Remember, the counselling space is 'your space'*:
As a client you have the right to:
As a client you have the right to:
- Seek and choose a counsellor of your liking
- seek clarity on anything about the counsellor/counselling process before/during the sessions
- be treated with dignity, respect and seriousness by your counsellor throughout your sessions
- have the content of your counselling sessions kept completely confidential (unless it has been expressly agreed upon otherwise)
- express your opinions/needs without fear of ridicule, embarrassment, judgement
- the right to have your session without interruption (without the counsellor attending to other personal/professional matters during the time)
- the right to have your session without interruption (without the counsellor attending to other personal/professional matters during the time)
- bring up any issue with your counsellor
- seek explanation for a method/approach the counsellor is using
- terminate the session/s if there has been a violate of trust.
- change the counsellor if the sessions are not working for you.
* However, do remember to bring up any of these issues/concerns with your counsellor first. Most counsellors are open to discussing issues that are hindering the counselling process and working on them.
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