Bringing Well-Being into

Your Personal & Professional Lives

At A Balanced Practice, I offer individual career coaching sessions to help lawyers reduce stress, avoid burnout, and boost satisfaction in their legal careers. I also offer CLE presentations and well-being retreats for lawyers, judges, and legal professionals focused on practical ways to bring well-being into their personal and professional lives.

How does coaching work?

Step 4: Receive Continued Support
After our sessions are finished, I’ll provide you with resources to maintain your momentum and create action plans for future goals.

*All sessions via Zoom

Step 2: Purchase a Package
If you’re ready to move forward with coaching, you’ll purchase a monthly package! Depending on your goals and your time frame, I'll recommend one that will serve you best from the options below.

Step 3: Making Changes and Practicing Well-Being
Together, we’ll create a path to reach your goals, design action items to get you there, and I’ll keep you accountable on your progress.

Step 1: Book a Free 30-Minute Discovery Call
First, we’ll hop on a quick 30-minute discovery call to get to know each other, see if we’re a good fit to work together, and discuss what your coaching journey could look like.

If thinking about your workday brings up thoughts like …

"My job really isn't working out anymore. I'm stressed and don’t feel like I’m in the right place, but the thought of uprooting my career is making me feel anxious."

"I still like my job, but I don’t feel challenged anymore and want to feel excited about my work."

"I’m burned out, have no time for well-being, and I don’t know what to do about it!"

…I get it! I've been there myself a few times!

Whether you need help navigating a job change, finding new ways to enjoy your current career, or incorporating well-being into your life without adding another thing to your overflowing plate, coaching with me will help you figure out what you need and how to get it.

Together, we’ll:
→ Figure out what you really want to experience in your life and legal career to feel happy and fulfilled.

→ Develop a plan to either create that experience where you're currently at or find the right next opportunity for you.

→ Track your progress and make changes where necessary to get you where you want to be as quickly and peacefully as possible.

→ Identify areas of your life where well-being can enhance your behavior, mood, stress-levels, and overall happiness, and we'll create a practice that feels easy and sustainable for you.

→ Connect you with the resources you need to maintain a consistent and practical well-being practice in your personal and professional life.

Career & Wellness Coaching

Reduce Stress, Avoid Burnout, & Boost Career Satisfaction

Here are a few reflection exercises to help you start thinking about what you want (and do not want) in a Job, Work Environment, and Boss, what brings you Joy and Stress at work, and what Success means to you.

Want to Get a Head Start?

One-Month Package

Four weekly 45-minute sessions: $675
*Best for specific goals like developing practices related to journaling, meditation, exercise, etc.

*Compassionate pricing is available for members of the legal profession involved in non-profit work, law students, and anyone else with special financial circumstances, no questions asked.

Two-Month Package

Eight weekly 45-minute sessions: $1,265 (two monthly payments of $632.50)
*Best for navigating broader goals like job satisfaction and stress management

Three-Month Package

12 weekly 45-min sessions: $1,856.25 (three monthly payments of $618.75)
*Best for navigating career transitions

Find a plan:

who challenged me gently and effectively to integrate more mindful, stress-reducing practices into my everyday and to confront both professional and personal concerns calmly in a safe space with a clear mind. As a result, I'm confidently forging a new, beneficial path within my current workplace that allows me to balance family, self and work."
– AL (New York), senior in-house lawyer

"Patty was an empathetic, caring listener

that comes with the idea of a job change by breaking things down into manageable tasks, which allowed me to access my own true desires and my problem-solving skills. Patty’s support ultimately helped me reach my goal for obtaining a new position that I am incredibly excited about!"
– LW (Minnesota)

"Working with Patty helped relieve the anxiety

Not only did she hear what I was saying, but she was very good at identifying the underlying emotion and helpful things I was not saying. She asked questions that made me think about what I was saying and doing (and why), and her tone pushed me forward, but at my comfort level."
- SN (Minnesota)

"PATTY IS A GREAT LISTENER.

in the subject we were discussing. It was a powerful moment that not only built further trust, but helped me to put my struggle into a healthy perspective and realize I was not alone."
-JMM (Minnesota)

"I really appreciated when Patty shared her own similar experience

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Well-Being Retreats

Well-being Retreats are ideal for law firms, corporate legal departments, and legal organizations who want to support the well-being of their lawyers while enhancing competence, workplace relationships, and client service skills.

Attendees will learn the benefits that well-being practices can bring to their personal and professional lives, including:
* managing stress,
* delivering exceptional work product,
* attracting new clients, and
* forming lasting relationships with clients and each other.

Your team will experience up to three hours of CLE programming, team building exercises, and small and large-group discussion activities focused on:
*mindfulness as a tool for effective advocacy,
*building community to combat isolation & stress, and
*strengthening resilience through self-compassion.

As a team, you'll also practice well-being strategies first-hand through guided meditations, reflection exercises, and walking breaks.

All participants will walk away with well-being resources and discussion summaries allowing them to continue building on their experience after the retreat concludes.

Well-being Retreats are also available for judges and judicial branch employees to support well-being needs unique to working within the court system. Programming is designed to help attendees form meaningful connections with each other while learning practical ways to bring well-being strategies into their personal and professional lives.

Programming includes a mix of icebreakers, small and large group discussion activities, and short presentations focused on how mindfulness and self-compassion can help manage stress in and out of the courtroom.

