Mediation
Disagreements, whether personal or professional, can be draining and overwhelming. When emotions run high and communication breaks down, mediation offers a structured, solution-focused approach to finding common ground. My mediation services are designed to help you navigate complicated disagreements with clarity and compassion, ensuring both sides feel heard and respected.
What Is Mediation?
Mediation is a voluntary, confidential process where a neutral third party facilitates constructive dialogue between individuals or groups in conflict. My role as a mediator is not to take sides or impose solutions but to guide you toward mutually acceptable resolutions. Together, we’ll uncover the underlying issues, explore options, and craft agreements that work for everyone involved.
Conflict Resolution:
While I am not registered with the courts, I bring extensive experience and training in conflict resolution to help individuals and families reach agreements without needing formal litigation. This means I can support you in managing challenging situations like:
Divorce and Separation: Helping couples untangle complex issues such as parenting plans, financial arrangements, and division of assets with a focus on reducing conflict and preserving relationships.
Family Dynamics: Facilitating open conversations to address misunderstandings, caregiving concerns, or sibling disputes.
Workplace Conflicts: Resolving tension between colleagues or teams to restore harmony and productivity.
Business Disagreements: Assisting partners or stakeholders in finding equitable solutions to business challenges.
Whether your situation involves a separation, a long-standing disagreement, or a sudden conflict, mediation offers a pathway to resolution that avoids the expense, time, and stress of court proceedings.
What to Expect from Mediation:
Initial individual session(s) with each of you to explore what you hope to resolve through mediation and how you see things currently.
The number of sessions required will depend on the extent of items to be addressed. The average is 4-6 mutual mediation sessions to reach an agreement on the identified issues.
A respectful environment led by an informed professional who can guide and support you and safeguard you from being bullied or pressured in the mediation session.
Thoughtful and insightful support to help as you integrate agreements decided during mediation into your lives.
Confidentiality. Anything you say in mediation is kept confidential and not included in public court records.
Reassurance that you have received responsible and reliable education and support from a mediation process that levels the playing field for both parties at a difficult time.
Typically, both parties share the cost of mediation. However, if both parties agree, fees may be split differently.
Mediation works best when the parties are open to suggestions and compromise.
Why Choose Mediation:
Mediation is faster, less expensive, and private.
It is better for the overall well-being of the family.
Mediation can help couples build a foundation for co-parenting children.
It allows for more flexible options that meet the needs of those involved.
It is less stressful than going to trial.
Mediation can help couples develop better communication and conflict-resolution skills.
Unlike a court hearing, it is confidential, where testimony becomes part of the public record.
It allows you to make your own decisions. Often, people are not happy with decisions imposed by court orders.
How I can Help:
I will not give you legal advice. I will not take sides nor make decisions for you.
However, I will provide experience, knowledge, and skills. I will facilitate discussions about relevant issues related to your separation or divorce and support both of you as you create open-minded options so you can make a positive path forward for each of you and your family.
I will help you make smart decisions by encouraging you to consult your head and heart.
I will help you draw up the settlement agreement. If necessary, independent legal counsel can review it, and it can be filed with the court.