Being an accredited member of the BACP ( British Association of Counsellors and Pyschotherapists) means that I work within their guidance for practice. The requirements of this are described in the section 'our commitments to clients' . (BACP website)

Some of the main aspects are:

Putting clients first by making them our primary concern when working with them.
Working within our competence, capability, skills and knowledge.
Protecting client confidentiality and privacy.
Being in partnership and agreement with clients in terms of how we work together
Respecting boundaries between our work with clients and what lies outside that work.
Not exploiting or abusing clients and communicating any benefits, costs and commitments clients may reasonably expect.
Being honest about the work, accurately communicating our qualifications and work methods and working ethically within the law.
Being willing to discuss any known risks involved in the work and how best to work towards the clients desired outcomes.
Monitoring and reviewing our work both with the client and through supervision with another qualified counsellor

I also have a counselling agreement that I would discuss and ask you to agree to if you choose to work with me (see attached link )