Therapists in Bath, ME
![Photo of Debra Johannah Harkness - Johannah Harkness Psychotherapy, MA, LCPC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/83e3523f-2775-4ed8-9d0a-ed6556fe4a7a/3/320x400.png)
As an LCPC, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider, my practice focuses on post traumatic resilience, and healthy habits of mind, body and spirit. Clients are compassionately supported to heal and manage early attachment- and trauma-based influences. Psycho-education on the neurobiology of trauma, strategies to calm trauma-related hyper-arousal and triggering, habit reversal, removal of blocks to personal agency and fulfillment of potential, development of relational life skills such as service, gratitude and connection with nature are all important to holistic healing.
As an LCPC, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider, my practice focuses on post traumatic resilience, and healthy habits of mind, body and spirit. Clients are compassionately supported to heal and manage early attachment- and trauma-based influences. Psycho-education on the neurobiology of trauma, strategies to calm trauma-related hyper-arousal and triggering, habit reversal, removal of blocks to personal agency and fulfillment of potential, development of relational life skills such as service, gratitude and connection with nature are all important to holistic healing.
![Photo of Ella L Brown, LCPC-C, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/aa3184dd-dd59-436b-9d91-0c5266bb78a5/2/320x400.jpeg)
Whatever challenge you are facing - anxiety, depression, feelings related to connectivity/isolation, general day-to-day issues that are adding up or becoming overwhelming, issues with life transitions, or issues with your partner, I will meet you (individuals or couples) wherever you are on your journey and provide a space where you feel seen and heard. We will work together to identify the emotions associated with the challenges in your life, process those emotions, and discover your strengths. I will form a collaborative relationship with you and be with you every step of the way as you make changes and discover your potential.
Whatever challenge you are facing - anxiety, depression, feelings related to connectivity/isolation, general day-to-day issues that are adding up or becoming overwhelming, issues with life transitions, or issues with your partner, I will meet you (individuals or couples) wherever you are on your journey and provide a space where you feel seen and heard. We will work together to identify the emotions associated with the challenges in your life, process those emotions, and discover your strengths. I will form a collaborative relationship with you and be with you every step of the way as you make changes and discover your potential.
![Photo of Carol L Huntington, LCSW, DCSW, MSW, M Div, MSW , Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/ba4623c2-4620-4015-9961-eb785f64ee91/1/320x400.jpeg)
Carol L Huntington
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DCSW, MSW, M Div, MSW
Verified Verified
Bath, ME 04530 (Online Only)
You may be blocked or feeling helpless, stuck or at a loss for how to cope. You may be unsure where to begin or how to continue in your journey with more joy, meaning and purpose. I focus on your strengths and believe in the inherent wisdom each person has. I combine my life experience and clinical training. My specialties include helping people to navigate grief, PTSD, trauma, anxiety, life transitions, problematic substance use, depression, and spiritual conflicts. I will journey with you nonjudgmentally to help you identify and work on your goals. I will model, facilitate, and help you discover new ways of coping, and behaving.
You may be blocked or feeling helpless, stuck or at a loss for how to cope. You may be unsure where to begin or how to continue in your journey with more joy, meaning and purpose. I focus on your strengths and believe in the inherent wisdom each person has. I combine my life experience and clinical training. My specialties include helping people to navigate grief, PTSD, trauma, anxiety, life transitions, problematic substance use, depression, and spiritual conflicts. I will journey with you nonjudgmentally to help you identify and work on your goals. I will model, facilitate, and help you discover new ways of coping, and behaving.
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Dr. Edward Hall
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, PhD, LADC, MAC, CCS
Verified Verified
Bath, ME 04530 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Addiction can take such a heavy toll on us, and on the people, we care about the most, I’d like to help. I believe everyone has within them limitless power to transform into the most confident, fulfilled, authentic version of themselves. But that can feel impossible, especially when you’re weighed down by anxiety, frustration, disappointment, anger, financial difficulty, legal issues, and hopelessness.
Addiction can take such a heavy toll on us, and on the people, we care about the most, I’d like to help. I believe everyone has within them limitless power to transform into the most confident, fulfilled, authentic version of themselves. But that can feel impossible, especially when you’re weighed down by anxiety, frustration, disappointment, anger, financial difficulty, legal issues, and hopelessness.
