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We will only break confidentiality if: 

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  • The client gives consent in writing for the confidence to be broken

  • Community Counselling is compelled by a court of law, or

  • In order to safeguard a child or a vulnerable adult

  • Information relates to the prevention or detection of serious crime

  • The client is a danger to him/herself or to others, or

  • Where someone else is believed to be at risk of serious harm 

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Confidentiality in counselling creates a space where the client can explore sensitive topics in the knowledge that the counsellor will not repeat what clients say unless there are exceptional circumstances.

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For the counsellor, maintaining client confidentiality within certain limitations is an ethical responsibility, and it is part of what makes counselling different from other relationships.
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