Sign up for newsletter
What is mediation?
How can mediation stop the fighting?
I can’t afford an attorney and a mediator, can I?
How does mediation help my kids?
Mediation is a process divorcing couples engage in to settle issues of conflict within the divorce. Mediation relies on direct communication between spouses, with the mediator keeping the dialogue constructive and focused on the issues. Mediation preserves control over your individual and family’s future. A mediator offers structure and professionalism to the divorce process, helping couples develop more satisfying solutions.
As a mediator, Terri encourages couples to use their intelligence and energy toward creative problem solving rather than towards recriminations or revenge. Focusing on solutions instead of placing blame. Terri encourages couples to communicate their needs in the divorce process rather than demanding their own way, giving each individual control of the decision making process. Terri will help couples see the long term view of their lives after divorce rather than the small victories of conflict.
The costs associated with traditional divorce can include separate meetings with attorneys, telephone calls with you and the other attorney, settlement conferences and court preparations. Those processes still occur, yet Mediation offers additional value to those divorce dollars. Terri as your mediator, will keep communication open and direct with an agenda and plan to address the divorce conflicts. This mediation method offers step by step progress for the dollars spent, making mediation a valuable tool in any conflict.
As a mediator, Terri’s first priority is the children involved in the divorce. To that end, she has developed an extensive Parenting Plan Guide and Workbook using it to work through every conceivable issue surrounding your new parenting dynamic. Terri’s style and approach in divorce mediation helps you and your spouse to maintain focus on your children’s needs and improving your co-parenting relationship. Mediating through the custody/visitation issues of divorce, Terri helps co-parents to manage their relationship with each other…with dignity and respect. This often results in less conflict about the children with the sense of personal peace that you have made the best possible choices for your children.
Terri’s mediation style of cooperative face-to-face problem-solving often allows for more detailed planning leading to more creative and satisfactory outcomes. Terri offers a safe and comfortable setting to consider options and alternatives without fear that your statements, questions or concerns might be used against you in court or anywhere else. Even after the final papers are signed, circumstances or situations can arise that continue to cause conflict. Terri can continue to help you through the mediation process find resolution to those post divorce conflicts.