Update to Therapeutic Agreement 2020

CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 VIRUS

The aim of this document is to prevent the spread of coronavirus and allay your anxieties. It is to ensure that both you the client, and I your therapist, are doing are upmost to protect ourselves and others.

Please follow the advice listed by the government and NHS websites as below:

Latest UK Government information, including countries of risk and travel advice: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

Latest advice from the NHS, including hand-washing advice, contact numbers and self-isolation procedures: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

If you have recently returned from overseas from any of the high-risk areas listed on the website within the last 14 days you are advised to self-isolate. This may mean that you will need to postpone your face to face appointment with me or arrange an online session, which I will be happy to explain the process to you in detail.
Similarly, the Government advises that anyone who has travelled back to the UK from any other country identified on their website and shows symptoms of fever, a cough or shortness of breath, the individual should self-isolate, even if symptoms are mild.
If you identify in one of the high-risk groups, it is better to have online sessions until further notice to protect yourself.
I will ensure that my equipment and surroundings in the clinics that I work from are kept clean and disinfected to minimise any risks. However, please feel free to decline any part of usual therapy that you are not comfortable with.
As an extra layer of protection during this time I will not be shaking hands, using the GSR monitor on your fingers, or sharing the tablet to complete your outcomes.

Should I contract coronavirus, I may be obliged to inform the health authorities of everyone I have been in contact with. In this case, I may need to share your name and contact details. Please note I will not inform any Health Authority that I am your therapist or share the context of our contact, but you may subsequently be contacted by the Health Authority.

The Government advice about COVID-19 is constantly evolving, so it would be prudent to keep up to date by following the links above