Therapist Clinical Will Pack
If something happened to you tomorrow, who would tell your clients?You didn't train for years in therapy to spend your evenings on paperwork. But there's one job that keeps getting pushed down the list, and it's the one that matters most if the worst happens.If you were suddenly taken ill, or worse, what happens to your clients? Who tells them? Who has the list? Who stops them sitting in a waiting room, or texting a phone no one will answer again?Your ethical framework already expects you to have answered that. Most solo therapists haven't. Not out of negligence, but because the blank page is daunting and there's always something more urgent.This pack removes the blank page. Everything's written. You fill in the names, save it somewhere safe, and have one conversation with the person you trust. An afternoon, and it's done.What's inside The Clinical Will template — plain-English, framework-aligned, fill-in-the-blanks Executor Instruction Letter — so the person you appoint knows exactly what to do Secure Access Sheet — where everything lives, and how to reach it Data Complaints Procedure & Privacy Notice Insert — covers the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 duty that became law on 19 June 2026, plus the privacy-notice clause that makes your clinical will lawful 15-minute Quick-Start Guide — the order to do it in, so you don't stall Delivered as editable Word documents plus a clean 21-page PDF of the whole pack.Why nowThree honest reasons, no scare tactics: Your current BACP framework already expects you to have appointed someone to contact clients if you can't. The forthcoming updated framework strengthens this further. Since 19 June 2026, every practice — including sole traders — is legally required to have a written data-protection complaints procedure. Most don't. This pack includes a ready-made one. Free updates, foreverWhen the updated BACP framework lands, buyers get the revised pack free. Buy once, stay current.Who made thisI'm Stevie McLaughlin. I spent this year interviewing solo therapists across Scotland about the operational side of private practice. The clinical will came up again and again: everyone knew they should have one, almost nobody did. This pack is built directly from that research, and reviewed with practising therapists.This pack is a practical template, not legal advice. It's designed to help you meet the expectations of your professional framework and put sensible arrangements in place. If your situation is complex, check with your professional body or a solicitor.Personal-use licence: one practitioner per copy.FAQ Is this actually required? Your current BACP framework already expects you to have appointed someone to contact clients if you can't, and the forthcoming updated framework strengthens this. The data-complaints procedure has been a legal requirement since 19 June 2026. This pack helps you meet both.I'm not with BACP — is it still relevant? Yes. COSCA, UKCP, BACP and others all expect continuity-of-care arrangements, and the Data Act applies to every practice regardless of body. The pack is body-agnostic; you adapt the wording.Do I need a solicitor? No. This is about clinical continuity and your professional obligations, not your estate. It's a template you complete yourself. (Your personal will is separate — do that with a solicitor.)What format is it? Editable Word documents for everything you fill in, plus PDFs including a complete 21-page pack you can print.
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