Helping women attorneys sustain fulfilling careers in law
I work with women attorneys who are meeting every standard externally but carrying persistent internal pressure that won't fully turn off.
They're meeting deadlines. Billing hours. Their work is respected. From the outside, nothing looks wrong. Internally, decision-making takes more effort than it should. Self-monitoring runs constantly. And sustaining this pace indefinitely feels like an open question.
My work addresses the internal patterns driving that pressure, without asking you to lower your standards, step away from your ambition, or leave the profession
When strong performance comes with internal cost
The attorneys I work with are competent, trusted, relied upon. They're used to operating under high responsibility and delivering results.
Over time, the internal cost of maintaining that performance increases. The pressure becomes less situational and more continuous. Judgment still functions, but it takes more effort. Confidence is there, but harder to access. The question shifts from "can I keep going?" to "is this sustainable?"
Background in high-stakes legal practice
I spent nine years in complex class action litigation, representing employees in wage and hour cases, discrimination claims, and access issues. The work was demanding, high-stakes, and meaningful. It was also an environment where vigilance and endurance were treated as professional norms, reinforced by how legal work is trained and rewarded.
Recognizing a systems problem
While my performance remained strong, the internal cost of sustaining it continued to rise. I initially assumed the issue was situational. That changing roles would resolve the pressure. What became clear instead was that the problem wasn't effort or commitment. It was the internal systems I was relying on to perform.
Those systems had been shaped by legal training and professional conditioning. They were effective, but no longer efficient.
A systems-based approach
That realization led me to train as a professional coach and focus specifically on women attorneys.
My work is grounded in neuroscience and adult learning. I help you understand how responsibility, vigilance, and performance have been encoded in your nervous system, and how to update those patterns so that judgment, clarity, and decision-making no longer require constant internal pressure.
This isn't about working less or caring less. It's about removing unnecessary internal friction so your professional skill can operate cleanly.
Who this work is for
I work with women attorneys across law firms, in-house roles, and senior positions in government and nonprofit organizations who want their internal experience to match their external competence.
The outcome is steadier judgment, clearer decision-making, and a way of practicing law that feels sustainable over time.
What changes when internal pressure eases
When internal pressure stops doing unnecessary work, decisions take less effort. Confidence in your judgment returns more reliably. Professional demands feel more manageable without lowering standards or ambition.
This work supports long-term sustainability, not short-term relief.
Next steps
If you're interested in understanding what's driving your internal pressure and whether it can realistically change, I offer a confidential 20-minute conversation about your situation, my approach, and whether working together makes sense.
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