A full informed consent document will be provided and reviewed prior to your first session. If you have any questions about policies or practice procedures, feel free to contact me.
Confidentiality
Everything discussed in therapy is confidential. There are two exceptions required by law:
Mandatory reporting — If there is reasonable suspicion that a child, dependent adult, or elder is being abused or neglected, I am required to report this to the appropriate authorities.
Duty to warn — If you communicate a serious, credible threat of harm to an identifiable person, I am required to take steps to protect that person, which may include notifying them or law enforcement (Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California).
A full informed consent document covering all policies and procedures will be provided and reviewed before your first session.
Amanda Cotten Counseling 