Deposition preparation that equips your client with skills to speak with clarity, integrity, and courage under pressure.
Clear & Compelling Testimony
Testifying under oath about painful experiences can be overwhelming. Opposition lawyers are hoping your client will sound unreliable and that their story will be weak, lacking the potency that conveys the injustice your client has suffered.
I work with clients to settle their nervous system amid the high-pressure conditions of a deposition, so they can convey the emotional power of their authentic story.
When the stakes are high, how a client tells their story can make all the difference. Under the stress of a legal battle, clients may freeze, contradict themselves, forget key points, or appear untruthful, which, in the end, hurts their case.
Your client will learn practical, somatic tools to manage their emotional state and share their story with honesty, guts, and integrity, when it matters most.
I help your client improve their capacity to speak with grounded truth so that they can deliver a powerful testimony that strengthens your case for justice.
Who’s a good fit for this service
My work centers on justice for everyday people—those facing discrimination in the workplace or housing, for example, or those harmed by toxic exposures, or fraud.
I work directly with attorneys, at your direction, to help your client feel confident in telling their story truthfully.
I do not coach your clients on what to say or how to say it. Instead, I help them regulate anxiety, navigate intense emotions, and deliver testimony reflects their truth, not only their distress.
Who might not be
My services don’t encompass criminal or corporate law.
In order to secure attorney-client privilege, I contract with attorneys, not with their clients.
My Approach
Drawing on my expertise in embodied communication—speaking with authenticity from both intellect and emotion—I equip clients with practical, somatic tools to manage anxiety, anger, and emotional distress so they are able to testify with precision and conviction.
I work directly with you and your client in dynamic, interactive sessions focused on skill development tailored to the emotional demands of the case and the client’s unique needs and capacities.
Each client brings an emotional landscape and set of strengths and concerns to their case. I assess your client’s strengths and needs, then design a customized training plan using proven techniques from embodiment, movement, breathwork, meditation, and energy management.
I work with your goals for the testimony to ensure your client is prepared to speak their truth in a way that fully supports their case.
How It Works
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Let’s book an initial free consultation. Describe to me what you need and we’ll talk about how I can help you and your client.
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The Fundamentals comprise two, one-hour sessions. Our work begins with a conversation with you and your client to identify key factors influencing the client’s ability to testify effectively.
These include the client’s history with public speaking, their concerns and triggers, and the arc of the narrative they will be asked to convey under oath.
During this assessment, I collaborate with you and your client to map out specific skills your client will need to meet the demands of their deposition.
I then introduce foundational techniques to help your client maintain presence and coherence in high-pressure situations.
Your client is expected to practice these skills between the first and second sessions.
The purpose of our second session is for your client to apply the tools they have learned and refine their skills. You and I work as partners here to help your client develop confidence in their capacity to speak with clarity, honesty, and emotional authenticity
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Each client brings a unique set of challenges and strengths when testifying.
For clients who have more emotional volatility or are struggling with a complex set of facts, additional sessions will focus on the tools you believe will strengthen your client’s deposition.
These may include advanced strategies for emotional regulation or refining the ability to be present under pressure.
My commitment to you is to mine the depths of my extensive experience to strengthen your client’s capacity to speak with clarity, honesty, and emotional authenticity.
It will be your call when you feel your client is ready.
FAQ
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In order to secure attorney-client privilege, I work contract with attorneys, not their clients.
Mr. Levy is a partner at the law firm of McKee Nelson LLP in Washington, D.C., and heads the firm's White Collar/Investigations and Enforcement practice. Mr. Ellinwood is an associate at McKee Nelson LLP in Washington, D.C.
“As a general matter, disclosing attorney-client communications to a third party waives the attorney-client privilege. There is a well-established exception for third parties, such as secretaries, paralegals, and clerks, who are employed to assist the attorney in rendering legal advice.
“Consultants who ‘have a close nexus to the attorney's role in advocating the client's cause before a court or other decision-making body’ also come within the attorney-client privilege, such as jury consultants and personal communication consultants ‘who assist in advising how a client should behave while testifying.’
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No. I do not coach clients in what to say.
I help your client regulate anxiety, navigate intense emotions, and speak with the grounded authenticity that comes from knowing they can share their story with honesty and strength.
I work with your goals for the testimony to ensure your client is prepared to speak their truth in a way that fully supports your legal strategy.
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I bring three decades of experience integrating embodiment, narrative, and emotional intelligence to help clients communicate with clarity, confidence, and authenticity. My background includes 35 years in public media, where I crafted, narrated and coached narration for stories weaving complex facts with human experience. Alongside this work, I’ve studied movement, meditation, and somatic practices. I now teach embodied communication at the California Institute of Integral Studies and embodied expression as a certified Soul Motion teacher.
Communication does not reside in words alone. True impact arises from the integration of body language, emotional resonance, and energetic presence. The tools I offer your clients enable them to access these deeper layers of communication, which research shows enhance your client’s credibility.
My process-oriented approach draws on mindfulness and emotional regulation modalities. Each client brings a unique emotional landscape shaped by their personal history and the pressure of the legal context. I offer clients tools that do not suppress expression, but instead allow them to communicate their truth — even under pressure — with emotional integrity and power.
Holding an M.A. in Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies, I view communication as relational and holistic. When clients align body, mind, and heart, they gain access to their full communicative power—the ability to tell their story not just with words, but with the strength of integrated presence.
To learn how I can help you and your client, book a complimentary 30-minute session.
When you’re ready to get to work, book The Fundamentals for two sessions to give your client a full kit of tools.
If we’ve worked through The Fundamentals and you’d like more intensive support for your client, book a session of Going Deeper.