![Photo of Emily Michaud, LCPC, LADC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/34c83fc2-f57b-418f-ab36-86fa77619054/1/320x400.jpeg)
Emily Michaud
Counselor, LCPC, LADC
Verified Verified
Bath, ME 04530 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Are you ready to engage in an experience of growth and healing? Do you sometimes feel stuck? I would like to help you figure out how to get your needs met, to increase hope and to help you to engage in a better relationship with YOU and others in your life. Lets brainstorm together. My training and experience lies in addiction treatment, codependency recovery, nature focused treatment, treatment of PTSD and trauma, mood disorders, personality disorders and psychotic disorders. I am also developing an online codependency recovery group as well as a nature based outdoors based therapy group in the Midcoast area.
Are you ready to engage in an experience of growth and healing? Do you sometimes feel stuck? I would like to help you figure out how to get your needs met, to increase hope and to help you to engage in a better relationship with YOU and others in your life. Lets brainstorm together. My training and experience lies in addiction treatment, codependency recovery, nature focused treatment, treatment of PTSD and trauma, mood disorders, personality disorders and psychotic disorders. I am also developing an online codependency recovery group as well as a nature based outdoors based therapy group in the Midcoast area.
![Photo of Lynn Mallory, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/1f5ea37a-c4d7-4f33-873d-f2edb9770c8f/2/320x400.jpeg)
** I am not currently accepting new clients, but will update when I have openings.** Sometimes life can be challenging. Kids don't always know how to manage difficult transitions or feelings by using their words. Instead, an unhappy or anxious child may present with behaviors that are upsetting. I can help discover underlying issues and guide young people in finding ways to better express what is on their minds.
** I am not currently accepting new clients, but will update when I have openings.** Sometimes life can be challenging. Kids don't always know how to manage difficult transitions or feelings by using their words. Instead, an unhappy or anxious child may present with behaviors that are upsetting. I can help discover underlying issues and guide young people in finding ways to better express what is on their minds.
![Photo of Rory Wall, LCPC-C, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/5385b101-f7d1-46db-9107-2cb82c74f435/3/320x400.jpeg)
Current client openings. I like thinking about therapy as an expedition. Pretend you decide to row across the Atlantic, for instance. What a brave goal! Something draws you to it, despite your fear. You know you will encounter both the dark, turbulent nights as well as the calm, colorful days. To do this safely, you decide you could use a companion, a fellow-traveler. More than anything, you want poised connection with self, nature and other; a growing of your edges, and certainly the healing that follows naturally in its wake.
Current client openings. I like thinking about therapy as an expedition. Pretend you decide to row across the Atlantic, for instance. What a brave goal! Something draws you to it, despite your fear. You know you will encounter both the dark, turbulent nights as well as the calm, colorful days. To do this safely, you decide you could use a companion, a fellow-traveler. More than anything, you want poised connection with self, nature and other; a growing of your edges, and certainly the healing that follows naturally in its wake.
![Photo of Anita R Lichman, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/40a3a1bd-2377-4155-a61d-b75051c3f270/1/320x400.jpeg)
Accepting New Telehealth Clients: People who work with me will find a therapist who is welcoming, non-judgmental, and flexible. I lean heavily on years of training in narrative therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dream analysis, tarot as a projective tool, and trauma informed work along with my highly tuned intuition and compassion. I try to be down to earth and bring humor into sessions when appropriate too.
Accepting New Telehealth Clients: People who work with me will find a therapist who is welcoming, non-judgmental, and flexible. I lean heavily on years of training in narrative therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dream analysis, tarot as a projective tool, and trauma informed work along with my highly tuned intuition and compassion. I try to be down to earth and bring humor into sessions when appropriate too.
