LKW Family Mediation are based in Dorking and cover the Surrey area
When you first separate from a partner it can be hard to know what to do first or to envisage a point where they might be a resolution. This video talks about how to find a way forward when you separate and is a great starting point if you have recently separated.
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If you’ve recently separated from a partner then this video asks an important question? If you feel you need help and support in finding the answer then please get in touch with us via louisa@lkwfamilymediation.co.uk or by completing the contact form you can find by clicking on the tab at the top of this page.
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Taking Responsibility in a separation is not easy and particularly so where you were not the one who made the decision to separate. It is an important part of the healing process, and essential to moving forward successfully. This video explains more.
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If you have found your way to this page then it was probably partly motivated by intrigue at the title of this video blog. This video starts with a bold idea for the future and talks about how this could be achieved by starting with small points. More intrigued? If so hit play and watch the video.
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Sometimes when we send out information to invite each party to attend mediation the response we et back is something along the lines of “I’m willing to sort things out but the other person is just completely unreasonable”. It’s not unusual to get a response like that from both parties! This video talks more about this idea that the other person is the unreasonable one. We hope you will find it helpful.
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You may have read something about MIAMS online? Or you may have been told by your lawyer that you need to see a mediator for one? But you may be utterly confused as to what this entails and what you need to do and why. This video explains more about MIAMS (Mediation Information and Assessment meetings). It talks about when you might need one and why and what they entail.
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In this video Louisa Whitney shares her personal story of why she was drawn to be a family mediator and why she gets such a buzz from the work that she does:
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Albert Einstein apparently said “the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result”. This can be applied to many situations and certainly to conflict and relationships following a separation. In this video Louisa Whitney talks about this and how to break out of this cycle.
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There are so many ways in which people can be fearful following a separation or divorce. Louisa shares her own experience of feeling fearful when she left her job as a solicitor to set up LKW Family Mediation. She explains how she drew inspiration from her clients’ stories of facing their own fears during the separation.
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In this video we address what to do when you feel like the arrangements you have made for the school holidays aren’t working. This is a more informal video made by Louisa during one of her de-stressing walks in the beautiful Surrey countryside
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