Client Rights - Principles Protecting a Free People
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Clients have the right to a safe space for self-exploration and self-determination with a therapist who honors their freely chosen values.
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Clients have the right to integrate their personal values, spiritual beliefs, or religious faith into their therapy and their individual growth process.
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Clients should never be treated against their will or encouraged to seek therapy in ways that use manipulation, coercion or authoritarianism.
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Clients have the right to discuss their concerns and identify distress without being reduced to diagnostic categories or labels.
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Clients have the right to evaluate - with the help of their therapist - the potential risks and benefits of various options and conduct in order to promote personal responsibility and more effective choice making.
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Clients have the right to seek therapy from a licensed mental health professional for any personal motivation free from governmental obstruction or intrusion.
