not receiving any other
therapy, counselling or psychiatric care or have specifically and clearly communicated such care prior to our first appointment.
will declare any previous
therapy or psychiatric care
are not at risk of harming
yourself or others
will declare any medications
taken, drug or alcohol dependency or abuse, any other addictions
your sole purpose of
counselling is for your personal and confidential counselling use only
you will declare at the
outset if there exists any additional agenda in your seeking counselling.
This may include, but is not limited to, undergoing counselling for research,
publishing, distribution or any other secondary purpose.
you will declare at the
outset if your particpation in this counselling will be shared in any form,
be it, recordings, transcripts, copying or reporting of or on the experience,
your impressions thereof, surveillance and any other use of the session, verbal
or otherwise, other than for your personal therapeutic benefit.
that your participation
within the counselling process is entirely and absolutely for personal, therapeutic
use.
2. On-going Regular Weekly Therapy - Face-to-face and Telephone
Psychotherapy is normally undertaken with a committment to a minimum of one session per week at the same day and time each week. As your therapist, I reserve this time and my office for you each week.
As my client, you are responsible for payment of these sessions whether attended or not until you have given clear notice that you wish to conclude therapy. You do not pay for sessions that
I cancel, bank holidays and my holidays. I also operate a 3-week client holiday allowance per year, if given at least one full week's notice. This means you do not have to pay for up to 3 sessions per year when specified notice has been given. If you are unable to attend a session and give me a minimum of 48 hours' notice, I will endeavour to try to offer another session in the same week, but this is often not possible during more popular times of day.
Payment for On-going Regular Therapy is due either by session or, for established clients, on a monthly basis. Fees are due within 5 working days of invoice issue and before or on following session.
On-going therapy appointments are scheduled for 60 minutes and start and conclude at the scheduled time; not 60 minutes after a late start.
3. Flexible Booking Counselling - Face-to-face and Telephone
Flexible Counselling is undertaken when a client has a lifestyle where regular weekly sessions is not practical. Therefore, I offer a booking system that allows for flexible scheduling within a specified timeframe. These sessions are paid for at the time of booking and are non-refundable. If I am unable to attend a paid session, I will offer an alternative, mutually-convenient session or issue a refund.
Flexible counselling sessions are scheduled for 50 minutes and start and conclude at the scheduled time; not 50 minutes after a late start.
4. Additional Support
If you require support between
sessions, this can, by agreement, be supplied in either telephone or email format.
This is chargeable. Please view the main website or ask for current rates.
5. Confidentiality
I will do my best to keep the content of your e-mails confidential
although this is not 100% possible when using the internet (please read the
Disclaimer).
After I have received your history and personal details, you may wish to consider
not including personally identifiable content in electronic transmissions
that contain sensitive content. You may need to consider the fact that other
people may have access to your computer and you will need to decide how to keep
our counselling confidential if you wish to do so.
My communications with you, electronic or otherwise, may not be transcribed, recorded, printed, posted or published either in whole or in part
without my express, written permission. Material arising from the counselling
including your experience of the process may not be used for commercial purposes,
interviews, media without my express, written permission.
If I feel you are in danger
of coming to harm or that someone you are in contact with might be harmed, I
will need to break confidentiality in order to protect you or the third party.
I would do my best to discuss this with you and involve you in the process but
therapy may need to be suspended.
6. Supervision
I may discuss aspects of the work we do together with my supervisor. This is
usual within the profession and is to ensure the high standard of my work. I
would not reveal your identity to them.
7. Code of ethics
I abide by the code of ethics of the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
10. Delivery
Delivery constitutes Deborah
Ward's availability for the scheduled hour and will conclude at the scheduled
end-time regardless of client's delay or lateness in starting. Therefore, please
be prompt. 'Delivery' will be deemed 'Received' regardless of whether the client
'attends' the session or not. The exception to this is if a minimum of 48 hours
notice is received and a mutually-convenient alternative session is agreed.
I operate an ethical practice and take my client's welfare extremely seriously.
10.
Geographical Setting This counselling and therapy service is provided in the United Kingdom
and is available to UK citizens residing and located within the United Kingdom
at the time of the service being provided. Any prospective or current client
must declare, at the outset, their geographic location and citizenship if other
than British. All and any therapeutic and counselling service by Deborah Ward
is specifically denied to people
who live in a country or state other than the UK that requires licensure in
that location. It is the responsibility of the client to declare, at the outset,
any legal requirements their area of citizenship demands.
11. Dispute Deborah Ward
and you, the client, agree that any dispute arising out of
this service shall first be resolved by mediation, if possible. This contract
was entered into in Oxfordshire County, United Kingdom, and any necessary arbitration
or litigation will take place in this county. All terminology is intended for
a UK audience; those not familiar with UK psychotherapy and counselling terms
should not assume nor construe meaning applicable to a non-UK service, professional
qualifications, standards or any other aspect of The Being Well's operations.