Your data will never be actively shared except where required by law such as if my notes are subpoenaed by court, or if life or safety are seriously threatened, I may have to contact your GP or pass information on to the relevant authorities. Wherever possible I would discuss this with you beforehand.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases I rely on for processing this information are:
Your consent. You can remove your consent at any time by contacting myself (via my email address laurawilliamscounselling@protonmail.com) However, do note that I am obliged to keep my notes for up to 7 years from when our sessions end for insurance purposes.

You can ask me at any time to correct any mistakes there may be in the personal information I hold about you or any updates such as your name, email, phone number, emergency contacts, pronouns, etc.

You also have the right to request that I erase information about you, which I will do so to the furthest extent possible, allowing that I may need to retain some information about you to ensure that I am compliant with any legal requirements, or for the purposes of public safety or my own internal complaints processes. I keep minimal information about clients to carry out my work. I conduct regular audits of the data I collect and routinely delete emails, email addresses and text messages.