did my therapist violate confidentiality.

I am 22.
What happened to make this short and sweet is my 0parents are making me see a therapist because I dont have a hjob and show no interest in tv shows and movies.My mom went with me on the first day and explained all this.I signed a confidentiality consent form.

My therapist asked me if i have any problems at home i am dealing with . I told the therapist my parents dont give me my mail and almost got me arrested by ripping up my jury duty papers.

My therapist also recopmmended me a janitorial job and said dont miss the deadline.

I didnt sign any form to give therapist consent to speak to my parents. I physically overheard my therapist ttalk over the phone to my mother, I was listening on another phone which had the therapist tell my mother that i told on them about not giving me my mail,the therapist also said I missed the deadline for the job which got my parents mad. i just dont want to do janitorial work.


The therapist also told me parents that I should be put on disability and be placed in a governemnt program for disabled people. Can the therapist discuss this with my parents, and reveal the conversation we had about my problems at home.

This is not the first time I overheard this conversation. About a week ago, the therapist called my parents and told them about the disability and be put in a governement program for disabled


What can i say if i file a grievance. please help. The therapist should have a supervisor. but I dont know if they will be on my side. This is a serious issue because my whole family is angry at me for not submitting the deadline job. Some therapist, getting my family against me.

Hello makeshift333: This can be tricky because laws can vary. But, at age 22, unless your parents have been granted guardianship, & assuming you did not sign a release for the T to talk with your parents, I would venture to say that yes, your confidentiality was violated. At least, where I live this would be the case. However, to be sure, I would suggest you contact perhaps a local government agency that handles mental health concerns or perhaps an advocacy organization to make sure.

Your therapist disclosed information about your disability--a medical condition--to your parents, I would say that is a violation. Also saying that you didn't apply for a job in time is also a violation, your decision to apply for work and how you go about that should be something that you can discuss confidentially in therapy.

You said: My mom went with me on the first day and explained all this.I signed a confidentiality consent form.

So what did you sign? When I brought someone to my first appointment I had to sign a consent and then they could be present. I specifically had to date that she only had consent for that date otherwise the consent is open for a year.