Counselling -
George Berguno BSc, MSc, PhD, CPsychol

Therapeutic Contract

Counselling is most effective when client and therapist work together in a collaborative manner.

The following ground rules, therefore, represent an ideal therapeutic contract that therapist and client should strive to observe.

• The therapist will offer conditions of safety, privacy and confidentiality.

• The therapist will offer a fixed weekly time that will remain unchanged unless a new time has been negotiated with the client.

• Therapy is offered on an open-ended basis unless otherwise agreed; the therapist will not terminate counselling without the client’s consent.

• The client agrees to arrive to the session on time.

• The client agrees to speak openly and honestly.

• The therapist undertakes to listen without bias or prejudice or preconception.

• The therapist agrees to put his knowledge, training and experience to therapeutic benefit.

• Therapist and client agree to repair a ground rule whenever one is broken.


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