Therapy for Lawyers In California & Florida
Reduce anxiety & stress, decrease burnout, improve relationships, and find joy & purpose.
Therapy For Lawyers In California & Florida
Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the weight of your workload?
Are your health and relationships suffering because of work?
Are you constantly under pressure to achieve billing targets and maintain a high standard of performance?
Do you struggle to find a balance between work and personal life?
We understand, and we want to help you work toward calm, confidence, and balance. We’ve got years of experience providing therapy for lawyers looking to live their best life.
Why Lawyers Often Need Therapy
For most lawyers, the high-stress life didn’t start with work or law school. It often started young. People who go into law are often used to stressful, high stakes environments. This is usually childhood or adolescence. Somewhere along the way, you got the message that you needed to work hard to earn attention and connection. For some, it’s an adaptive reaction to trauma. Whether it was a difficult parent, intense sibling relationship, or competitive academic environment, you started to conflate work with worthiness. The intense and fast-moving pace of life is now so normal, it might feel uncomfortable or stressful to think about slowing down.
It doesn’t have to be this way. You can get off the hamster wheel of survival and into a groove of healthy productivity and meaningful rest.
Therapy for Lawyers: Helping You Thrive Amidst Pressure
Managing Stress in Legal Practice
Being a lawyer is tough. The relentless demands of juggling cases, clients, and nonstop email can lead to overwhelming stress. From preparing briefs to meeting tight deadlines, law can be a pressure cooker of responsibilities.
If something doesn't change, you're not sure what will happen.
Your stress is at all all-time high already. You're exhausted. Your friendships and relationships are suffering. Your inbox is overflowing. You never feel like you're doing enough. You never feel rested. And there doesn't seem to be any relief in sight.
We understand the challenges you face and are here to help you feel better. Our therapists have experience working with lawyers like you. We can help you navigate your work while taking care of your emotional well-being. Through open and non-judgmental conversations, we can address the stressors specific to your work. We're also committed to equipping you with coping strategies to manage stress.
Dealing with Burnout in the Legal World
Burnout is an insidious part of most lawyer's lives. It can erode the passion that fueled your interest in the field. You invest substantial energy, time, and emotional resources into your cases, colleagues and clients. But that leaves little for yourself. The exhaustion, cynicism, and detachment that come with burnout have a negative impact on your work. They also hurt your life satisfaction.
Addressing the signs of burnout is crucial for preserving your well-being. Our teletherapy sessions are designed to help you identify and tackle burnout head-on. Our therapists will work with you to understand the root causes of burnout. From there, we'll develop personalized strategies for coping.
What’s Possible With Therapy For Lawyers?
Decreased stress
Better relationships
Better physical and mental health
More satisfaction from work and life overall
Nurturing Your Personal Relationships
The demanding nature of legal work extends beyond the office. We know how often lawyers find it spilling over into your personal life. Balancing the demands of your career with the needs of your loved ones can be challenging. We can help you find harmony between your professional and personal responsibilities.
Long hours and tight deadlines can leave you feeling drained and disconnected from your loved ones. This might lead to less quality time spent together and a sense of detachment from family, friends, and partners. You miss them. You feel guilty you don't have more time for them. But you're not sure where to find more hours in the day for them.
We understand these challenges. Our teletherapy services provide a space to address these issues. We'll work together to develop a healthy work-life balance. We can help you nurture your personal connections while excelling in your career. We'll empower you to strengthen your relationships. You deserve to maintain and cultivate meaningful connections.
Building Resilience and Renewed Purpose Through Therapy For Lawyers
Finding Strength in Tough Times
You can build resilience and find renewed purpose. Our therapists will be there to guide you through tough times. Through our work together, you'll be able to face the pressures of your job with more ease and confidence.
Your Well-Being Matters
Your work is important, but so is your well-being. We're here to support you in re-centered yourself
Take the first step towards feeling better by exploring online therapy with us today. Our caring therapists are ready to help you thrive in your legal career and in your life.
How Online Therapy For Lawyers Fits Your Busy Life
We know that time is your most precious resource.
