| What to Expect from Our Relationship As a professional, I will use my best knowledge and skills to help you. This includes following the standards of the American Counseling Association, or ACA. In your best interests, the ACA puts limits on the relationship between a therapist and a client, and I will abide by these. Let me explain these limits, so you will not think they are personal responses to you. First, I am licensed and trained to practice counseling—not law, medicine, finance, or any other profession. I am not able to give you good advice from these other professional viewpoints. Second, state laws and the rules of the ACA require me to keep what you tell me confidential (that is, private). You can trust me not to tell anyone else what you tell me, except in certain limited situations. I explain what those are in the “About Confidentiality” section of this website. Here I want to explain that I try not to reveal who my clients are. This is part of my effort to maintain your privacy. If we meet on the street or socially, I may not say hello or talk to you very much. My behavior will not be a personal reaction to you, but a way to maintain the confidentiality of our relationship. Third, in your best interest, and following the ACA’s standards, I can only be your counselor. I cannot have any other role in your life. I cannot, now or ever, be a close friend or socialize with any of my clients. I cannot be a therapist to someone who is already a friend. I can never have a sexual or romantic relationship with any client during, or after, the course of counseling. I cannot have a business relationship with any of my clients, other than the counseling relationship. Even though you might invite me, I will not attend your family gatherings, such as parties or weddings. As your counselor, I will not celebrate holidays or give you gifts; I may not notice or recall your birthday; and may not receive any of your gifts eagerly. |
| Sometimes all we need is a listening ear, a helping hand and a caring heart to find balance in our lives. |
| Terry McVannel Erwin, Ph.D. Dr. Erwin is a General Practitioner With a Special Interest in Working with Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Certified Hypnotherapist Qualified Supervisor, Florida National Certified Counselor #78891 Licensed Mental Health Counselor #MH8591 |
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