Healing Touch is offered in various settings. Practitioners provide (when possible) a private, safe environment conducive to healing in which the client can relax and be receptive to the healing process. Safe and clear professional boundaries are described and maintained. Permission for receiving Healing Touch is obtained through the informed consent process. Where hands-on touch is appropriate for the healing process, it is non-sexual, gentle, and within the client’s consent and boundaries. The client is fully dressed, except in medical situations or other professional therapies that require disrobing, in which case, appropriate draping is used.