![Photo of Sanja Gerskovic, LCPC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3d1868a4-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/3/320x400.jpeg)
"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living." --Gail Sheehy. I am so pleased to live in Midcoast Maine and work with those in the community to seek out life's joys and opportunities. As a therapist, it is essential to work with people where they're at, and help guide them to where they want to be. I've assisted people along such paths in a variety of settings and ranges of diagnostic severity. ***Currently not accepting new clients. ***
"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living." --Gail Sheehy. I am so pleased to live in Midcoast Maine and work with those in the community to seek out life's joys and opportunities. As a therapist, it is essential to work with people where they're at, and help guide them to where they want to be. I've assisted people along such paths in a variety of settings and ranges of diagnostic severity. ***Currently not accepting new clients. ***
![Photo of Rebecca Porter, MS, LCPC, HHC, NCC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3dd8e876-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
When we are faced with the common ebb and flow of life's challenges we sometimes cope in ways that may not serve our best-self, compromising our relationships, family, physical health, or career. This can leave us feeling out of balance, overwhelmed, and seeking a change. Through an integrative mind-body approach we will explore how the compromised aspects of your life impact you as a whole, while empowering you with tools and strategies to regain the balance you desire.
When we are faced with the common ebb and flow of life's challenges we sometimes cope in ways that may not serve our best-self, compromising our relationships, family, physical health, or career. This can leave us feeling out of balance, overwhelmed, and seeking a change. Through an integrative mind-body approach we will explore how the compromised aspects of your life impact you as a whole, while empowering you with tools and strategies to regain the balance you desire.
![Photo of Diana Leigh Embler, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/948bec1b-48f9-458e-b6dd-77a6ec6e8caf/3/320x400.jpeg)
Diana Leigh Embler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Bath, ME 04530 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, stress and having issues with relationships, work/school or family? Together we can develop your strengths and skills to better manage the challenges of life. Most of my practice has focused on working with Women's Issues, LGBTQ, teens, families and couples. I work from a variety of approaches that focus on the skills to manage symptoms and regain a sense of hope and delight. We will focus on interventions that build on strengths, capacity for connection, mindfulness, clarity and change.
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, stress and having issues with relationships, work/school or family? Together we can develop your strengths and skills to better manage the challenges of life. Most of my practice has focused on working with Women's Issues, LGBTQ, teens, families and couples. I work from a variety of approaches that focus on the skills to manage symptoms and regain a sense of hope and delight. We will focus on interventions that build on strengths, capacity for connection, mindfulness, clarity and change.
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LCSW in Bath, Maine with over 25 years of experience with adolescent, adult, couples, and family therapy. Psychodynamically trained with skills in EMDR and DBT.
![Photo of Terence Donahue, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/753fa575-b399-4e40-af09-80af1b68633f/4/320x400.jpeg)
Book with me now by clicking on my website. Current openings for telehealth and in person sessions. I am a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience supporting families in a variety of roles. I provide individual counseling to adults and adolescents in person and online. I have experience supporting clients with depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use disorder, self harm, and eating disorders.
Book with me now by clicking on my website. Current openings for telehealth and in person sessions. I am a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience supporting families in a variety of roles. I provide individual counseling to adults and adolescents in person and online. I have experience supporting clients with depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use disorder, self harm, and eating disorders.
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Jessie Weary
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Bath, ME 04530 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Do you find yourself struggling with life transitions, changes, anxiety, burnout, feeling stuck? Have you been told you are an Empath or HSP and/or are you part of the LGBTQ+ or Queer community? I offer a safe and authentic space to align with you and support your individual growth. I use more of a “coaching” style and help support others with finding their authentic selves through tapping into their intuition and own unique wisdom. We all go through times when we need extra support. Starting therapy can be a first step to to healing and creating the life you want! I want you to get back to your higher self and life purpose.
Do you find yourself struggling with life transitions, changes, anxiety, burnout, feeling stuck? Have you been told you are an Empath or HSP and/or are you part of the LGBTQ+ or Queer community? I offer a safe and authentic space to align with you and support your individual growth. I use more of a “coaching” style and help support others with finding their authentic selves through tapping into their intuition and own unique wisdom. We all go through times when we need extra support. Starting therapy can be a first step to to healing and creating the life you want! I want you to get back to your higher self and life purpose.
