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Mediation

My Mediation services support you to:

• Connect with the needs behind your actions in the conflict
• Be heard and understood to your satisfaction
• Communicate your perspective in a way the other party is more likely to hear you
• Understand the needs of the other party
• Collaborate to find a resolution to the conflict that is satisfying to all involved
• Heal the relationship with the other party

My Mediation services apply to:

• Couples and Family conflicts
• Workplace, business, or organizational conflicts
• Legal disputes
• Any other conflict in which you would like support

My approach to Mediation:

My goal is to facilitate each person in the conflict being heard; in my experience when people truly feel heard and hear each other, they begin to collaborate to reach resolutions that work for all involved. I lend my skills to slow down the communication, helping clarify the intention behind the words. This helps each party in the conflict be more open to hearing the other side. By “hearing” I mean:

• Hearing in a sense of understanding – as an “aha;”
• Hearing so you can understand why a person did what they did
• Hearing while asserting your needs and well-being
• Hearing so you can experience relief from holding the conflict in your body
• Hearing so you can be free from thoughts about the conflict dominating your consciousness.

From your initial contact with me, I will help you clarify how to proceed in alignment with your values. This might include any of the following (or a combination):

• Conflict coaching sessions to help you connect with yourself and be clear in your communication with the other party
• My contacting the other party to invite them to a joint mediation session and help them connect with what is going on for them in the conflict
• Coaching to help you extend this invitation personally
• A joint mediation session, either in person or over the phone
• On-going coaching or training in how to communicate in ways that increase the likelihood that you will get your needs met

Email today to schedule a free introductory conversation to determine if my mediation services are right for you.