrist or physician.  However, there are legal exceptions to this confidentiality.  These include:

 

·        When there is a reasonable suspicion of child abuse or abuse of another dependent person, including elder abuse,

·        When there is reasonable suspicion that a client may present a danger of violence to others,

 

·        When there is a reasonable suspicion that a client is likely to harm himself or herself unless protective measures are taken, and

·        When a court of law requires that I share client information.  (In this case, I will make every effort to keep as much information confidential as is possible). 

 

Apart from these exceptions, you can be assured that your information will be kept confidential.