Rule 1037.3 Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit any obligation to report instances of child abuse as required by Section 11166 of the Penal Code.

Even if a counselor or therapist is required to keep conversations private, that privacy rule does not protect anyone from reporting child abuse. If a counselor learns about child abuse, they are still required by law to report it.

This means that confidentiality rules for things like domestic violence counseling do not cancel out California's child abuse reporting laws. Both rules apply at the same time.