Trauma-Informed Lawyering
The first step is recognizing the challenge.
Your team may already be seeing the effects of trauma.
We can help you identify the solutions.
Your Clients
Do your clients struggle to tell their stories chronologically?
Do survivors disengage, miss appointments, or stop responding?
Your Staff
Does your staff feel responsible for solving every crisis?
Do boundaries become difficult to maintain?
Your Results
Do important details emerge late or appear inconsistent?
Are your intake and case procedures unintentionally increasing distress?
We offer personalized solutions.
Through our Needs Assessment and one-on-one conversations, we can provide tailored services that meet you where you are.
Training
Interactive half or full day programming that moves beyond definitions and into application
Assessment
An in-depth review of your intake, communication, staff support, supervision, and organizational procedures
Consulting
Ongoing guidance on turning trauma-informed principles into sustainable, everyday practices
Speaking
Keynotes, CLE programs, conferences, and facilitated events on trauma-informed lawyering
"I have had the privilege of working with and learning from Sarah Ford for more than a decade. From collaborating on case strategy to preparing and executing training, Sarah has always been collaborative, inclusive, and effective. She has an amazing ability to identify a goal and then build the steps it takes to achieve that goal. At every step, she ensures that her clients, learners, and partners have a meaningful voice. On top of all of this, she inspires - I have witnessed her speak to law students and new lawyers and she always sparks a fire in them so that they know they have what it takes to make the world a better place!"
Meg Garvin
Executive Director of the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI)
Clinical Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School
"I hired Sarah Ford and her team for a training... I was surprised at how much my team was grateful that we did the training. I think they finally felt like someone understood what they go through with dealing with traumatized clients. I am so glad I invested in this and cannot recommend [the] Ford and Ford team enough."
Kat Thomas
Thomas Legal Counselors at Law LLC
New York, NY
"Sarah and Rebekah worked seamlessly together to make a great experience. I look forward to using what I learned moving forward. Sarah and Rebekah were fantastic!"
Foundational Training Participant