Stress Management Techniques for Attorneys
Overview
In episode two of this mental health and wellness series, presenters Zac Dodson and Jesse Lyon discuss how to find peace in practice by managing stress.
Topics include:
- Understanding legal stress – the statistics, the common stressors and the impact
- The effects of stress – physical and mental
- The neuroscience of stress
- Practical techniques for managing stress
- How to build resilience
(In case you missed it, watch the first episode, Work Life Balance for Attorneys)
See all Center for Professionalism CLE
Presented by
The Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and the Standing Committee of Professionalism‘s Mental Health and Wellness Working Group in conjunction with Community Legal Services.
CLE Information
- Course number: 9429
- Credit: Approved for 1 hour General and 0.5 hour Professionalism, Mental Health and Wellness credit.
- Approval period: 09/10/2025 – 03/31/2027
Speakers
Zac Dodson
Zac Dodson
Dodson is a licensed mental health counselor. He completed an undergraduate degree in social studies education in Texas before continuing his Master’s in Mental Health Counseling at Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland. Dodson’s philosophy was heavily influenced by Carl Jung in Switzerland, though he is not the typical psychotherapist. He has a track record of being both pragmatic and person-centered. The goals of the client are always the highest priority. Dodson has experience helping people work through many difficult issues, but he has most of his experience and training in the areas of trauma and PTSD, anxiety/stress, HIV/AIDS, ADHD, substance abuse and addiction.
Jesse Lyon
Jesse Lyon
Jesse Lyon helps unlock the secrets of subconscious. He is a dream interpreter and clinical hypnotherapist with an extensive background in trauma, anxiety, dissociative disorders, and the neurodivergent community. He’s a viral social media influencer with 2.5 million TikTok followers. Learn more.
Course materials
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