Notes On 02: why don’t we always know how we’re feeling?
A post about feelings and why feeling your feelings is helpful or important but equally why it may feel too much to feel if you are anxious or stressed. Sometimes it may feel safer not to feel.
Notes On 01: speaking to a therapist what is therapy, really?
This is a short post on what therapy does and how it works. It describes the relationship and how what gets talked about in the room can then feel like it is being internalised, helping clients to start using new thinking to better support themselves.
The young lawyers shunning £180,000 salaries for an easier life
The Telegraph Article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/03/15/young-lawyers-shunning-180000-salaries-easier-life Here I share the experiences I had as a lawyer with The Telegraph. Gen Z and millennial solicitors are forgoing big pay packets to prioritise work-life balance. In her 20s, Melissa Layton worked as a corporate lawyer at Fieldfisher, a City firm that pays newly qualified solicitors £95,000 a year. The […]
Lawcare Article: https://www.lawcare.org.uk/get-information/articles/taking-space-to-reflect/ "Ask yourself who, where, and what makes you feel safe or connected. These may well be things you do already but consider investing in these activities more intentionally and creating a reflective practice - a bit like strengthening your immune system with healthier protections." As an ex-city lawyer who provides psychotherapy part […]
I was a corporate solicitor at Eversheds Sutherland London office between 2006 and 2008, before leaving law altogether to start a new career as a counsellor. Having worked in high-pressure environments, I have a particular interest in helping lawyers and business professionals overcome stress. You can read my Alumni spotlight here: https://www.eversheds-sutherland.com/global/en/what/practices/in-house-counsel/yau-emilia-qa.html