Social Media Policy

As an Educational and Developmental Psychologist with AHPRA, certain rules and obligations must be met when interacting on the internet. This information will discuss Inner Reflection Psychology’s social media policy and how you may expect this clinic to respond to any interactions with you on the internet, especially if you are, or have received therapy or assessment sessions in the past from Inner Reflections Psychology.

Friending and Following

Inner Reflections Psychology and it’s psychologists do not accept friend or contact requests from current or former clients on any personal social network platforms, including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram and other similar platforms. We believe that adding clients as friends or contacts on these sites can compromise your confidentiality and your respective privacy. It may also blur the boundaries of the therapeutic relationship. If you have any further questions about this, please discuss this further with your clinician.

You are welcome to view/follow Inner Reflections Psychology’s public Instagram accessible under the name “Inner Reflections Psychology". Inner Reflections Psychology harbours no expectations that clients will engage with our professional profiles and we respect your discretion in deciding whether to follow our public social media accounts. If you wish to discuss any content from these pages with your psychologist at Inner Reflections Psychology, please feel free to bring it up in your session.

Interacting

If you are a client and would like to contact Inner Reflections Psychology in between sessions, please do so via email, which can be found in the contact tab of this website. Please do not use social networking sites to contact Inner Reflections Psychology, as these sites are not secure and the messages might not be read in a timely fashion. Also, engaging with Inner Reflections Psychology in this way could compromise your confidentiality. It may also create the possibility that these exchanges become a part of your legal medical record and will need to be documented and archived in your chart.

Online Searches

Inner Reflections Psychology and it’s psychologists are committed to refraining from conducting online searches or social media platforms to seek information about clients, whether past, current or potential. Such actions could infringe upon your privacy and may blur the professional boundaries of the therapeutic relationship.

Business Review Sites

The Australian Psychological Association’s Ethics Codes states that it is unethical for psychologists to solicit testimonials from therapy clients. If you happen upon listings of Inner Reflections Psychology’s practice or website on review sites, please be aware that these listings do not constitute a request for testimonials, ratings or endorsements from clients. While you have the freedom to express your thoughts on these platforms, please understand that, owing to client confidentiality, Inner Reflections Psychology will not be in a position to respond to reviews, whether positive or negative, on any of these websites. We strongly encourage you to prioritise your own privacy, just as we uphold our commitment to safeguarding the confidentiality of your information.