Privacy Policy

GDPR & Privacy Policy

At Worthy Therapies, accessible from www.worthytherapies.co.uk, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Worthy Therapies and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us. Our Privacy Policy was generated with the help of GDPR Privacy Policy Generator

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We are a Data Controller of your information.

Worthy Therapies legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:

• Worthy Therapies needs to perform a contract with you
• You have given Worthy Therapies permission to do so
• Processing your personal information is in Worthy Therapies legitimate interests
• Worthy Therapies needs to comply with the law

Worthy Therapies will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.
• The right of rectification.
• The right to object.
• The right of restriction.
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent

Log Files

Worthy Therapies follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, Worthy Therapies uses "cookies". These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of Worthy Therapies.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Worthy Therapies, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that Worthy Therapies has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Third Party Privacy Policies

Worthy Therapies Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

Children's Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Worthy Therapies does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Online Privacy Policy Only

Our Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Worthy Therapies. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Terms and Conditions

Fees: Service fees and duration of therapeutic sessions will be agreed upon before your first session.  Payment is due in full, 72hrs in advance of the session. Payment can be made by cash, paypal or bank transfer. Please be aware that if using bank transfer, some payments can take 24 hours to clear. If payment has not been received by the time of your appointment, you will not be seen but may still be charged in accordance with the cancellation policy. A receipt can be issued to you when payment has been received. 

Confidentiality:  All of our interactions (conversations, emails, session details etc.) will remain strictly confidential, meaning that I will not share any personal information provided by you with anyone without your express consent – except as provided by law or unless there are safeguarding concerns, meaning that you have told me that you are a harm to yourself or someone else. In this case I would contact your doctor and any appropriate authorities. I am also required to undertake regular clinical supervision with a qualified professional, where I discuss my work in confidence. This is standard ethical practice that enables me to work with you and for you, to the best of my ability.

Governing Body:  Please note that I am an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society and as such am bound by the Society’s Code of Ethics as detailed at https://ncps.com/about-us/code-of-ethics

Notice:  Counselling is not the practice of medicine or psychiatry.  The counselling services provided are for educational and self-improvement purposes and are not intended for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical or psychological condition.  If you have an ongoing medical illness, mental disability or mental illness, you should always consult with your GP or other relevant medical professional and obtain consent and approval for counselling. 

Availability: You may feel free to contact me outside of our scheduled sessions by phone or by email if you have any urgent queries or questions or need to rearrange a session. I will do my best to return all phone calls and emails within 24-hours of receiving them (except when out of town or on holidays). However, if your queries are more reflections on your treatment or insights into its progress, I would encourage you to write these down and bring them along to our next allotted session for review together.

Commitments and Integrity: If I make a commitment to you, this commitment will be kept – in the way and time frame promised. If, in exceptional circumstances only, I am unable to keep a commitment, I will notify you of this as soon as I know of the need for change. I will deal with you at the highest standards of integrity, honesty, professionalism, and respect. I will let you know if at any point in time I feel that my involvement is not likely to make a positive difference in your life. By the same token, I expect you to keep any commitments made during our sessions, including ‘homework’ that I set. If at any point during our sessions, commitment or integrity is called into question and cannot be resolved, therapy will end.

Non-Judgment: I am not here to judge “right” or “wrong”. My position as counsellor is to help you achieve the goal you want. As there may be times when you will share information that may make you vulnerable, I assure you that I will treat your choices, disclosures and actions with respect.

Feedback: I give and ask for feedback as much as possible. Let me know when something is working for you, as well as when something is not. The earlier the better. If I ever do or say anything that upsets you or doesn’t feel right, please bring it to my attention so that we can resolve it as soon as possible. My objective is to have a professional relationship that is fully open, honest, real and trusting.

Cancellations: It is important for us to keep our appointments, for your benefit, as well as the benefit of my other clients. 48-hour notice is required to cancel an appointment; I reserve the right to charge the full fee for a session cancelled with less than 48-hours’ notice. If you are delayed for an appointment, please call me to let me know as soon as possible on 07519595393.