Building Resilience in Lawyers
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Out of any profession, research has demonstrated that lawyers have one of the highest incidences of mental health and alcohol/drug use concerns.
Why am I uniquely qualified to provide therapy to a lawyer? Because I am a lawyer. I get it. I’ve been there and likely experienced much of what you have. I’m a participating therapist with the Delaware Lawyers Assistance Program and Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania. |
The issues below and others can lead to mental health and alcohol/drug use concerns:
Take a look at my blog for helpful tips for dealing with stress, anxiety and reflections on my own experience as a lawyer.
- Billable hours
- Unreasonable deadlines
- Work schedule (60/70/80+ hour work weeks)
- Demanding supervisors
- Ultra-competitive colleagues
- Isolation
- Perfectionism
- Looking for worst case scenarios (This makes you a good lawyer, but can negatively affect you)
- Career/job transition planning
- Student loans
Take a look at my blog for helpful tips for dealing with stress, anxiety and reflections on my own experience as a lawyer.
