CONFIDENTIALITY
We have a professional and ethical responsibility towards protecting information received from my clients. However, we may break confidentiality if there is an immediate threat to safety or when required by state or federal law to report concerns to authorities. These situations include:
Threatening to immediately or soon (imminently) harm yourself or commit suicide
Threatening to immediately or soon (imminently) harm or take the life of another person
Abusing a child, a vulnerable adult, or elderly (someone older than age 18 who is hospitalized or made vulnerable by a disability)
Being unable to safely care for yourself