Please read the following section “E Mail communication issues” as well as this section
I adhere to the Code of Ethics of the New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists. http://www.nzap.org.nz
I am supervised by professional colleagues and names of clients are not disclosed during supervision sessions.
Details of my conversations with you online are not disclosed to any other person unless there are safety issues. (It is important to read the next paragraph).
I work on the basis that clients (and supervisees) must take responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others as e mail connections do not provide ways for me to ensure your safety. The only exception to this arises if I am concerned a person may harm themselves or harm someone else. If you are a client from within New Zealand your permission will be requested first, and in circumstances where I must proceed to make a referral I will inform you before phoning a doctor, a mental health service or a crisis intervention service.
Overseas clients are advised I will write you an e mail insisting you contact someone if you are in danger of harming yourself or others.