‘Stop worrying’ - if only it was that easy!

We are beginning to see some optimism in the world now, with vaccines becoming available and lockdown easing in some parts of the world. However, many of us are still worried. We would therefore like to turn our attention to the topic of anxiety and would like to invite you to our next conversation between our Senior Partner, Julian Taylor and independent Psychologist Mandy Rutter, whom Simmons & Simmons work closely with on mental health and wellbeing.

Our conversational webinar will focus on:

• Recognising the difference between worry and an anxiety disorder
• Understanding the physical, psychological and behavioural symptoms of anxiety
• The contribution of our internal critic to anxiety
• Exploring the range of strategies that are most effective for managing anxiety symptoms

This will be the second webinar in our mental health and wellbeing series and we look forward to seeing you there and sharing best practice for such an important issue.

> Register for the webinar here

We appreciate that the timing of this session means it might be evening for some people and that some of you might be working in other parts of the world right now. The session will be recorded so if you are unable to join at this time we encourage you to register and watch on demand at a time convenient for you.

Speaker bio

Mandy Rutter is a psychologist, counsellor and trainer who specialises in improving the mental health of employees, managers,and senior leaders within all areas of the workforce. She is an independent consultant working with a wide range of employers within the Financial industry, Oil and Gas corporations and Government departments. Mandy has been working with Simmons & Simmons for a number of years, providing a variety of wellbeing workshops and resilience coaching to leaders and staff.

Mandy started her career as a school counsellor and moved into supporting employees through Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP). After many roles within the EAP service, Mandy specialised in workplace trauma and supported employees affected by major incidents such as 9/11 and the Manchester Arena bombing. Using an interactive, educational approach, Mandy provides individual and group resilience sessions focusing on empowering people to find their own unique solutions to the challenges of life.