what are the importance of confidentiality in counseling and psychotherapy?
Patients come for counseling and psychotherapy in order for them to get help, not to be embarassed or get humiliated just because you’ve given out information about them to others. They need to be assured that whatever info they’ll give to you’ll keep it between the two of you. Assuring them of confidentiality could help you gain your patient’s trust. If your patient trusts you, he/she could then give accurate info about him/her or about his/her problem.
