What you share stays between us.

Confidentiality is the ground therapy stands on, so it’s worth being clear about how it works here. This page is written plainly; if anything is unclear, ask me directly.

What I hold, and why

To arrange and provide sessions I keep your name, contact details and brief, secure notes. Notes exist so I can do good work with you over time. They’re kept encrypted, never stored under your full name, and never shared for marketing — I don’t do any.

The limits of confidentiality

What you say in the room is private, with the small number of legal exceptions every therapist must observe: a serious and immediate risk to your life or someone else’s, or specific legal duties around certain crimes. Wherever possible I’ll talk with you first. I’ll explain all of this in our first session.

Supervision

Like all registered therapists, I discuss my work in regular supervision to keep it safe and accountable. Your identity is protected in those conversations — you are never named.

Your rights

You can ask what I hold about you, ask for it to be corrected, or ask me to delete it once our work has ended and any professional retention period has passed. To do any of that, or to raise a concern, email [email protected].

This is a template page for the Havenoak site. Replace it with your own practice’s privacy notice and data-retention terms before going live.