Working in Law
Tailored support for every stage of your Legal Career
Working in law means operating in a world of high expectations, intellectual challenge, and constant pressure. It’s a profession that demands precision, resilience, and a deep commitment to your clients. But behind the sharp thinking and long hours, lawyers are human too.
The stress, intensity, and sheer volume of work can take a toll—sometimes in ways that are easy to ignore until they become impossible to. Sleep gets sacrificed, relationships strain, and the sense of control that once defined your career can start to slip. Over time, the very skills that make you a great lawyer—rationality, independence, and a relentless drive—can become the same ones that make it hard to ask for help.
At Beneath the Surface, we believe that success in law shouldn’t come at the cost of your mental health and wellbeing. Whether you’re navigating the steep learning curve of a training contract, building your career in a firm or in-house, or carrying the weight of leadership as a Partner or General Counsel, the challenges don’t stop—they just evolve.
Thriving in this profession isn’t just about skill and strategy; it’s about psychological adaptability, emotional resilience, and having the right support in place when you need it.
We work with those in the legal sector, offering specialist wellbeing and therapeutic support designed for the realities of this profession. We understand the culture, the expectations, and the pressures that come with working in law—because we’ve seen firsthand how they affect people at every stage of their careers.
"I needed support to find balance between my working life and home life. Working with Joanna helped me to identify what was really going on for me and to understand the root of where these behaviours came from."
Solicitor
How we work with Legal Professionals
Supporting in-house Legal Teams:
The pressure of working in-house brings its own unique challenge. The expectation to be both a legal expert and a commercial advisor can leave little room to focus on your own wellbeing. Our tailored support includes:
One-on-One Therapy & Coaching:
Confidential support to help lawyers manage stress, anxiety, and burnout, whether they’re facing day-to-day pressures or navigating a career transition
Workshops & Training:
Practical, engaging sessions on stress management, emotional intelligence, and psychological safety, designed to equip teams with tools they can apply immediately.
Leadership Wellness Programmes:
Through targeted coaching, stress management strategies, and psychological resilience training, we help legal leaders maintain balance, prevent burnout, and create a healthier, more supportive workplace culture.
Lawyers and Employees in Firms:
We work with law firms to integrate meaningful wellbeing support into their culture - helping both lawyers and staff manage pressure, protect their mental health, and sustain fulfilling careers. Our services include:
Firm-Wide Mental Health Programmes:
Tailored initiatives that go beyond box-ticking, creating a culture where psychological wellbeing is truly prioritised at all levels.
Bespoke confidential Therapy, Counselling & Wellbeing coaching:
Professional, one-on-one support to help individuals navigate challenges, build resilience, and regain a sense of balance.
Leadership Wellness Programmes:
Through targeted coaching, stress management strategies, and psychological resilience training, we help legal leaders maintain balance, prevent burnout, and create a healthier, more supportive workplace culture.
What you can expect from working with us:
Re-established Self-Worth
Building a solid foundation of confidence and empowerment
Challenge Belief Systems
Identify and dismantle unhelpful narratives that hold you back
Balanced Perspectives
Combine therapy-room insights with realistic interventions for a truly holistic approach
Actionable Change
Learn practical strategies to adjust behaviours and achieve goals without changing who you are
Empowered Decision Making
Move forward with clarity and purpose in your career and personal life
Our aim is to guide you to a place of self-assurance and capabilities - it’s not about changing who you are, but empowering you to challenge what you do.
We provide people within the legal sector the space to enable themselves to develop the psychological resources to build fulfilling, balanced lives
Why work with us?
We have supported many people within the legal sector and worked with law firms and in-house legal teams to achieve meaningful change.
We understand the rigorous journey and multiple pathways to becoming a lawyer and the complexities of balancing professional ambitions with personal wellbeing.
Our founder, Joanna, brings a unique perspective to this mission having spent part of her career working for BPP Professional Education and subsequently researching the nuances of mental health and wellbeing in the law.
Our knowledge of the legal profession, combined with our expertise in therapy and coaching, allows us to create programmes that genuinely make a difference.
Additional resources supporting life in the law
Law Care is the Mental Health charity for the legal sector, providing free support through it's helpline and online resources.
Women in the Law UK is a women's not-for-profit networking organisation providing members with support, events & resources - inspiring the next generation of Lawyers.
The Bar Council are seeking to address and support the challenges facing the profession with Mental Health & Wellbeing.
What my Clients Say...
"Following those sessions I now feel like I have the tools to navigate the issues that can impede my life on a daily basis, and I will be forever grateful for that..."
Trainee Solicitor