has the right to see any written records I keep about our sessions. It is extremely rare that a parent/guardian would ever request to look at these records.

As a Resident in Counseling, I must consult regularly with my clinical supervisor, Mr. Guy Strawder, LMFT, LPC on client cases. The Virginia Board of Counseling requires a minimum of one hour and a maximum of four (4) hours of direct clinical supervision for every forty (40) hours of work experience during the period of my residency. Occasionally, I may also seek consultation with the Chief, Clinical Services of Revelations Counseling and Consulting, Mrs. Joanne Strawder, LCSW and other licensed mental health professionals that may specialize in particular topics relevant to your therapy. I will request your permission before seeking consultation other than from my clinical supervisor, and will only share information that is necessary to help me conceptualize treatment plans for our work together.

## Record keeping

My case notes will generally identify that you attended the session, your mental health status at the time of the session, interventions that may have been applied in session, and your progress towards your goals. You have the right to a copy of your file and the right to request that I correct any errors in your file. You also have the right to request that I make a copy of your file available to another health care provider at your written request. I maintain your records in a secure location that cannot be accessed by anyone else.

## Diagnosis

Under the terms of my residency, I am required to conduct biopsychosocial assessments and provide a diagnosis for every assigned client. Diagnoses are technical terms that describe the nature of mental health problems and details about whether they are short-term or long-term issues. If you have questions about your diagnosis, I will discuss it with you. All of the diagnoses I determine will come from a book titled the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. I have a copy in the practice and will be glad to let you refer to it to learn more about what it says about your diagnosis.

#### Social Networking

As a matter of policy, I do not accept friend requests from current or former clients on social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn). I believe that adding clients as friends constitutes a dual-relationship while also jeopardizing your confidentiality and privacy. For this same reason, I ask that clients do not attempt to communicate with me through any interactive media or social networking websites.

## Other Rights

You have the right to ask questions about anything that happens in therapy. It is always my intention to work collaboratively with you on your goals for therapy. You can ask me about my training for working with your concerns, and can request that I refer you to someone else if you decide that I am not the right counselor for you. You are free to leave therapy at any time.

## My Training and Approach to Counseling

As a Resident in Counseling, I have completed my master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University. My training includes work with teenagers, adults, families, and couples; both lay people and priests. My clinical interests include depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, moral injury, trauma, adverse experiences throughout the lifespan, stress, and anger management.

My approach to counseling incorporates psychodynamic and person-centered theories, along with cognitive- behavioral methods from exposure therapy and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). I also integrate the work of Catholic psychiatrists Anna Terruwe and Conrad Baars, and the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas.

I am also an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist. EMDR is a clinical protocol