A Note On Adolescence And Confidentiality In Psychotherapy

The experience of a private and protected therapeutic space is central to the adolescent psychotherapist’s work.

As treating professionals and society, it is our responsibility to offer adolescents the best possible experience of healthcare services and in this particular instance, seeking mental health services such as therapy. An adolescents’ first experience of a therapeutic process is likely to inform their help-seeking behaviour, and it may also influence their proclivity to accessing mental health services later in life as adults when needed.