General Mediation

Mediation is a confidential and relatively informal negotiation process where you and the other parties to a dispute (for example, family members/whanau, ex-partners or guardians) use the services of a skilled and independent mediator to help them.

The mediator is an impartial person that you can trust and feel comfortable around, and who will help you with:

• Defining your issues
• Exploring settlement options, and
• Negotiating a mutually acceptable settlement, that is formally written into an agreement.

Mediation is a consensual process, so we cannot make anyone participate if they do not want to.

We do not place time limits on the mediation process or what is covered in mediation sessions, and find that trying to fit family conflicts into a set of boxes simply does not work. We understand that there may be multiple issues going on for a family so our services are structured to reflect this and your mediator may suggest extra time would be beneficial.

Our mediators are proven experts in their field, bringing empathy as well as structure to your discussions, and of course, confidentiality.

Any special cultural, disability and language needs will be accommodated.