There must be a good level of trust in our relationship in order for our work to be effective.
Confidentiality is one important part of that trusting relationship.
Please read the following points carefully and discuss with me any questions or concerns you may have. As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, I am required by law and by my profession's Code of Ethics to maintain everything I know about you in strict confidence. That means I cannot reveal your name or anything else about you to anyone else without your explicit authorization to do so. Although many people don't realize it, you have signed over your right of confidentiality to your health insurance company. That means that you have given your insurance company authorization to obtain any and all information I have about you when you request them to pay for any of the services I provide to you.