General:

Our sessions will be 50 minutes long and will take place weekly. 

 

We will speak at the same time and on the same day each week unless we agree otherwise.

 

I charge £40 per session or for any part of a session.

 

If you are late to the session the session will still end at our usual time.

 

I accept cash or bank transfer.

 

Please give me 24 hours notice if you know you will not be available I will charge for sessions where sufficient notice is not given.

 

I will give as much notice as I am able to if I need to rearrange our session and not less than 1 weeks notice unless it is an emergency.

 

Usually I would have little to no contact with clients outside of our session time. If I need to make contact with you this will be between 9 am and 5 pm Monday to Friday. I generally choose to email or text which gives us both a written account of our communication.

 

Zoom: 

I will send an email invitation including a recurring link to our meeting, this can be used for all subsequent meetings.

If you have problems with the link please text or phone 07547 837363 or email me contact@rdcounselling.me so I can resend the link.

If technical problems occur: This might mean we cannot connect or the connection is poor which is significantly interrupting our session. We have an option to change to a phone session or to reschedule our session if we can find a mutually agreeable time. 

 

 

Security: 

I work from my home office where I am confident I will not be interrupted and our sessions will not be overheard.

 

Zoom offers end to end encryption meaning our sessions should not be available to view if they are intercepted.

 

I employ a Zoom waiting room so admittance to our sessions is controlled by me and nobody should be able to access our session without the invitation link and then being admitted.

 

I access Zoom through my laptop which is for my personal use only, is password protected and carries the latest updates including security updates.

 

I do not record audio or visual content from our sessions.

 

I suggest you consider how best to maintain your own privacy and comfort during our sessions. Ideally a comfortable space where you feel safe and where you think you can talk freely without being overheard or interrupted 

 

Confidentiality:

 

Our sessions are confidential, I will only share the content of our sessions with others in the 3 situations below. Should I need to break confidentiality I will only share the information that is relevant to the situation.

 

1. I have regular supervision, this is to ensure my own best and safe practice. I may talk about our work together with my supervisor in a reflective manor.

 

1. If you share information which relates to terrorism or money laundering I am legally obliged to report this to the police.

 

1. If I believe there is a risk of serious harm to yourself or to another. In this instance I would usually speak to you first, although I reserve the right to break confidentiality without consulting you.

 

 

I have an executor to my counselling practice, should I fall seriously ill or die I have made arrangements for a colleague to contact you. They will inform you of my circumstances, support you as necessary and assist you in finding another counsellor should you wish. I would like your permission to share your name and phone number with this person if necessary.

 

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I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a member of the National Counselling Society and I adhere to their ethical framework. If you would like to make an official complaint about our work you can do this through their websites.

https://www.bacp.co.uk   https://nationalcounsellingsociety.org/

Rebecca Davies 

Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.

General Certificate in Online Counselling.

Level 6 Diploma in Online Supervision.

Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP). 

Member of The National Counselling Society (Accredited)              

Member of The Person Centred Association.    

                              

 

Date: 10/01/22