Confidential therapy for equity partners, paid by the firm. No names, and nothing to the bar.
The firm buys a block of therapy sessions from CEREVITY, a private-pay network of independent licensed clinicians, and its partners draw on it privately. Each partner is matched to a doctoral-level psychologist. The statement shows sessions used, so no partner, committee, or managing partner learns who.
What this is
A block of private therapy the firm buys for its equity partners. Not a partner retreat, not coaching, not a bar program.
In one paragraph. Confidential therapy for equity partners, as CEREVITY provides it, is a block of private therapy sessions a law firm buys for its partners and never sees into. Partners contact CEREVITY on their own, are matched to doctoral-level psychologists by secure telehealth nationwide, and the firm's statement shows a session count with no names. Nothing goes to the compensation committee or the bar.
CEREVITY is a private-pay therapy network of independent licensed clinicians working by secure telehealth across all 50 states. A firm buys a set number of sessions for its equity partners, usable in 50-minute, 90-minute, or 3-hour formats, and each partner is matched to a doctoral-level psychologist who stays with them.
Care is private pay, so no record reaches the firm: no insurance claim exists for the health plan, its insurer, or anyone reviewing plan costs to find. CEREVITY has no affiliation with any state bar, disciplinary authority, or Lawyer Assistance Program, and no line into firm management or the compensation committee. The firm pays for the block and never learns who drew on it.
Nothing has to be administered. The firm tells its partners the block exists, and each one calls CEREVITY privately. The same arrangement extends to associates and the rest of the firm when a firm wants to cover more than the partnership.
Why confidential therapy for equity partners has to sit outside the partnership
A firm usually has an EAP, the state has a Lawyer Assistance Program, and partners have one another. Equity partners rarely use any of it for themselves. The reasons come from what a partner owns and who decides what they earn.
The other partners are the audience
An equity partner is an owner, and every other owner is watching the same numbers. A partner who says they are struggling has told the people who share the risk, the profits, and the decision about who leads the next matter. Said once, it becomes part of how the partnership sees them. CEREVITY's research on partners who hide strain documents how often partners keep it from colleagues and firm leadership.
The compensation committee sets the share
At most firms, partner compensation turns on origination, billing, and a committee's judgment of each partner's standing. Anything that suggests reduced capacity can reach that judgment, whether or not anyone writes it down. The EAP is a vendor the firm chose and pays, inside the same firm the committee runs. Our note on the confidentiality premium explains why people at this level pay privately for care.
The bar's program sits next to the bar
The state's Lawyer Assistance Program is confidential by policy. It is also operated by the bar, the state's highest court, or a nonprofit closely linked to one of them, and those are the bodies that license and discipline attorneys. A partner whose name is on the letterhead and the client engagements does not test how close those two sit. See our guide to confidential therapy and licensing boards.
of lawyers surveyed named confidentiality as a barrier to seeking help, and 49.2% named reputation: the fear that help will not stay private or will damage a career.ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs and Krill Strategies, Survey of Lawyer Well-Being, 2026
That is equity partner mental health as a firm actually meets it: the strain is real, help exists, and the partner will not use any channel the partnership, the committee, or the bar could see into. A firm-paid block removes all three. The partner and the clinician are the only people involved, and the firm sees a count.
How it works
Three steps. The firm's part ends with the first one.
The firm picks a block for its partners
Blocks come in 20, 40, or 100 sessions for the year, priced per session at CEREVITY's standard rates. A 20-session block fits 10 to 25 people, 40 fits 25 to 75, and 100 fits 75 to 200, so a firm can cover its equity partners alone or the whole partnership. Paid once at signup; unused sessions roll into the renewal.
Partners contact CEREVITY privately
Each partner reaches CEREVITY on their own and names the firm. They are matched to a doctoral-level psychologist the same day and book the first session at the first opening on that clinician's calendar. Sessions run 50 minutes, 90 minutes, or 3 hours, so a partner who cannot clear a weekly hour between client calls can hold one longer session instead. The partner keeps that clinician.
The firm sees a count
The statement lists sessions used against the block. It names no partner, attaches no dates to anyone, and holds no clinical content.
The firm's part, from purchase to renewal
- Choose a block size from the cost sheet and pay for the year at once.
- Tell the partners the block exists and that each contacts CEREVITY directly.
- Receive a statement with the number of sessions used, and nothing else.
- Renew at twelve months; unused sessions move into the next block.
What it costs
Three sizes, 20, 40, or 100 sessions a year, each priced per session at the standard rate. A firm covering only its equity partners can start with the smallest. The one-page cost sheet has the figures.
Pooled across the partnership, in any format, drawn as partners use them.
Pooled across partners and senior lawyers, in any format, drawn as used.
