Many lawyers come to therapy when the demands of practice – pressure, long hours, high stakes and exposure to distressing material – begin to take a cumulative toll. You may be coping professionally but struggling in life outside work.

I work with lawyers experiencing:

• Stress, anxiety, depression and burnout

• Sleep difficulties and emotional exhaustion

• Relationship difficulties and work–life conflict

• Perfectionism, self-criticism and feelings of inadequacy

• The impact of challenging or distressing cases

• Questions of identity, self-worth and fulfilment

Therapy offers space to explore not just what you’re experiencing now, but the patterns and pressures behind it. Sessions can be short-term and focused, or longer-term and exploratory, depending on what you need.

Executive coaching offers a confidential space to step back from the pace of legal practice, take stock of where you are and decide where you want to go next.

Coaching can help if you’re:

• Taking on leadership responsibilities

• Thinking about applying for silk or partnership

• Changing firms or chambers

• Dealing with self-doubt or confidence issues

• Returning from maternity or other extended leave

• Managing challenging professional relationships

• Questioning your career direction or considering a change

Drawing on psychological insight, coaching expertise and my own ten years at the Bar, the aim is not just to help lawyers perform better, but to work towards a more fulfilling and sustainable career.

I co-lead The Novera Practice, which offers research-informed training for chambers, firms and in-house teams. Sessions focus on topics that are relevant to legal life, including resilience, professional identity, imposter syndrome, vicarious trauma, emotional labour, burnout, early warning signs and sustainable working. Training combines psychological theory with practical tools and offers opportunity for reflection and honest conversation.

Sessions can be delivered as lunchtime talks, longer workshops or as part of wider wellbeing and professional development programmes.

Reflective practice offers a structured, confidential space to think about the emotional and ethical demands of legal work. Unlike therapy, the focus stays on your professional role and how it affects you.

It can be particularly valuable for lawyers who:

• Work regularly with traumatic or distressing material

• Carry heavy responsibility for clients’ liberty, safety or wellbeing

• Supervise or support pupils, trainees or junior colleagues

• Want to reflect on difficult cases, decisions or team dynamics

Sessions can be one-to-one or in small groups, and are usually held regularly. Over time, they provide a reliable source of support, help lawyers process the impact of their work and build sustainable resilience.