UNDERSTAND YOUR OPTIONS
5 Reasons to Choose Mediation
1. Maintain Relationships. Mediation encourages open conversation instead of courtroom battles. This helps reduce tension and preserve important family bonds.
2. Save Time & Money. Mediation is usually faster and less expensive than litigation. You can avoid long legal processes and high attorney fees.
3. Privacy. Generally speaking, everything said in mediation stays confidential. Sensitive family issues are kept out of public records.
4. Flexibility & Control. Agreements are created by you, not imposed by the court and can be tailored to your family's unique situation.
5. Lower Stress. The mediation process is supportive and less adversarial.
When to Consider Mediation
Mediation can help with many family situations, such as:
- Child custody and parenting schedules
- Aging adult caregiving decisions
- Inheritances and estate planning
- Family business succession or partnership disputes
- Extended family disagreements or communication breakdowns
Mediation gives families a healthier way to resolve conflict—it’s faster, more affordable, and less stressful than going to court. Most importantly, it helps protect relationships while building agreements that are practical, fair, and long-lasting.
Conflict Coaching
Conflict coaching is a one-on-one process that helps you prepare for and manage difficult conversations or disagreements with confidence. A conflict coach is a neutral professional who listens, asks thoughtful questions, and teaches practical skills for handling conflict.
In a typical session, you will:
- Identify the issue and your goals
- Explore strategies for communication and de-escalation
- Practice responses through role-play
- Build a step-by-step plan you can use right away
Conflict coaching is helpful if you need to talk with a co-parent, sibling, or colleague about sensitive issues and want to know what to say to make the discussion productive. It gives you the tools to reduce stress, set boundaries, and move forward on your own terms.
Facilitation
Facilitation is a structured process that helps families and groups have productive, respectful conversations about difficult or sensitive topics. A facilitator uses a variety of tools and strategies to keep discussions focused, balanced, and fair so everyone has a voice.
In a typical session we:
- Set ground rules for a safe, respectful space
- Guide the conversation so all perspectives are heard
- Keep discussions on track and solution-focused
- Help the group reach decisions everyone can support
Facilitation is especially useful for family meetings about caregiving, estate planning, or business succession, where many voices and emotions are involved. It ensures conversations are clear, constructive, and lead to workable outcomes.
