Mental Wellness and Law School with Doron Gold (the Lawyer Therapist) – Mandatory 1L Session
Doron Gold is a registered social worker, certified professional coach, and psychotherapist, as well as having previously practiced law for ten years, primarily as a family and civil litigator. Since 2006, Doron has assisted lawyers, paralegals, law students and judges with personal and professional issues such as addiction, depression, anxiety, and career stress.
Doron has written and been quoted extensively in publications such as Law Times, Precedent Magazine, Canadian Lawyer and LawPro Magazine on various topics related to lawyer distress and wellness. Doron is a member of the steering committee for the Federation of Law Societies of Canada National Study on the Health and Wellness Determinants of Legal Professionals in Canada is the co-author of the Canadian Bar Association’s “Mental Health and Wellness in the Legal Profession” online course, In 2024, Doron was the recipient of the inaugural Ontario Bar Association Orlando Da Silva Award for Improvement of Mental Wellbeing in the Justice Sector.
