CLIENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS You have the right to: Receive respectful treatment. Refuse treatment or a particular intervention strategy. Ask any questions at any time. Know how available the counselor is for you or what the waiting period is. Have full information about fees and method of payment. Choose your own lifestyle and have that choice respected by your counselor/coach. Have full information regarding the counselor’s qualifications to practice, including licensure or registration, training, and experience. Have full information about the counselor’s therapeutic orientation and any technique which is routinely used. Have full information regarding your diagnosis, if your counselor uses one. [A diagnosis is necessary for insurance reimbursement.] Consult as many counselors as you choose until you find someone with whom you feel you can work. Experience a safe setting, free from physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Agree to a written contract of counseling goals and treatment plan. Talk about any part of your counseling with anyone you choose, including another counselor. Ask questions about the counselor’s values, background, and attitudes that are relevant to your counseling and be provided with respectful answers. Request that the therapist evaluate the progress of counseling. Have full information regarding the limits of confidentially and with whom and under what circumstances the counselor may discuss your case. If there is a credible threat to self or others it must be reported; courts may subpoena records as well, though this is quite rare. Have full information regarding the extent of written or taped records of your counseling sessions and whether you will have access to them. Terminate therapy at any time. [It is better f to discuss this before deciding.] Disclose only that personal information which you choose and refuse to answer any question if you choose. [This may be detrimental to your progress.] Require the therapist to send a report regarding your therapy with your written authorization. There may be a charge for this service. Have access to summaries of written files about you at your request, when legally possible.