Relational Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counselling Private Practice

Caz Binstead is an experienced private practitioner, supervisor, and facilitator/visiting lecturer. Specialising in the growth and maintenance of ethical and thriving practice, she was instrumental in the creation of the private practice toolkit at the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and acted as divisional lead on the project. Caz is co-lead of the community platform #TherapistsConnect, and was creative director on their two-day conference, “Private practice 2021: surviving and thriving in uncertain times”. Through her extensive work in this area, Caz has helped hundreds of therapists with their private practices. Nicholas Sarantakis is a practising counselling psychologist and couple, family, and group therapist in London and Milton Keynes. He is the author of several academic and professional articles in psychology and psychotherapy. He has taught at five UK universities as Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies. www.nicholassarantakis.com

1. The rational for this book, and an introduction to the three-dimensional model 2. Initial ethical considerations into transitioning from being a student to a private practitioner 3. Ethical confidence in our practices: Admin and everyday practice management 4. Getting yourself seen!: Ethical marketing, in a 21st-century practice 5. Building your practice: Contracting and engagement 6. A brief overview of the different forms of online therapy and the respective ethical considerations 7. Ethics in couple’s, family, and group therapy in private practice 8. Social awareness in contemporary practice 9. Managing endings in an ethical way 10. Use of individual supervision vs. alternative supportive spaces 11. Social media communities: A space to be heard?