I don't know what you and your daughters situation is, but if she needs someone to put her views across in a court room, then the court can appoint a welfare officer (CAFCASS)to do just that. Love or hate them, that is their job and they are trained in child issues.
A counseller is there to talk to confidentially and as noladreams said there are issues can only report to an outside body if they feel someone is at serious risk.
Were you not told this at the start?
Well I can't complain about the CAFCASS officer who dealt with my son
it's obviuosly a sore point for you, fowr which i apologize.
Think I'll stick to being a dullard
From what you’ve said in your post, it sounds as if you and/or your daughter have spoken to her therapist about this already. If not, I would suggest this be your first port of call.
However, if you are unhappy with the counsellor in question and they are a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, then you can make an official complaint. There is a section on their website marked For the Public and you can lodge a complaint in there.
If not, you could see if they belong to any other official body and make a complaint through them.
I would just ask one question though and that is why your daughter thought that her counsellor would "speak up for her"? Was that agreed in the initial contract between her and her therapist, as it is an unusual agreement from what I know?
Counsellors provide a confidential space in which to talk. That is their role. And this confidentiality is only broken if the counsellor thinks either the client is in danger or that they are discussing someone else who may be in danger. Even then, sometimes it’s not always a cut and dry situation.
It sounds as if you are having an extremely tough time at the moment, made worse by feeling that support you had hoped for is not forthcoming and that your concerns are not getting heard.
Good luck with it all and hope you eventually get the resolution you’re looking for.
