TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THERAPEUTIC AGREEMENT FOR IN-PERSON & ONLINE THERAPY
BASIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The present therapeutic agreement is between you (the Patient) and Michael Patrick, the Psychologist assigned to you.
The present therapeutic agreement abides by the GDPR legislation 2018. By commencing therapy (in-person and/or remote/online), the Patient (you) agrees to the following terms and conditions:
By commencing a course of treatment, each time the Patient arrives to an in-person and/or online/remote therapy session s/he consents to have the session in the agreed modality at the time of the booking.
All new Patients are required to read and confirm the acceptance of the terms and conditions of this therapeutic agreement. Confirmation can be provided in writing via email. If written confirmation is not provided for any reason, then by commencing therapy the Patient agrees to the term & conditions of this agreement. The Patient is required to respond in writing (via email) if s/he does not agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement.
Any insured or uninsured session (in-person and/or online) cancelled or rescheduled by the Patient with less than seven days’ notice will be charged in full to the Patient. Any sessions (insured or uninsured, in-person and/or online) that take place every other week (i.e., 14 days), that are cancelled or rescheduled by the Patient with less than 14 days’ notice will be charged in full to the Patient. Each appointment for uninsured Patients (private) must be paid before or at the time of booking the appointment. Failure to do so will result in the Patient forfeiting the session.
Michael Patrick abides by the code of confidentiality of HCPC, BABCP, BPS and GDPR regulations. Identifying information, such as Patient’s name, address, biographical details and other description of a Patient’s life and his/her circumstances, will be kept confidential and stored safely.
Contact outside sessions is encouraged mainly for re-scheduling appointments. If there is a crisis you (the Patient) can leave a message by email or text and Michael Patrick will contact you as soon as he is available. Please be mindful that this is not a crisis service. If you require emergency support please contact your GP, NHS 111 online service, or 999. In addition, you can call:
1.1 After booking a therapy appointment by either telephone, email or text, the Patient, in accepting the appointment, accepts the following conditions for the appointment: The Patient agrees to Michael Patrick contacting him/her via email or SMS/WhatsApp/Zoom…
1.4 Michael Patrick requires the Patient to be truthful and work in the best interests of the agreement between Michael Patrick and the Patient…
2.3 Payment can be in the form of paypal before the start of the session.
2.4 A minimum notice of 24 hours is required to cancel a session, otherwise the payment will be kept.
5.1 Michael Patrick adheres to the ethical framework and guidelines of the BPS, BABCP and HCPC
7.2 The Patient has the right to request a copy of the clinical notes that Michael Patrick holds about her/him…
8.3 If Michael Patrick considers the Patient’s needs are beyond the limits of his competence, he reserves the right to terminate the therapeutic contract…
8.4 If Michael Patrick decides to end the therapeutic agreement with the Patient due to unforeseen circumstances, he reserves the right not to disclose the reason for this decision…
INFORMED CONSENT
By commencing therapy, I (the Patient) acknowledge that I have read the information above, and I agree with the terms and conditions of this agreement.