Helping you have the conversations you need to have
| What is mediation? | Family |
| Why mediation? | Commercial & Business |
| How do we resolve conflicts? | Community & Schools |
| What we do not do! | Victim/Offender |
What is mediation?
Mediation is not intended to replace therapy, legal or financial advice. Warning: It may yield therapeutic results
- Is a voluntary meeting between people involved in a dispute using a neutral 3rd party as a facilitator
- A co-operative and co-creative process where you design a future which makes sense to you
- Each decision remains totally yours
To know more about mediation please read the article Mediation… What does it mean?
Why mediation?
- Mediation is a forum to develop a new understanding of the situation. This new awareness provides for a fresh focus towards future solutions
- Mediation is voluntary. Only the people involved can agree to a solution. There is no risk to anyone else imposing a decision
- Mediation promotes timely solutions and a low cost alternative to court procedures
How do we as mediators help resolve conflicts?
- We provide an environment conducive to constructive communication and creative solutions
- We serve as neutral “third parties”, have no stake in the outcome. We help you communicate and hear each other ’s perspective
- We help you identify the problems in relation to your needs. We help you see what can be instead of what cannot be
- We do not do therapy, coerce you or take sides
- We do not judge you, blame you or focus on your past
- We do not have the answers…YOU do!
Family mediation deals with separation, divorce, blended families, inter-generation conflicts…Family conflicts take many forms!
Life is creative and throws at us scenarios that we cannot even imagine. The beauty of mediation is its flexibility to everyone’s needs. 2mediate is a need fulfilling option for everyone involved. When everyone’s needs are addressed, the resolution allows for moving on.
To know more about Family Mediation please read the article Family Mediation and The Court System .
- Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program. When you are in the middle of a law suit in the civil court, before going in front of a judge, mediation is mandatory. We both have years of experience mediating these cases and are on the OMMP roster list. Many cases find a viable solution in mediation.
- You have a complaint regarding a contract or about services with a company, let us contribute to resolving such conflicts through mediation.
Communities & Schools
Communities
- You belong to a board or a charity organization. As a volunteer, you resent the conflict and the interpersonal disputes. You just want to focus on the good cause you believe in and use mediation to resolve the issues.
- You live in a condominium. The opportunity for disputes is endless. Did you know that mediation is included in the Condominium Act? We have experience in this kind of settings… We live in a condo.
Schools
- Parent-teacher-student. Any conflict will distract the learning environment of your children. Act upon it and bring in a mediator. Or two. We provide workshops for dispute resolution.
- Have you heard of peer mediation? Children learn faster than we do and have a positive influence on their peers. We bring training to schools.
Victim\Offenders
- Are you hurt by someone’s action?
- Have you done something you are sorry about?
- We bring you together, under the right circumstances, to seek a peaceful closure.
- Do you know how much money is lost because of conflict?
- No organization can afford to waste energy on disputes.
- Invest in getting focused on the work.
| To reach us: 905-771-1100 |
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