NQ Program for Law Firms & Law Schools

In 2025, I brought Andrew Blatter on board the NQ team! Andrew Blatter has been a psychotherapist in New York City for over 22 years, working with clients on a variety of issues including anxiety, work stress, career transitions, depression, alcohol and substance abuse and attentional difficulties. He is trained as a clinical social worker and psychoanalyst and brings both those perspectives to his work with clients. Prior to that, Andrew was a transactional attorney for 14 years, finishing his career as a partner with Hunton & Williams in New York City. Throughout his legal career, Andrew was heavily involved in attorney mentoring and recruitment, along with other aspects of firm management.

In working with clients in high performance professions, Andrew noticed a gap between what long-term psychotherapy could offer and the immediate needs of some of his clients. He joined Ava Diamond Dreyer’s NQ coaching team to fill that gap. In contrast to the long-term investment of time and resources that psychotherapy requires, NQ strategies provide immediate lifestyle changes for clients to optimize performance, develop healthy control and enhance thriveability right away. For some clients, these strategies also operate to enhance the pace of change using standard psychotherapy techniques.

In law, your greatest asset is not billable hours or technology.
It is the human brain operating under sustained pressure.
Yet most legal training focuses on intellect while ignoring the neuroscience of stress, cognition, emotional regulation, and recovery—until performance, health, or retention begin to suffer.
Neuroscience Intelligence (NQ)™ brings applied brain science into the practice of law—equipping attorneys and leaders with the tools to function clearly, decisively, and sustainably in high-stakes environments.

NQ addresses these challenges at the nervous-system level, not through motivational language or generic wellness initiatives.

The legal profession demands:

Over time, this impacts:

Neuroscience Intelligence equips law firms with brain-based strategies to strengthen leadership, build resilience, improve performance under pressure, and create a culture of sustainable excellence

High-Impact Applications:

Formats include:
Keynotes • Workshops • Leadership intensives • Ongoing coaching • Retreats

This work is grounded in science, and delivered with humanity.

Neuroscience Intelligence (NQ)™ is applied across:

Your Brain has one primary job: to protect YOU emotionally & physically.

NQ allows you to protect IT, so it can do its job well for all of your years. If you are ready to stop fighting your biology and start working with it, Neuroscience Intelligence (NQ)™ offers a smarter, steadier way forward.

What Our Clients Say

Getting an accurate diagnosis can be one of the most impactful experiences that you can have.

NQ changed my life. That is no exaggeration. I know what Ava means by Healthy Control because now I have it. In my role as Global Director of an IT Dept, my role as Household Director, lol, and my role as Community Leader, I feel a solid sense of self, calm, and confidence.

Elizabeth

Global Director, Mom, Wife, and Group Leader

I always thought that I had a good handle on my performance. When I discovered these strategies had incredible impact on how much less stressed and more confident I felt, my ability to produce...and with less error...took alot less energy.

Ross

Associate

I have been to countless stress-management programs and have encouraged my teams to develop great Work:Life Balance. As those words would come out of my mouth, I felt almost hypocritical. After The Optimized Lawyer program, I can now share science-based strategies that actually work to create ”QUALITY Life Balance”, as Ava renames the realities, and foster whole life fulfillment while engaging in this high- demand profession!

Glenn

Partner

NQ incorporates methods that every attorney should know and utilize. The small techniques provided by Ava throughout the bootcamp return quality of life, mental health, and physical improvements while being easy to implement and far from time consuming. 10/10 recommend.

David

Attorney

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Taking care of your brain is one of the most powerful investments you can make for your health, performance, and overall well-being.
Neuroscience Intelligence (NQ) Coaching helps you understand and optimize how your brain works so you can feel better, think clearer, and perform at your best.