Blog · Katie Green · 15 May 2024
Counselling
What confidentiality really means
The limits Katie Green explains in the first session — harm, safeguarding, and why this is not gossip with a better chair.
What this can look like
Wanting to talk and fearing it will leave the room. Family who ask “what did she say”. Employers who think therapy notes are theirs.
How counselling can help
What you say stays here, with the legal and ethical exceptions I name at the start: serious harm, safeguarding, and the rare court situations. I do not chat about you in the waiting room. Other practitioners in this building do not get a summary unless you ask.
When it is more than counselling
If I did have to share information, I would usually try to tell you first. Immediate danger is still 999.
This article is general information for people considering care at Health at Hart in Hartley Wintney. It is not a diagnosis, a prescription, or a promise of outcome. If you have sudden, severe or unexplained symptoms — including chest pain, unexplained weight loss, night pain, bowel or bladder changes, or a new neurological problem — seek urgent medical advice (NHS 111 or 999). UK osteopaths are regulated by the General Osteopathic Council. Counsellors named here are BACP-registered where stated. Always check with your GP or insurer if you are unsure whether a treatment is appropriate for you.
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