How do you manage the emotional storm
clients bring to cases?
You’re an Attorney
Not a Therapist
Your clients need to be stable
for you to do your job.
Working with challenging clients, the parameters of family court, and your own drive to do right can lead to serious burnout.
You know how to practice law and manage people, most of the time. It’s that one client who refuses instructions, tries to control everything, plays you, the judge, and the system, or collapses into victimhood that becomes a real challenge. I told a family law attorney friend, ‘Your clients are crazier than mine.’ She said, ‘But how can that be? You’re a therapist.’ Well, the more balanced people come to counseling, the more disturbed go to court.
Coaching with me
We talk about real situations: a specific client, a pattern that isn’t working, a hard conversation or hearing coming up. We look at what’s happening, what you’ve already tried, and what you want to be different. Then you leave with something you can actually use.
I’m Kathy Ellis. I spent 40 years as a family therapist. If you could use a little help, some insight, and tools, let’s connect and chat for twenty minutes at no charge.