Telehealth therapy available for all California and Washington D.C. Residents.
Reaching the Top Without Losing Yourself in the Process
Therapy for senior associates preparing for partnership or stepping into leadership who want to succeed without sacrificing their health, relationships, or identity.
You’ve built your reputation, hit your targets, and proven you can handle anything thrown your way.
Partnership is within reach. But the closer you get, the higher the stakes — and the more it can feel like you’re running on fumes (fueled mostly by caffeine, adrenaline, and the occasional B12 shot). What was supposed to be a season of “paying your dues” has actually become the regular job requirements.
The hours are longer, the demands are greater, and personal goals like marriage, starting a family, or simply having a life keep getting shoved to the corner of your calendar. And it’s not just because society says you should want those things — you actually do. You want someone to come home to, not just the empty apartment or house you worked so hard to buy and rarely see. But in a culture that still rewards stoicism and overdelivering, the pressure to push through, never crack, and definitely never call it a night on time feels impossible to escape. Until one day you realize that…
“I’ll make time once things calm down” has turned into years of waiting and nothing ever actually calms down.
Maybe it’s time to talk to someone who’s been there.
I’m Yael, a former lawyer turned therapist who knows firsthand what it means to hit every milestone and still wonder if the life you’re building actually feels like yours. I work with senior associates who are sharp, accomplished, and undeniably capable — but also running on fumes, questioning how long they can keep this pace, or quietly wondering if partnership is worth the personal cost.
You’ve done everything right: billed the hours, earned the trust, and built the reputation. But somewhere along the way, the “temporary grind” turned into your daily reality. My work is about helping you succeed without sacrificing the relationships, health, and sense of self you actually want to carry with you into the next chapter.
What I Help With
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Balancing Career Goals with Personal Life
Partnership is close, but the workload and expectations are heavier than ever. Personal priorities such as marriage, kids, relationships, and health often get pushed to the background. Together, we clarify what matters most so you can decide where to lean in and where to protect your time, without stalling your momentum.
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Finding Your Place at the Table
Stepping into partnership means navigating a culture that hasn’t always made space for different voices or leadership styles. That can bring unspoken pressure to overdeliver, stay endlessly available, and constantly prove you belong. We work within the realities of your firm’s culture to meet expectations strategically, knowing when to push forward and when to pace yourself so you can protect your long-term success without burning out before you’ve even begun.
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From Doing It All to Leading It All
You’ve built your career by being the one who gets it done, perfectly and on time. Now, leading a team and managing business development means letting go of some control, but perfectionism and imposter syndrome make it hard to delegate. We focus on developing trust in your team and building leadership skills that allow you to hold high standards without doing everything yourself.
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Learning to Switch Off After Work
Even off the clock, your brain is still running through details, deadlines, and worst-case scenarios. We put sustainable systems in place to help you truly rest and recover, so you can show up sharper and lead with clarity. Every session ends with homework tailored to your week so you can practice these changes in real time.
How Therapy Helps
Therapy with me works within the realities of firm life. You don’t need abstract advice about balance. You need strategies that fit into long hours, help you handle pressure without burning out, and keep personal goals from getting pushed aside.
In therapy, you’ll learn how to:
Manage billable targets without letting them take over your life
Understand the “why” behind your choices and when they come from pressure instead of priorities
Protect your time and energy without hurting your credibility
Shift from doing everything yourself to leading with confidence
Build a personal life that isn’t postponed for “after the next promotion”
Every session ends with steps to test in real time, because real change doesn’t happen in a one-hour session. It happens when we work on shifting how you respond, like taking on the next project with a strategy that keeps it from taking over, delegating without second-guessing, or actually shutting your laptop before midnight.
Why Work With Me
I specialize in working with attorneys, which means you don’t have to waste your time explaining firm culture or what billables are. Who has time for that? You could be billing for this time. I already understand the client demands, the endless availability, and the unspoken rules that shape your days — so we can focus on what really matters: how it’s impacting you and how we can work toward change.
Our work together is about addressing those pressures head-on — the stress you carry, the personal life you’ve put on hold, and the moments when you catch yourself wondering, what am I working toward? I’ll give you a space to be honest about what’s working and what’s not, challenge you when you need it, and help you spot the patterns that keep you stuck. Most importantly, I’ll give you strategies that fit the reality of firm life. My goal is for you to leave each session feeling more confident in your role, your choices, and your ability to move forward in the life you’ve worked so hard to build.