Therapy for Lawyers and Other Professionals in New York and New Jersey
I work with lawyers, professionals, and couples who are managing demanding lives and finding that something has become harder to sustain — whether stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, career uncertainty, or ways of coping that no longer seem to work.
Before becoming a psychotherapist, I practiced law for more than twenty years, and that experience informs much of my work. I understand how professional competence, pressure, self-scrutiny, and the need to stay composed can shape both a person’s work life and their relationships.
If you’ve found this website, it’s likely because you’d like something to be different — and better — in your life. That recognition is a meaningful first step. Deciding to do something about it is the next one.
Professional life can be demanding not only because of the hours or workload, but because the pressure often becomes internal — shaping how you think, how you feel, and how you relate to other people. You can read more about this on the pages about work stress and anxiety.
Joel G. Kosman, Esq., LCSW
I work with lawyers, professionals, and couples who are managing demanding lives and finding that something has become harder to sustain — whether stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, career uncertainty, or ways of coping that no longer seem to work.
Before becoming a psychotherapist, I practiced law for more than twenty years, and that experience informs much of my work. I understand how professional competence, pressure, self-scrutiny, and the need to stay composed can shape both a person’s work life and their relationships.
If you’ve found this website, it’s likely because you’d like something to be different — and better — in your life. That recognition is a meaningful first step. Deciding to do something about it is the next one.
Professional life can be demanding not only because of the hours or workload, but because the pressure often becomes internal — shaping how you think, how you feel, and how you relate to other people. You can read more about this on the pages about work stress and anxiety.
Joel G. Kosman, Esq., LCSW
Why Therapy?
Therapy offers a place to slow things down, understand more clearly what is happening, and begin to see the patterns that may be shaping your choices, your relationships, and your sense of yourself.
From there, the work is not just about insight, but about beginning to make changes that are real and lasting. The work goes at your pace, on your terms, and is guided by what you want to understand or change.
Depending on your goals, our work may focus on:
- Stress, anxiety, and burnout
- Work pressure and professional demands
- Relationship difficulties and couples work
- Career direction and thinking about change
- Depression
- Motivation and resilience
- Parenting and family life
- Self-esteem and self-respect
- Patterns that may be holding you back
The work is shaped by what you are trying to understand, change, or make room for. And it may be one of the most useful investments you can make in your own life.
Starting Therapy
If you’re considering starting therapy, you do not need to know exactly what you want to work on before reaching out. I offer a complimentary 20-minute phone consultation so that we can speak briefly about what is bringing you here and whether working together might make sense.
Call 914-295-2764 or email [email protected] to arrange a consultation.