What HAPPENS IN mediation?
- People or groups in dispute (participants) invite a neutral person (mediator) to facilitate a constructive conversation. The mediator supports an open dialogue allowing each person to be heard. The participants choose what to discuss and if there is an agreement, the participants decide what it says.
- People who have any role in a family, business, organization, friendship, or neighborhood, and need help talking about a dispute, may participate in mediation.
WHAT ISSUES may be MEDIATed?
BUSINESS | OFFICE
- Ownership disputes
- Workplace relations
- Client / consumer concerns
- Employee conduct
- Productivity
ELDERCARE | SENIOR
- Clarifying wishes
- Housing preferences
- Health care choices
- Caregiving / long-term care
- Estate disputes
FAMILY
- Marriage issues / divorce
- Custody/parenting time
- Grandparent visitation
- Asset division
- Pre-marriage matters
ORGANIZATIONAL
- Leadership change
- Restructuring / succession planning
- Communication style differences
- Budget matters
- Value-based decision-making
HOUSING
- Eviction
- Housemate / roommate
- Property boundaries
- Repair responsibilities
- Neighborhood noise
- Real estate transactions
OTHER
- Any civil dispute involving two or more people who need help communicating
why mediation?
- Gain clarity
- Enhance relationships
- Reclaim decision making ability
- Speak confidently in difficult situations
- Increase productivity and time management
- Share your story in a more private setting
- Improve overall communication style
- Free time to do what matters
- Restore peace of mind
- Speak your truth
- Heal