Legal Notice
 

All coaching services and communications by email or otherwise, delivered by BAREFOOT--JOURNEY as well as well as information on this website barefoot-journey.com are meant to help you identify the areas in your life and in your thinking that may be obstacles on your transformational path. This said, coaching is not professional mental health care. If certain psychological states are preventing you from thinking clearly, or are interfering with your daily life, seek help from a professional counsellor. Coaching may be supplemental to your therapy, but the coaching could only be done when the person is unbroken and whole.

If you wish to proceed with the Coaching service provided by Barefoot Journey please confirm you have read and understood following statements:

I understand that my Coach is not acting as mental health counsellor or a medical professional, and that the services I am receiving are not offered as a substitute for professional mental health care or medical care and are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any mental health or medical conditions.

I understand that Life Coaching is an unregulated industry and that my coach is not licensed by any internationally or otherwise recognised regulator.  

I understand that for legal purposes all coaching services will be considered to be provided in the United Kingdom even if provided from any location worldwide, remotely.

I understand and agree that my decisions and choices are my own and that I am fully responsible for them, and also my wellbeing is my own responsibility during the coaching session.

I understand that coaching services are not a substitute for ANY mental health care therapy, and I will never use it in that form.

I understand that all suggestions, comments and ideas offered by my Coach are to be used solely in the context of helping me reach my own conclusions in the process of achieving established goals. I have the ability to give my informed consent, and hereby give such consent to my coach to assist me in achieving such goals and aims.

I understand that my Coach is not promising outcomes included but not limited to increased profitability, clientele and or business success.

I understand that my coach will protect my information as confidential unless I state otherwise in writing. If I report child, elder abuse or neglect or threaten to harm myself or someone else, I understand that necessary actions will be taken and my confidentiality agreement is limited in this capacity. Furthermore, if my Coach is ordered by a court to provide information or to testify, he will do so to the extent that the law requires.

I understand that the use of technology is not always secure and I accept the risks of breach of confidentiality in the use of email, text, phone, Skype, ZOOM, and other platforms of communication.

I hereby release, waive, acquit and forever discharge my Coach, any agents, successors, assigns, personal representatives, executors, heirs and employees from every claim, suit action, demand or right to compensation for damages I may claim to have or that I may have arisen out of acts or omissions by myself or by my Coach as a result of the advice given by my Coach or otherwise resulting from the coaching relationship contemplated by this agreement. I further declare and represent that no promise, inducement or agreement not expressed in this agreement has been made to me to sign this agreement. This agreement shall bind my heirs, executors, personal representatives, successors, assigns, and agents.

Services

The services to be provided to the client by the Coach are remote video coaching, telephone coaching or face-to-face coaching, as previously agreed with the client. Coaching is a tool in achieving clients' goals and addressing certain personal issues, and it may be expressed in many different ways. The approach to goals and issues will depend on the client's personality and certain methods may vary from client to client. The client understands that if coaching is not working as desired, the client will communicate this to the Coach, in order to change the method of coaching as soon as possible, to bring the coaching to the desired level of success. To reach the clarity of vision, the Coach will ask clarifying questions, empowering requests and suggestions for action, and often will ask the client to reflect on certain issues or situations which may cause expression of emotions.

The coaching environment is one of constant mutual understanding between the Coach and the client that there may be direct and personal questions brought into conversation. The client understand that this thinking environment requires a co-active approach in order to bring success to the coaching process. The Coach has a role of a facilitator of change, but ultimately it is client's responsibility to bring that change to life, by their own action.

In order to achieve the most out of this service the client is encouraged to talk about what coaching is and may involve. 

Previous mental health issues and treatment

Coaching is fundamentally different from other psychological and psychiatric procedures in mental health care, and it cannot substitute those methods if the person's mental state is affected with psychological or psychiatric issues. The client agrees to disclose the details of the past or present psychological or psychiatric treatments, if they took or are taking place.

I am not psychologist or psychiatrist, nor a licensed therapist. My coaching clients will not be engaged in any therapy. By signing the coaching agreement you are agreeing that if any mental health issues arise during the coaching sessions in this coaching relationship, you will notify me immediately, so we can together define the appropriate course of action.

Confidentiality

 The information about the Coach/client relationship in its entirety will remain confidential. Exception is in very rare circumstances where decreed by law; i.e. where the court issue an information request/subpoena for the information or the file.

Exceptions to confidentiality relate to circumstances such as intent to seriously harm someone, child abuse, thoughts of suicide, acts of terror, acts of crime etc. All other information is kept strictly confidential. If you request me to talk with someone outside our coaching interactions you are required to provide me with written permission to do so.

Because we are using technology and are relying on it in everyday communications, it is important to note that if there is a risk for some clients in use of certain media, such as internet, mobile phones, Wi-Fi connected devices, we have to be aware of those risks. As our communications are mainly conducted on digital media I will assume that it is appropriate to communicate with you by said media unless you tell me differently.

Termination of the Coaching agreement 

The client has an option to terminate the Coaching agreement within 3 (three) days of signing the contract, and will receive a refund on all payments. Otherwise, the client agrees to coaching for the duration of the contracted period. In the case of the unforeseen circumstances the client can request termination of the coaching agreement, which can be discussed separately at the Coach's discretion.

Release of Liability

Life Coaching is a service that provides personal coaching to individuals and groups. The client is aware that coaching is in no way to be construed or substituted as psychological counselling or any other type of therapy or medical advice. I will at all times exercise my best professional efforts, skills and care of ensuring my client is coached to meet their life coaching aims and goals. The client understands and acknowledges the coach will not be liable legally or otherwise, for the actions the client may or may not undertake as a result of the life coaching sessions. No assumption of responsibility is made, or given, and the client requesting such advice agrees not to hold Barefoot Journey (Provider) responsible or liable in any form or fashion, for such actions taken of their own accord. The method and process by which this advice and direction is given in whatsoever form, written or verbal, constitutes an agreement or liability on the part of the provider and is acknowledged to be different in many ways to clinical and medical counselling.

You (the client) agree that using any of these life coaching services is entirely at your own risk. Life coaching services are provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including without limitation any warranty for information services, coaching, uninterrupted access, or products and services provided through or in connection with the service. This service is requested at the client's own choice and with inherent singular responsibility. Any actions or lack of actions, taken by the client of such advice is done so solely by choice and responsibility of the client and is neither the responsibility nor liability of Barefoot Journey. The client takes full responsibility in the decisions they make after being coached as well as the consequences. The client enters into coaching with full understanding that they are responsible for creating their own results. Periodically, Barefoot Journey may provide links to other websites or written print material which may be of value, interest and convenience to you. This does not constitute endorsement of material at those sites or any associated organisation product or service. It is the responsibility of the user to make their own informed decision about the accuracy of the information at those sites and print material including their privacy policies. In no event shall Barefoot Journey (Provider) be liable for any incident or consequential damages resulting from use of the material.