This course was created to help trainee solicitors and other lawyers at the beginning of their careers to deal with the stressors they encounter. Around 1000 lawyers have successfully participated in the course over the past five years. Outcomes for them are:

•   Understanding of what resilience actually constitutes
•   Appreciation of the different types of stressor from daily hassles to potentially traumatic events
•   Recognition of the relationships between personality traits and resilience and the importance of knowing their own values
•   Understanding of the external and internal resources which contribute to resilience, and the psychosocial factors that promote it
•   Appreciation of what concepts such as ‘trauma’ and ‘mental health’ are from an evidence-based perspective
•   Understanding of the physiological, cognitive, emotional and behavioural components of responses to an adverse event
•   Development of the ability to use cognitive-behavioural techniques to challenge unhelpful responses on exposure to an adverse event
•   Recognition of the fact that life can be tough and understanding what approaches help and hinder getting through such times
•   Using what they have learned to recognise signs of potential overwhelm and action to take

Psychological Wellbeing

In addition to my PhD in psychology, I am a certified health and wellbeing coach, accredited by the Personal Care Institute, which is for those involved in healthcare. My Psychological Wellbeing course is a recent development in response to increased interest in the subject. As an existentially trained coach, I focus on the experience of the individual in the different aspects of their world. I work with each individual or organisation to determine which of these would best suit the people and situations involved. In this way, courses can be tailored according to people’s interests and the extent to which they are drawn to one rather than another.

Please contact me if you would like more information or to book a session.