![Photo of Jenny Faherty - Jenny Faherty, LCPC, LLC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/5c8a1f9a-8e04-4705-80a1-fd9019fe83aa/1/320x400.jpeg)
Jenny Faherty, LCPC, LLC
Counselor
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bath, ME 04530 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Let's face it...life can feel overwhelming or discouraging at times. Everyone has been there at some point. Fortunately, all of us have an innate drive to heal and feel better; to regain a sense of control, become more resilient or empowered, or face and overcome challenging obstacles. But still, it's not unusual for us to have difficulty tapping into that sometimes—or know how to start. That's where I come in. I help you find your strengths as you address, work through, or resolve what is troubling you. Reaching out for help isn't always easy, but is one of the best and most courageous things you can do.
Let's face it...life can feel overwhelming or discouraging at times. Everyone has been there at some point. Fortunately, all of us have an innate drive to heal and feel better; to regain a sense of control, become more resilient or empowered, or face and overcome challenging obstacles. But still, it's not unusual for us to have difficulty tapping into that sometimes—or know how to start. That's where I come in. I help you find your strengths as you address, work through, or resolve what is troubling you. Reaching out for help isn't always easy, but is one of the best and most courageous things you can do.
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You've likely read countless therapist bios and blurbs by now. Allow me to respect the issues pressing against your time by not advertising generic compassion. After all, it may be a problem of time leading you to this website. Maybe your relationships stay in the same conflict; perhaps life hurries you without direction. A vague sense of yourself may linger outside your grasp – is that person hinting for (or hiding from) your attention? I wonder why? Together in our work, we could attempt to hold the afflictions expressed through such stories with curiosity and care by inquiring into their necessities for the life you're living.
You've likely read countless therapist bios and blurbs by now. Allow me to respect the issues pressing against your time by not advertising generic compassion. After all, it may be a problem of time leading you to this website. Maybe your relationships stay in the same conflict; perhaps life hurries you without direction. A vague sense of yourself may linger outside your grasp – is that person hinting for (or hiding from) your attention? I wonder why? Together in our work, we could attempt to hold the afflictions expressed through such stories with curiosity and care by inquiring into their necessities for the life you're living.
![Photo of Ellen W Sullivan, LICSW, Coach, Teacher, MSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/49a75436-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
Ellen W Sullivan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, Coach, Teacher, MSW
Verified Verified
Bath, ME 04530
To quote Jon Kabat Zinn, 'To be mindful is to befriend the present moment as it is'. Offering mindfulness and meditation individual coaching to people who want to expand their awareness and apply new skills to dealing with life's challenges. I help you cultivate mindfulness principals of self- acceptance, self-compassion, letting go of negative beliefs and thinking. I will help you learn to meditate on a regular basis, coach you to manage stress and emotions, teach basic mindful movement practices, and help you stay focused and grounded in the present moment for a calmer more peaceful approach to life.
To quote Jon Kabat Zinn, 'To be mindful is to befriend the present moment as it is'. Offering mindfulness and meditation individual coaching to people who want to expand their awareness and apply new skills to dealing with life's challenges. I help you cultivate mindfulness principals of self- acceptance, self-compassion, letting go of negative beliefs and thinking. I will help you learn to meditate on a regular basis, coach you to manage stress and emotions, teach basic mindful movement practices, and help you stay focused and grounded in the present moment for a calmer more peaceful approach to life.
![Photo of Barbara Meichner Doughty, MS, LCPC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3cea529f-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/4/320x400.jpeg)
My approach to counseling recognizes the uniqueness of each individual. I have experience working with folks 18-80 dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, relationships, health concerns, grief,and other major life transitions. My practice focuses on deep inner work that encourages self-awareness and a feeling relationship with the body. This work is facilitated by a strong and trusting client/counselor relationship based on warmth and non-judgment. You will gain insight into feelings, learn to understand behavior and reduce emotional suffering so that your changes are positive and lasting. One opening available now, waiting list
My approach to counseling recognizes the uniqueness of each individual. I have experience working with folks 18-80 dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, relationships, health concerns, grief,and other major life transitions. My practice focuses on deep inner work that encourages self-awareness and a feeling relationship with the body. This work is facilitated by a strong and trusting client/counselor relationship based on warmth and non-judgment. You will gain insight into feelings, learn to understand behavior and reduce emotional suffering so that your changes are positive and lasting. One opening available now, waiting list
![Photo of Dana A Bontatibus, LMFT, LCPC, CSP, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3dfae43a-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
At times, we all get stuck. Sometimes we worry, sometimes we don't see a way out, and sometimes we feel distant from or in conflict with the ones we love. There is a way through this, but it isn't always obvious. I can help. As a therapist, my job is to help you move beyond these difficult experiences and to re-engage with your most cherished aspirations, values and hopes.
