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Hi @12009,
Thank you for posting your concerns here, as other ME patients are tempted to try these so called 'treatments' (MIckel, Reverse, Lightning, etc)
Mickel is a poor/rubbishkind of psychotherapy, by people who have not trained in psychotherapy, who claim ME can be 'treated' with it and recover.. Mickel ideology says we are ill because we are not dealing wth emotions .... utter crap, but the Mickel therapists can be persistent in their beliefs.. and persuasive when people are ill and desperate
On the main Mickel site under FAQ there is a statement on confidentiality (basically cribbed from the Scottish Executive NHS Code).
Its perfectly understandable that you would want your notes and recordings returned. Its likely that you had not anticipated the intrusive nature of Mickel before doing it, and were told to keep going in order to get results/recover from a serious physical disease.. If you are uncomfortable about the therapist keeping confidential information about you, which you probably had not anticipated being encouraged to divulge when you started Mickel Therapy, that indicates a result from Mickel of harm, and ongoing distress which would not be there if you had not done Mickel. Thats just my take on the matter.
There is no reason why you shouldn't write to the therapist with a copy of the letter/email to Dr Mickel (who is a UK GP) to request return to you of all your notes and recordings. Dr Mickel should not be so 'above' things that he cannot address concerns from current or former Mickel clients. You could make it fully clear that you want the therapist to
return all your confidential information, recordings etc ... not to be given
copies.
If you are in the UK: .... I don't know if your Mickel therapists was actually registered with the British Association on Counselling and Psychotherapy, which has a register: If so you could contact those orgs with your concerns ..... though it may or may not be helpful.
http://www.bacpregister.org.uk/check_register/
or with the UK Council for Psychotherapy which also has a register
http://www.bacpregister.org.uk/check_register/
If the therapist is not with either the BACP or the UKCP, they would have to be registered with some other regulatory organisation, as they must have insurance to practice. There is no reason why you should not ask (preferably by letter/email, then you won't get fobbed off on the phone) the therapist what her/his regulatory body is. Then you could write to the regulatory body with your concerns if the Mickel Therapist/Dr Mickel does not agree to returning your 'therapy' sessions recordings.
I don't know if that is any help. But you shouldn't be left feeling uncomfortable, when you did Mickel to help you recover from an illness,
because thats what they told you it would do, when you probably didn't anticipate how intrusive the Mickel scam actually is..
You are not the only person who was left feeling 'done over' after doing Mickel. I have read a few reports of people with ME being left feeling pretty upset/disillusioned after paying out a lot of money, some ended up more physically ill than they were to begin with.
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http://www.mickeltherapy.com/what-is-mickel-therapy/questions/
Confidentiality
All cases receiving Mickel Therapy® are protected by confidentiality. Please read our Confidentiality statement:
At Mickel Health Initiatives we hold a general principle that information should be kept strictly confidential unless sharing that information is necessary for someone’s safety.
In terms of how this is put into practise:
- Every discretion will be offered to clients regarding the fact that they are enquiring about, or embarking on, a course of Mickel Therapy treatment.
- As part of our commitment towards clients to offer a consistently high level of service, our therapists receive regular sessions with their Clinical Advisors.
- Clients, where possible, will only be referred to by their initials.
- Clients can request a copy of their notes.
- Information shared with your therapist will remain fully confidential. It is our experience that only on rare occasions does this need to be over-ridden, and this is when the information is:
- In the public interest
- Is necessary to prevent serious injury or damage to a third party
- or is in the best interests of the client
Sources: Scottish Executive, NHS Code of Practice on Protecting Patient Confidentiality 2003
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