That's why we offer online therapy. You can engage in healing conversations from your office, home, or any location that suits your busy schedule. You can integrate therapy into your life without sacrificing quality care. Our platform allows you to connect with our therapists at a time that works for you, eliminating the need for time-consuming commutes.
The Efficacy of Online Therapy For Lawyers
You might wonder if online therapy really works. Research conclusively says that it does. In fact, we know that the effectiveness of therapy relies heavily on the quality of relationship between client and therapist. That's why we're so committed to making sure you have an excellent match. Our detailed matching process ensures you get the right therapist for your personality and problems.
Rest assured, our online platform is safe and private. We use a secure and HIPAA-compliant platform designed specifically for therapy. And as a backup, we have a HIPAA-compliant Zoom account.
Through teletherapy sessions, you can talk about your feelings and challenges openly. We'll give you tools to cope with stress and anxiety, and you'll see the positive impact it has on your emotional well-being.
FAQs: Therapy For Lawyers
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Being a lawyer is a specific professional experience. There are often high stakes, weighty demands, and company culture that combine to form a perfect storm for mental health problems. While its true many therapists can help with common mental health problems, we’ve found that the culture of working in Law is nuanced. Clients appreciate not having to explain general aspects of their careers like the reality of billable hours, rigid company hierarchy, and general expectations of availability in the field. When your therapist already understands these things, you can get right into working on what’s important to you.
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Therapy can help lawyers decrease your stress and anxiety levels by identifying what is most taxing on you specifically. Every person is different in what causes them stress, so addressing it needs to be personalized. We can also help you identify where appropriate boundaries can be set that don’t jeopardize your job or promotion prospects. In fact, we think that setting good boundaries will make you more productive and enjoy your work more.
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Lawyers face higher levels of anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, and relationship problems than the general public. Therapy can help with all these problems.
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Partners, friends, and family members of lawyers get used to having plans canceled last minute due to work. It’s unfortunate, but we know it’s not always avoidable. Therapy can help you improve your communication and in turn decrease conflict. We can help you build strong relationships that don’t demand huge amounts of your precious time. By focusing on quality time over quantity time, and by communicating what’s on your mind and in your heart, you can feel closer, more connected, and more supported.
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Secondary or vicarious trauma is a professional hazard for many lawyers. Recent definitions of trauma and diagnostic criteria for PTSD are inclusive of those who hear firsthand accounts of trauma. Our trauma therapists can help lawyers process their trauma using EMDR so they can get back to work feeling strong and capable.
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As holistic therapists, we recommend a whole-person approach to healthy coping. Through movement, mindfulness, trauma processing, healthy intake, and engaging with supportive friends and hobbies, you can feel more balanced and like yourself. We can help you figure out how to communicate and balance things that matter to you for greater harmony.
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Yes! Plus, the convenience for busy lawyers can’t be beat. While teletherapy may have a different feel than in-person sessions at first, many lawyers establish a strong connection with their therapist quickly. The effectiveness of therapy depends on goodness of fit, the therapist's skill, and your willingness to engage.
How The Process Works
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1. Consultation
We’ll talk for 15-20 minutes and get a sense of what's stressing you and how we can help.
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2. Free chat with your match
If we can match you with one of our therapists, you’ll have a free 10 minute chat to see if it feels like a good fit.
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3. Schedule a session
​If you feel good about the therapist we’ve matched you with, schedule a first session. The first three sessions are a trial and there’s no pressure to continue.
Other Teletherapy Services in California and Florida
We believe in the power of personalized online therapy to nourish and empower lives. We cater to a diverse menu of mental health issues, ensuring that you receive the specialized care you deserve. Our California and Florida therapists are ready to address anxiety, trauma, LGBTQ matters, holistic therapy, couples' therapy, and even the developmental and social issues faced by teenagers. We serve all of Florida and California, with particular concentration in Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Rest assured, our team is all about promoting inclusivity, combating racism, embracing body positivity, and fostering a positive attitude towards sexuality. Your health and balance matter, and we're here to help you along your journey.