McGill Counselling
Last updated: February 2026
Full details are set out below.
Danny McGill, trading as McGill Counselling, is the data controller for the personal information you provide.
Email: danny@mcgillcounselling.com
ICO Registration Number: ZB770488
I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and adhere to its Ethical Framework.
If you require a postal address for formal correspondence, please contact me by email.
This notice applies to:
For clients aged 16–17, therapy is confidential between myself and the young person. Parents, carers, partners, or employers who fund sessions are contacted only in relation to payment matters unless safeguarding or legal obligations require otherwise.
When you make an enquiry (via email, website form, phone message, or social media), I may collect:
If you proceed to therapy, I may collect:
If you disclose information about criminal matters, safeguarding concerns, or other sensitive topics during sessions, this may be recorded where clinically relevant.
I do not record therapy sessions.
Under UK GDPR, I rely on the following lawful bases:
Processing is undertaken under a professional duty of confidentiality.
Your information is used to:
All counselling sessions are confidential.
However, information may be disclosed where:
I undertake individual, group, and peer supervision. All discussions are fully anonymised and conducted verbally only.
Where appropriate and safe to do so, I aim to discuss any necessary disclosure with you first. However, this cannot always be guaranteed.
Email, SMS, and WhatsApp are primarily used for administrative purposes (for example, appointment reminders or scheduling changes).
Email and WhatsApp may occasionally be used to share therapeutic resources or blank worksheets discussed in session. If you choose to return completed materials electronically, please be aware that email and messaging services carry some inherent security risks and are not fully secure.
These communication channels are not suitable for crisis communication or detailed therapeutic processing.
Social media platforms may be used for initial enquiries only. Clients are advised not to share sensitive personal information via social media. Where possible, communication is transferred to secure channels. Inactive enquiries are archived or deleted within a reasonable period.
Records are retained in accordance with professional indemnity insurance and legal obligations:
After retention periods expire, records are securely destroyed.
I use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information, including:
Only the minimum necessary information is stored within administrative systems.
While reasonable steps are taken to protect electronic communications and stored data, no online method can be guaranteed completely secure.
Some third-party service providers used to support the operation of the practice (such as cloud storage, analytics, email, scheduling, or payment processing services) may process data outside the United Kingdom.
Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards are in place, such as UK-approved Standard Contractual Clauses or International Data Transfer Addendums, to ensure your information remains protected.
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
Requests should be made by email. I will respond within one month. Proof of identity may be required.
In certain circumstances, information may be withheld or redacted where disclosure would cause serious harm or involve third-party data.
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