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One of the many benefits of mediation is that you can discuss and explore options in meetings without signing up to them. It is a place to explore, consider, discuss and test. You can then reject the idea, trial it, think about it more, take advice on it or sign up to it after the mediation. This flexibility really helps people to understand what options are, what they look like and crucially whether they will work. Sometimes people have an…

Understanding Finances in Mediation: What You Need to Know One of the main reasons couples come into mediation is for help in organising their finances following a separation writes Michelle Rumsey. Couples often don’t know where to start and look to mediation to help them navigate their way through the process with the support of the mediator.   Sorting out financial issues can seem overwhelming so breaking it down into manageable steps is essential. What Is Financial Mediation? Financial mediation is…

In my role as a Family Mediator and Family Counsellor writes Michelle Rumsey I have worked with children who have experienced their parents’ conflict. Conflict is not always children witnessing parents shouting, it can be parents not verbally communicating, it can be parents being verbally negative about the other parent to the child/ren, or it can be a parent refusing to include the other parent in daily activities or communicating about the children’s needs. All forms of conflict children witness,…