This privacy policy outlines
how West Midlands Psychotherapy Services Ltd processes your personal data.
The data we collect from you and how it is used
We collect information when you make contact with us through the website. The information collected includes; name, email address and telephone number. The reason we
request this data is so that we can contact you regarding your enquiry.
If you proceed to enter
therapy, during both assessment and therapy, personal and sensitive data will be collected. This will include personal details, family details, lifestyle, social circumstances, physical and
mental health details, as well as basic background information such as contact details and name and address of your GP. This will be collected verbally, and a written record will be kept in
notes taken during and/or after the session. This information will not be routinely shared, saved for potentially in the circumstances described in the confidentiality section
below.
West Midlands Psychotherapy
Services Ltd has implemented technical and organisational measures to ensure that personal and sensitive data remains secure. An audit of all the storage methods used by us has been completed
in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and information is kept secure in line with industry standard best practice.
Why we process your data
The legal basis for
collecting this information is that you consent to provide it, since collecting this information is necessary for the performance of the contract to which you are party. Please be advised that
we do not use your data for sales or marketing purposes.
How long we keep your data
Under Common Law West Midlands Psychotherapy Services Ltd will keep
information about you for six years, and in the case of children, three years after someone turns 18. After this date the data will be securely deleted.
Boundaries of confidentiality
The therapist-client relationship is essentially one of a confidential
nature, although this is not absolute. Generally speaking, no information relating to your sessions will be passed to anyone else unless you give written permission to do so. However,
there are some exceptions whereby confidential information would be released, even in the absence of your consent.
These include:
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All health care professionals have a duty to act when there is a danger to the client or any other member of the
public. This generally means that the therapist may involve others when it is necessary to protect the client or another person. For example, if you were to state that you were actively
intent on harming yourself or another person, other relevant authorities will be informed.
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The law requires that health care professionals report instances where they believe a child or children are in danger of
harm, for example, through abuse or neglect. Therefore, if in the course of your sessions you release information pertaining to actual or potential harm to a child, the relevant
authorities will be informed.
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Health care professionals do consult with one another from time to time. The most frequent example of this is with
respect to the therapist’s supervision, where they will discuss case material with their supervisor in the interests of providing a better service to their clients. Where practical, such
material is conveyed without identification. At other times, identification may be necessary, for example if another therapist is covering phone calls in the absence of your
therapist.
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In response to a Court order a therapist must testify or release any records that are kept about
you.
Access to your information and
correction
You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of
your personal information, please
We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove
information you think is inaccurate, please contact us using the details contained in this policy.
Contact West Midlands Psychotherapy Services
Ltd
For further
information, please contact us using the details provided below:
By
Email: info@thepsychotherapyclinic.co.uk
By Post: West Midlands Psychotherapy Services Ltd, West Midlands House, Gipsy Lane, Willenhall, WV13 2HA.
By Phone: 07749763111
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