by dev | May 7, 2025 | General, therapy for lawyers, trauma informed law, wellbeing in law
‘Lawyers don’t do feelings.’ Or at least that’s what we used to say back in the day. We dismissed that sort of thing as ‘touchy-feely’ and if we talked about ‘soft skills’, it was with a somewhat derisory tone. Emotions were felt to be a far cry from our legal world...
by dev | Apr 22, 2025 | General, therapy for lawyers, trauma informed law, wellbeing in law
Psychological trauma is a complex and often misunderstood phenomenon, especially within the legal profession. While the term ‘trauma’ is frequently used, its implications are profound and multifaceted. A powerful article by Zoe Lodrick, “Psychological...
by dev | Aug 30, 2024 | therapy for lawyers
How do you ‘take’ your therapy? Do you like the traditional blank canvas therapist? Or do you like a little more interactivity with your emotional growth? One of the most consistent bits of feedback I get from clients is “this isn’t like the therapy I’ve had in the...
by dev | Jun 26, 2024 | General, mental health, therapy for lawyers
“Don’t call me insecure!!” Lawyers and attachment Law is a world associated with structure and stability. So is it any wonder that it attracts people with an insecure attachment style? Often that manifests as anxious attachment. We cling to the externals in life to...
by dev | Mar 8, 2024 | mental health, therapy for lawyers, wellbeing in law
Social media continues to be full of conversation about the tragic death of Vanessa Ford (Heap) and the pressures on lawyers. But issues around wellbeing are more complex that people might assume. My time as a solicitor myself and, for the last 7 years, as a therapist...
by dev | Mar 3, 2024 | mental health, therapy for lawyers, wellbeing in law
“Nobody’s going to die…” When I was a lawyer, people used to say that to me when I was stressed. As in – what we’re doing isn’t life or death so don’t stress about it. It’s been a horrible couple of weeks in the press around death & suicide and, for those in...
