Kitchener established five moral principles that professional counselors should follow when in practice with a client. The autonomy principle can be defined as the counselor allowing the clients the freedom to choose the path taken in the therapeutic process based in their own belief system. According to Corey et al. (2003), the counselor helps develop the growth process by encouraging the client’s interest and welfare. Although the client has the right to engage or disengage in therapy as they choose, the counselor’s role is to explore those choices with the client, pointing out areas that might be harmful to them. Nonmaleficence as a moral principle refers the counselor not causing harm to the client in any way. Harm to a client can be intentional or unintentional such as abusing the therapeutic relationship for personal gain or not exploring a conversation about suicide with a client due to one’s discomfort with the topic. Practicing outside of one’s area of specialty is another way harm can be imposed on a client. It is the responsibility of the counselor to make themselves aware of how their interventions can have both seen and unforeseen consequences to the client. Consequently, beneficence states that the counselor assists the client in their personal growth through proactive measures. This should be done without the client losing their sense of autonomy or voice. The fourth principle of Kitchener’s guide to ethical decision making is justice. Corey et al.(2003), defines justice as the means for providing fair and equal treatment to all people. The counselor should evaluate personal beliefs and values that might cause discrimination to the client because of their race, cultural heritage, gender and/or preference or disability. The counselor is required to become sensitive to the diverse needs of their client population and plan