Managing Anxiety for Legal Professionals

Course Description

Anxiety is one of the most common forms of mental illnesses and can affect your health badly, and is a large issue in the legal industry.  At Legal Beagle, we seek to bring awareness to the problem and try to be part of the solution. In this course, you will learn about anxiety to gain an understanding of what anxiety is, what are the symptoms, and, how can we manage and handle anxiety in a way that enhances our wellbeing and enhances our mental health.

Dr. Esslin Terrighena has worked in the mental health field for over 10 years. She holds a B.Sc. Hons. of Psychology from the UK, Master of Counselling from Australia, and Ph.D. in Affective Neuropsychology from Hong Kong.  Dr. Terrighena specializes in trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. More specifically, she works with individuals who have experienced abuse, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, anger, attachment issues, obsessive or ruminative thoughts or damaging behavioral patterns.

In corporate training, Dr. Terrighena creates interactive workshops from which attendees gain new insights and practical techniques to implement immediately. Corporate training in mental health is essential to help individuals maintain and enhance their wellbeing on a wider scale.

Dr. Terrighena maintains professional membership with the British Psychological Society, British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Hong Kong Psychological Society, and Psychotherapy Society of Hong Kong. She engages with these memberships to stay current with cutting edge research and training, which she uses to continuously enhance both her therapeutic and corporate practice. For more information on Dr. Terrighena, please feel free to see her website: www.mind-balance.org.