Affirmative therapy is the way that therapists work flexibly with clients—children and adults—to ensure that they are in a safe space with an accredited registered therapist, who has probably gone through as much training as is on offer, although I think that that needs to improve".vEqualities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee (Session 6), Official Report Tuesday 21 September 2021, Col 25-26
Dr Christine Ryan of the External Office of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief said “There is an understanding that affirmative care is about providing the space for somebody to have an open discussion with their religious leader, therapist, psychiatrist, or healthcare provider.