At times, we all get stuck. Sometimes we worry, sometimes we don't see a way out, and sometimes we feel distant from or in conflict with the ones we love. There is a way through this, but it isn't always obvious. I can help. As a therapist, my job is to help you move beyond these difficult experiences and to re-engage with your most cherished aspirations, values and hopes.
![Photo of Sarah Keats Pardue, LCPC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3d64863e-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/1/320x400.jpeg)
I am currently doing telehealth appointments and office appointments. Are you or your child suffering from worry, sadness, or other concerns that you don't know how to deal with? Sometimes you just need a counselor in order to explore where these concerns are coming from and develop new ways to cope, handle or think about situations differently. I counsel adults, adolescents, and children ages 10-12 years old around a variety of concerns.
I am currently doing telehealth appointments and office appointments. Are you or your child suffering from worry, sadness, or other concerns that you don't know how to deal with? Sometimes you just need a counselor in order to explore where these concerns are coming from and develop new ways to cope, handle or think about situations differently. I counsel adults, adolescents, and children ages 10-12 years old around a variety of concerns.
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How does your Therapist compare?
Number of Therapists in Bath, ME
60+
Average cost per session
$125
Therapists in Bath, ME who prioritize treating:
90% | Depression |
90% | Anxiety |
84% | Relationship Issues |
79% | Grief |
76% | Self Esteem |
74% | Trauma and PTSD |
68% | Coping Skills |
Average years in practice
15 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
76% | Elevance |
74% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
57% | Harvard Pilgrim |
How Therapists in Bath, ME see their clients
70% | In Person and Online | |
30% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
71% | Female | |
28% | Male | |
1% | Non-Binary |
FAQs - About Therapy and Counseling
How can I find a therapist in Bath?
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Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
The Psychology Today directory lists providers who offer legitimate mental health services to the public, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counselor?
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors are all licensed mental health professionals. In the US, psychologists have earned a doctoral degree. The terms “therapist” and “counselor” are used somewhat interchangeably, but generally therapists offer longer-term, mental health care, while counselors offer shorter-term care that may focus on one domain, such as marriage, career, or academic challenges.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
How much does therapy cost?
The cost of therapy depends on a number of variables, including location and the therapist’s experience and training. On average, a therapy session in the United States could cost between $100 and $200 or more. If you have insurance, the expense of mental health care is typically lower, but it varies based on your insurance plan details and whether you choose an in-network or out-of-network mental healthcare provider.
What are more affordable or low cost therapy solutions?
Many therapists offer sliding scale payments, usually on a limited number of slots, which consists in an agreement between the therapist and a client to pay a reduced rate. Therapists who provide such arrangements often consider the client's income or ability to pay, but the extent of the discount is ultimately at the therapist's discretion. Furthermore, while group therapy may have different goals and benefits compared to individual therapy, it can be a more affordable solution to address certain types of issues.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.
Is online therapy a good option?
Therapy conducted online can be just as effective as in-person therapy, as long as there is a strong alliance between the client and the therapist. To find a therapist who provides telehealth services to clients in your area, click “Online Therapy” on the directory homepage and search by your city or town or your zip code.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
Confidentiality is a crucial part of the therapeutic relationship. Therapists in the United States are bound by the regulations set out by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which aims to protect sensitive health information. With very few exceptions, a therapist will only discuss their client with others when the client has given their written permission. The instances in which a therapist would be required to disclose personal information are: if a client poses a danger to themselves or others, if the therapist suspects the abuse of a child or an elderly or otherwise dependent adult, or if they are legally forced to by court order. These exceptions to the confidentiality agreement are usually discussed with a client before their first session.