When Law Meets Life: Mental Health and Self-Care Tools that Support Ethical Practice | Recording
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This is a two-part series exploring the critical connection between lawyer well-being and professional responsibility. The presentation reviews current research on the high rates of stress, burnout, and mental health challenges within the legal profession, and examines how these factors can impair judgment, communication, and overall competence.
Participants will gain insight into how chronic stress affects cognitive functioning and decision-making, as well as the role of perfectionism in driving overwork, anxiety, and reduced effectiveness. The series also introduces the concept of self-compassion as a practical, evidence-based tool to counterbalance perfectionism and support resilience.
In addition, the presentation highlights mindfulness strategies and concrete self-care practices designed to improve focus, emotional regulation, and performance in high-pressure legal environments. By reframing mental health as a core component of ethical practice rather than a personal issue, this series offers attorneys accessible, actionable tools to support both their well-being and their professional effectiveness.
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LockedValerie Fayle, JD, CPRS, LMSW
Associate Addictions Counselor
The Menninger Clinic
Although Valerie Fayle, JD, CPRS, LMSW, has more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer, she now serves as an associate addictions counselor at The Menninger Clinic, where she previously served as a peer recovery specialist. She has been in recovery for more than 10 years and was the recipient of the 2019 Spirit of Social Work Award.
She earned an undergraduate degree in History and Politics from Washington & Lee University, and a law degree from the South Texas College of Law. Valerie is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Lawyers Assistance Program and Texas Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers.
Sonia Roschelli, LCSW-S, LCDC
Director of Addictions and Recovery Services
The Menninger Clinic
Sonia Roschelli, LCSW-S, LCDC, is director of Addictions and Recovery Servicesat Menninger. She has expertise in evidence-based practices for co-occurring disorders and is skilled in working with adolescents, adults and families at inpatient and outpatient levels of care. Sonia has completed advanced training in acceptance and commitment therapy, motivational interviewing and other mindfulness and self-compassion-based approaches to treatment.
Roschelli is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, Texas Association of Addiction Professionals and NAADAC, the Association for Addictions Professionals. She has given presentations locally and nationally about treating co-occurring disorders and mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches to treatment.
Emily Pyle, LPC-S
Program Manager
Menninger 360
A manager with Menninger 360, Emily Pyle, LPC-S, offers a collaborative, strengths-based, person-centered therapeutic approach. She helps empower and equip individuals and families with the confidence and skills that they need to achieve positive mental health and sustainable wellness in all dimensions of their lives. Emily has worked with individuals and families of diverse ages, backgrounds and presenting problems in hospital, school and community settings.
