Mental health support for life in the law
Long hours and high stakes take a toll on legal teams. Talked gives your firm a high quality EAP with fast access to registered psychologists and no waitlists.
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Trusted by teams across Australian workplaces
Distress in the legal profession runs far higher than the general population
of Australian solicitors report high or very high psychological distress, against about 13% in the general population
of solicitors surveyed suffered from clinical depression, with many not seeking help
incidence of depressive symptoms of any profession studied
Why legal firms choose Talked
Your people carry a heavy load, often without saying a word. Talked makes it easy for them to get real help early, and easy for your firm to see the support working. Here is how we help legal practices look after their teams and meet their duty of care.
of full-time Australian lawyers in one study of 384 showed moderate to extremely severe depressive symptoms, with time-billing targets linked to greater job demands and poorer wellbeing.
of surveyed Australian lawyers were a positive screen for hazardous or harmful drinking, often a sign of stress people are managing on their own.
of Australian judicial officers scored in the moderate to severe range for secondary traumatic stress, and 83.6% reported at least one symptom in the week before being surveyed.
Fast access to high quality clinical care
When a senior associate is running on empty or a graduate is struggling with their first tough matter, waiting weeks for an appointment is not an option. Talked connects your people with registered psychologists quickly, with no waitlists, so help arrives while it still counts.
Every session is delivered by qualified, registered clinicians who understand the pressures of high-stakes, deadline-driven work. This is proper therapy, not a generic hotline.
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Support that fits the reality of legal work
Lawyers cannot always step away during business hours. Talked offers flexible appointments, including outside the standard nine-to-five, plus phone and video sessions that fit around court, client meetings and billable targets.
- Help for the pressures that hit legal teams hardest: billing targets, long hours, vicarious trauma and burnout
- Confidential support for partners and principals, who often carry the most and ask for the least
- Same private, professional care for paralegals, clerks, admin and support staff, not just fee earners
Meet your duty of care and psychosocial obligations
Australian work health and safety law now treats psychosocial hazards with the same seriousness as physical ones. For a profession with this level of distress, a credible EAP is a core part of managing that risk.
Talked gives you de-identified reporting on how your people are using the service and the outcomes they are seeing, so you can show your duty of care in action and make the case for wellbeing at partner and board level.
What legal firms ask us
Everything your people share in a session stays between them and their psychologist. As the employer, you never see who has booked, what was discussed or any clinical details. You receive only de-identified, aggregate reporting, such as how many sessions were used across the firm. This matters even more in a profession where people worry about reputation and partnership prospects. When your team trusts that the service is genuinely private, they actually use it, and that is when it makes a difference.
Yes. The distress in law is not random, it comes from billable targets, long hours, adversarial conflict, perfectionism and the secondary trauma of clients' difficult matters. Our psychologists are equipped to work with exactly these issues, from burnout and anxiety to alcohol use and sleep. Because care is clinical and ongoing rather than a one-off chat, your people get strategies that hold up under real pressure, not just a sympathetic ear.
You get regular de-identified reporting that shows uptake across your firm and the wellbeing outcomes your people are reporting over time. You can see engagement by broad categories without ever identifying an individual. This gives HR and partners a clear, defensible picture of how the investment is performing and where pressure points are building, so you can act before they become resignations or claims.
It is a meaningful part of it. Australian WHS regulators now expect employers to identify and manage psychosocial hazards such as high job demands, long hours and exposure to traumatic material, all of which are common in legal practice. Offering fast, high quality clinical support shows you are taking reasonable steps to manage those risks, and the reporting gives you evidence of that commitment if you are ever asked to show it.
It is straightforward. We handle the setup and give you simple materials to introduce the service to your team, including partners, fee earners and support staff. Your people can book themselves directly, so there is no admin burden on HR for every appointment. Most firms are up and running quickly, and we help you communicate it in a way that encourages people to actually use it rather than file it away.
It is one of the clearest returns. Replacing an experienced solicitor is expensive and disruptive, and burnout is a major reason people leave the law or move firms. Giving your team genuine, easy-to-access support signals that you take their wellbeing seriously, helps them recover before they reach breaking point, and makes your firm a place people want to stay. For most practices, retaining even one or two key people more than covers the cost.
How Talked supports your people
References
- Brain & Mind Research Institute (University of Sydney), 'Courting the Blues' (Kelk et al., 2009), reproduced in the Black Dog Institute / College of Law Resilience@Law mental health toolkit
- Bergin & Jimmieson (2014), 'Australian Lawyer Well-being: Workplace Demands, Resources and the Impact of Time-billing Targets', Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (QUT ePrints)
- Schrever, Hulbert & Sourdin (2019), 'The Psychological Impact of Judicial Work', reported by the Judicial Commission of NSW
- Vrklevski & Franklin (2008), 'Vicarious Trauma: The Impact on Solicitors of Exposure to Traumatic Material', Traumatology (Macquarie University)
- Safe Work Australia, Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2025
- PwC for beyondblue and the Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance (2014), 'Creating a mentally healthy workplace: Return on investment analysis'
Figures reflect publicly reported Australian data and are indicative. Talked is not affiliated with the organisations listed.
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We welcome and respect people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, abilities, and cultures.
If you are in crisis or experiencing suicidal or homicidal thoughts, please contact 000 or access these resources for emergency assistance.
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