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Question:	Can a mental health therapist share what I have said during therapy?
Category:	Diseases & Conditions > Mental Health
Keywords:	share, information, keep, secret, confidential, therapy, mental health therapist
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You can rest assured that all mental health professionals are ethically bound to keep what you say during therapy confidential. However, therapists also are bound by law to report information such as threats to blow up a building or to harm another person, for example.

Source: National Mental Health Information Center

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