Pooled across every office and every level, in any format, drawn as used.
Each 50-minute session draws one from the block; a 90-minute or 3-hour session draws more, at the rates shown on the cost sheet. The block is paid once at signup for twelve months, and unused sessions roll into the renewal.
Get the one-page cost sheetOne page. That is the whole evaluation.
The cost sheet is a single page: three block sizes, what is included, and how renewal works. Request it and read it in two minutes.
Get the one-page cost sheetWhat the partnership sees, and what it never will
Partners use a firm-paid benefit only when they are certain that no other partner, no committee, and no one at the bar can tell who drew on it.
What the firm sees
- Sessions drawn against the block, as one number.
- The statement and the renewal terms.
- No partner's name, at any point.
What the firm does not see
- Whether any partner has contacted CEREVITY, been matched, or attended.
- Which clinician a partner sees, or what they are working on.
- Session notes, treatment plans, or diagnostic information.
- Any detail a compensation committee could weigh.
Nothing goes to the bar, the committee, or the firm
CEREVITY clinicians follow HIPAA privacy practices and are bound by their own licensure and confidentiality duties. CEREVITY has no relationship with any state bar or disciplinary authority, and no reporting line into firm management. The privacy policy is published in full.
One document flows back
The firm receives a session count. There is no eligibility roster to keep and no data link between the firm and the clinical side. The terms are on the cost sheet and in the terms of service.
Partners weighing a lateral move often ask whether therapy shows up on a background check. It is answered directly, alongside our guide to therapy records and life insurance underwriting.
Questions firms ask about confidential therapy for equity partners
What is confidential therapy for equity partners, and how does the firm provide it?
It is private therapy for the firm's equity partners, funded by the firm through a block of sessions and used without the firm knowing who used it. Partners contact CEREVITY directly and are matched to doctoral-level psychologists by secure telehealth. The firm receives a session count, and CEREVITY has no tie to the bar or to firm management.
Does anything reach the compensation committee or the other partners?
No. The statement shows the number of sessions used against the block and nothing else: no names, no dates tied to a person, no clinical content. CEREVITY has no reporting line to firm management, the compensation committee, or any individual partner.
Does CEREVITY report anything to the state bar?
No. CEREVITY has no relationship with any state bar, disciplinary authority, or Lawyer Assistance Program, and nothing about a partner's care is reported to one. The firm itself receives only a session count.
Does a partner's care show up in the firm's health plan?
No. Care is private pay and no insurance claim is filed, so the firm's health plan, its insurer, and its benefits broker hold no record of it. Nothing on CEREVITY's side feeds a partnership review or a compensation decision.
How quickly is a partner matched?
Partners are matched to a doctoral-level psychologist the same day they reach CEREVITY, and the first session is booked at the first opening on that clinician's calendar. A partner who prefers one longer conversation to a weekly hour can book a 90-minute or 3-hour session.
Our partners work from several offices. Does one block cover them all?
Yes. Care is delivered by secure telehealth nationwide, so one block covers partners in every office, wherever each one is admitted. Matching accounts for the state the partner is in.
What does confidential therapy for equity partners cost the firm?
Three block sizes: 20, 40, or 100 sessions for the year, priced per session at CEREVITY's standard rates. A 20-session block fits 10 to 25 people, 40 fits 25 to 75, and 100 fits 75 to 200. The firm pays once at signup for twelve months, and unused sessions roll into the renewal. The one-page cost sheet has the figures; request it below and it comes to your work email.
Can a partner use CEREVITY without the firm buying a block?
Yes. Any attorney can arrange private therapy for attorneys and pay for it personally, with no firm involvement. The block exists for firms that want to fund that care for every partner without learning who uses it.
How do we begin?
Request the cost sheet with the form below, or call (562) 295-6650. A managing partner who wants to talk it through first can use the contact page. To refer a single partner rather than set up a block, use the refer-a-patient form linked below.
Get the one-page cost sheet
Three block sizes, what each includes, and how renewal works. One page, sent to your work email.
Prefer to call(562) 295-6650 reaches CEREVITY directly.
Referring one partnerUse refer a patient for a single partner instead of a firm block.
For yourselfWant therapy for yourself? Start privately; no one at the firm is told.
Research and related pages
Research on partners and lawyer mental health
For managing partners and executive committees
Clinical writing for partners
The confidentiality and reputation figures are drawn from the Survey of Lawyer Well-Being, the 2025 to 2026 research project of the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs and Krill Strategies, published in September 2026. Background on how Lawyer Assistance Programs are structured comes from the American Bar Association's program directory. The partner and high-achiever figures in the research links are from CEREVITY's own clinical reviews. Block sizes, session counts, and renewal terms follow CEREVITY's standard firm cost sheet, which governs all figures.