Judges & Judicial Branch Employees

*Full-day and half-day Well-being Retreats are available at a venue selected by the client. Please Contact Me for a personalized agenda and pricing information.

designed to enhance competence, workplace relationships, and client service skills

"I've never seen this group so engaged! You drew us into the moment in a way we've never experienced before!"

Kind Words from Well-being Retreat Attendees:

"I didn't know what to expect from the day, and I was so moved by the mindfulness presentation that I took pictures of the slides to show my husband!"

Kind Words from Well-being Retreat Attendees:

"This was awesome! What a wonderful day!"

Kind Words from Well-being Retreat Attendees:

CLE Presentations

Legal Education that integrates Ethics and Well-being

While there is no easy “fix” to the stress that lawyers experience, there are ways to make small changes to our routine and mindset that can positively impact the way we manage stress and practice law. Whether it is developing a mindfulness practice or simply learning to set healthy boundaries between our personal and work lives, my goal is to provide lawyers with practical ways to improve their experience in the legal profession while honoring ethical obligations.

I also offer programming for judges, law students, and support staff to ensure that all members of the legal profession are well and taken care of!

While these topics and programs are my current focus, I am always exploring new ideas and happy to discuss tailoring presentations for specific events and audiences. New presentations will be added as I develop them!

Live or Virtual

It is no secret that being a lawyer can be incredibly stressful. Trying to manage difficult clients, complex cases, and demanding deadlines while having a life outside of work can feel impossible at times. Left unchecked, stress can have severe impacts on our physical and mental health and on a lawyer’s ability to comply with ethical obligations related to competence, diligence, and communication.

This program will not only teach lawyers about the health risks related to stress, but how mindfulness and meditation can help with reducing the risk of stress-related problems in their law practice to allow lawyers to thrive personally and professionally. Lawyers will also learn how to identify signs of stress in themselves and in their colleagues along with practical strategies and resources for supporting well-being in the workplace. Attendees will also experience a brief guided body scan as an introduction to meditation along with resources for managing stress and developing a consistent mindfulness practice.

Eligible for 1.0 Mental Health/Substance Use CLE Credit in Minnesota.

Tailored versions of this program are available for law firm staff, supervisors, & judicial branch employees.

Inquire about presentation.

Managing Stress Mindfully

Although often associated with a slowed pace, mindfulness and meditation are powerful tools that require active engagement with the present moment. Through experiencing mindful moments in our personal lives each day, we can learn to embrace the present moment and begin to apply these practices to our professional lives in ways that can improve our effectiveness as attorneys and our ability to comply with various ethics rules including those focused on competence, diligence and communication.

This program addresses how mindfulness and meditation are similar yet different, how to develop and experience these practices daily, and how they intersect with various ethics rules. Attendees will also experience a brief guided body scan as an introduction to meditation.

Eligible for 1.0 Ethics CLE Credit in Minnesota.

Tailored versions of this program are available for law firm staff, supervisors, & judicial branch employees.

Inquire about presentation.

Engaging in the Present Through Practice

Mindful Moments:

Whether working as a solo practitioner or alongside dozens of lawyers at a firm, it can be isolating and stressful when we feel like the only one struggling to manage the demands of being a lawyer. On the other hand, when we feel like we’re part of a community of peers, life as a lawyer can feel less lonely, less stressful, and can even allow us to perform more competently and diligently as attorneys.

This program is designed to help lawyers combat isolation and manage stress by forming authentic connections with each other through instructor-led discussions. Attendees will learn about the health risks associated with isolation and stress, the related impact on maintaining an ethical law practice, stress-management techniques, and the benefits of connection to promote well-being in the legal profession.

Eligible for 1.0 Standard CLE Credit in Minnesota.

Inquire about presentation.

Managing Isolation and Stress Together

Building Community:

Self-compassion means showing yourself the same kindness, care, and support you would show to a friend in need. Gratitude means appreciating what you have rather than longing for what you don't have. Joy is a state of mind and heart that at its core is about celebrating the connection between ourselves and others.

Although each have distinct qualities and practices, they are intertwined in a beautiful way that can shift the way we perceive ourselves and the world around us. They can improve stress management skills, deepen professional relationships, and enhance compliance with various ethics rules including competence, diligence, and communication.
This presentation addresses the foundation of each practice, how to apply them to our personal and professional lives, and the lasting benefits of doing so. There is also opportunity for written reflection exercises and two brief guided meditations throughout to further illustrate these practices.

Eligible for 1.0 Ethics CLE Credit in Minnesota.

*Tailored versions of this program are available for law firm staff and judicial branch employees.

Inquire about presentation.

with Self-compassion, Gratitude, & Joy

Ethically Enhancing Workplace Well-being

Being a lawyer is hard. Being a new lawyer is even harder when you have yet to master your practice area, learn how to effectively communicate with clients, and manage the exhaustion that can impact your organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.

This presentation will address ways to avoid common mistakes (and how to offer self-compassion when they happen), techniques for managing a full caseload, and the importance of addressing your mental health and well-being as a young attorney.

Special emphasis will be placed on the duties of competence, diligence, communication, safekeeping client property, and withdrawing from (or declining) representation.

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of Navigating Life as a New Lawyer

The Ethics

“Patty’s presentation on how to incorporate mindfulness into one’s daily life as a lawyer was not only truly engaging, but also oriented to real life. She convinced me that if you can be mindful for 5 minutes, you can be a better lawyer.”