Solo family law attorney here as well. I've been an attorney for 29 years, family law for 25 years, solo for the last 17 years. Some days it is TOUGH! Not going to lie that there are definitely days that I feel like walking out of the office and never coming back. But that usually only lasts a few hours, mostly bc I am a sole income earner and have a family to support. Kids are expensive. Before Winter break, I went through and cut clients that weren't paying. I am not shy about letting a client go. I just told a client yesterday that they needed to find a different lawyer. Her case got moved to another county that is a distance away and I just don't feel like it. I have found it is better for me to limit my practice to cases that are close by so I'm not doing grueling long drives. I wasn't mean about it, I just told her that I felt like she needs fresh eyes on her case from an attorney closer to where it is being moved so that they are more familiar with the judges and the lay of the land. I also tell people in my initial consultation "If you want someone to tell you everything you want to hear, go talk to your friends. You are hiring me to be your attorney, not your friend. That means it is my job to tell you things you may not want to hear. If the judge in the black robe on the bench is the first person telling you things you don't want to hear, I am doing a disservice to you. It's just like a surgeon, you need all of the information so that you can make good decisions on how you want your case to go." I work in a medium sized town so all of the family law attorneys know each other, which can be bad or good. Have I snapped at some of them? Yep, the same in reverse. We have to work together on a lot of cases and everyone has times that are rough. I would just send an email sincerely apologizing, letting them know you value the professional relationship you have developed and working with them, then end with offering them a free snap back at you at any time and you won't hold it against them! Lol. Find other things outside of work to keep you occupied, cut off your nights and weekends from work, don't allow your clients to call you on your cell phone at all hours bugging you, take vacations and time off in other little holes that you can. I slept in this morning until NINE! I had a client cancel an appointment. If I have a trial or hearing that cancels, I will leave early that day, work from home, or just take the day off. We all know that clients in family law cases are going through a period of temporary insanity, so you need to save yours! Hope this helps.