Providing family mediation for families with or without children who are experiencing marital / relationship breakdown, requiring an impartial approach to issues of child support, custody, access, parenting plans, property division. We also provide elder mediation (intergenerational mediation) for families with concerns around their older parent who may have Alzheimer's, Dementia or need help with decisions around care-giving, finances, housing at home, with an adult child or moving to a seniors or long term care facility, end-of-life care and conflicts among adult children or care providers. Mediation assists families to navigate vital conversations together to bring awareness and planning of the next steps needed for the best interest of the older person. Parties could also include care-providers, Community Care Access Centres, Nursing Home care providers.

We provide comprehensive Family Mediation services, including Child Protection Mediation and parenting plans in a fair, non-judgemental, safe environment. Specializing in helping parties seek an alternative, non-adversarial approach to their separation or divorce in a timely, cost-effective manner with a focus on the best interests of the children. We welcome parties from LGBT and straight partnerships, diverse cultures, religions, and abilities. Experience working with clients who are developmentally/intellectually challenged. Day, evening and weekend appointments are available.We also provide individual and family counselling utilizing various modalities such as CBT, (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy), Gestalt and Focusing. Anger Management classes are provided to community groups and for individuals mandated by the courts.

Family Mediation for separating and divorcing couples; develop mediation agreements and parenting plansTriage family court clients seeking assistance and direction for their family law issues. Assess need, identify and assist victims of domestic abuse, refer to Advice or Duty Counsel, refer to social services,

Family Mediation for separating and divorcing couples; develop mediation agreements and parenting plansTriage family court clients seeking assistance and direction for their family law issues. Assess need, identify and assist victims of domestic abuse, refer to Advice or Duty Counsel, refer to social services.

Mentored and recruited volunteer mediators and mediator interns.Mediated clients seeking Peace Bonds or on Family issues from Provincial Courts Built roster of mediators to almost triple in numbersDeveloped continuing education programs for mediators Developed and ran dispute resolution training for social services associationsProvided individual, family and couples counselling to diverse cultural clientelleProvided anger management counselling/classes to those referred by physicians and courts

Established a new physical office infrastructure - on time and on budget within 3 month periodHired and supervised staffManaged all aspects of officePlanned significant events for government, universities and hospital executives; inaugural event for 2000 first year medical, social work, dental, OT, PT students at Ryerson University

Represented physicians at Provincial Government with union leaders from OPSEU, AMAPCEO, OPP, and othersMediated disputes between physicians and employeersRepresented OPDPS a government meetings as calledManaged all aspects of the OPDPS - including personnel issues, govenment, office administration