Why Mindset Mastery Is the Missing Key to Passing the Bar Exam & Building a Successful Legal Career
- Brainz Magazine
- Jun 5, 2025
- 3 min read
Joy Cheriel Brown is a talented hypnotherapist and filmmaker. She was trained by Marisa Peer in Rapid Transformational Therapy and has a Bachelor of Arts in Filmmaking from Howard University and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from National University, where she specialized in Screenwriting.
A few years ago, I served on jury duty, and what struck me the most wasn’t the case itself but the attorneys. They were nothing like the confident, persuasive characters we see on television. What I saw instead were lawyers who visibly struggled with nerves, fumbled over their words, and lacked the kind of presence that inspires trust in a courtroom.
That’s when it hit me: even attorneys who have passed the bar and practiced law still wrestle with mindset challenges that sabotage their performance. For bar exam takers, those same mental blocks can be the very thing standing between them and the legal career they’ve spent years working toward.
I’m Joy Cheriel Brown, and I believe everyone deserves to have their dream life. That includes becoming the attorney you’ve always envisioned, not just on paper, but in practice. That’s why I help law students, retakers, and practicing attorneys overcome the subconscious blocks that keep them stuck, using a powerful tool called Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT).
RTT was developed by Marisa Peer, Britain’s leading hypnotherapist, and it’s designed to quickly uncover and shift the deep-rooted beliefs that interfere with performance, confidence, and clarity. Unlike traditional therapy, RTT typically works in just one 90-120 minute session. You get to the root of the issue fast, and we create a personalized audio recording that you’ll listen to for 21 days to reinforce the transformation.
In a session, I will guide the client into a deeply relaxed state and regress them back to a scene in their life that created the limiting belief or mental block preventing them from passing the exam or showing up with confidence in the courtroom. Often, these beliefs were formed in childhood or during formative academic experiences, and once we identify them, we can reframe the limiting belief and subconscious block and create a new, empowering belief system.
Many bright, capable law students don’t pass the bar, not because they don’t know the law, but because they struggle with:
Test anxiety
Self-doubt
Burnout
Trauma from a previous failure
Even experienced attorneys face courtroom anxiety, imposter syndrome, and the fear of being judged. These aren’t just soft issues; they’re real obstacles that can derail careers. In the legal world, mindset mastery isn’t optional. It’s essential.
RTT can help you:
Rebuild confidence after failure
Calm your nerves before exams or trial
Strengthen memory recall
Show up fully present and focused
Reconnect with your belief in yourself
It’s truly heartbreaking to see someone study for years, earn their J.D., and still not become a licensed attorney. But it doesn’t have to be that way. The mind is powerful, and when you train it, just like you’ve trained in the law, everything changes.
If you’re preparing for the bar, gearing up for trial, or simply tired of feeling like you’re not enough, I’d love to support you in clearing the mental clutter and helping you finally feel unstoppable.
To learn more or book a session, visit here or email me directly at joy@joycherielbrown.com.
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Joy Cheriel Brown, Hypnotherapist and Filmmaker
Joy Cheriel Brown is a talented hypnotherapist and filmmaker. She was trained by Marisa Peer in Rapid Transformational Therapy and has a Bachelor of Arts in Filmmaking from Howard University and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from National University, where she specialized in Screenwriting. Also, she is the owner of Third Person Omniscient Productions and aims to make movies that help raise the collective consciousness.
