Social Media Policy

Nowadays, it’s quite common for therapists to have social media accounts to share information about therapy and market their services and offerings online. If you wish to connect with me through social media, here’s some information about how we’ll be able to connect and what you may wish to remain mindful of.

Blurred lines between personal and professional - I use social media for both personal and professional purposes. The professional pages I use are on Instagram (see below), Facebook and Linkedin. Refraining from looking at my personal social media accounts would be a big help in respecting my privacy and protecting our work together.

I recognize that viewing clients’ online activities without your consent, and without explicit arrangement towards a specific purpose, could potentially have a negative influence on our working relationship. If there are things from your online life that you wish to share with me, please bring them into our sessions where we can view and explore them together, during the therapy time.

Following - I have no expectation that you as a client will follow my professional social media accounts. My primary concern is your privacy. You are welcome to use your own discretion in choosing whether to follow my social media accounts.

‘Friending’ - I am unable to accept friend requests from current or former clients. The practice of adding clients as friends or contacts on these sites can compromise your confidentiality and our respective privacy. It may also blur the boundaries of the therapeutic relationship. If you need to contact me between sessions, please email, phone or text. If you have questions about this, please bring them up with me in session.

Public conversations - If you choose to interact with me publicly on social media, such as commenting on an Instagram post or sending a direct message, I either won’t respond, or my response won’t acknowledge that I know you in any other capacity.

Social media platforms are not secure. For this reason, I am unable to exchange private messages with current, propective, or previous clients through social media platforms.

Sharing your location when we meet in person - If you used location-based services on your mobile phone, you may wish to be aware of the privacy issues related to using these services. If you have GPS tracking enabled on your device, it is possible that others may conclude that you are a client due to your location.

Thank you for taking the time to review my Social Media Policy. If you have questions or concerns about any of these policies and procedures or regarding our potential interactions online, please bring them to my attention so that we can discuss them.