Disputes are heavy to carry day to day.
Independent, impartial mediation gives everyone a fair chance to be heard and helps you work towards an agreement everyone can live with.
A fair, private way to work it out together.
Independent mediation helps people work through disagreements, understand each other's concerns and explore a workable agreement.
My approach is calm, practical and impartial. I prepare each party, then facilitate constructive conversations where everyone has an opportunity to be heard, and help you explore options and work towards a mutually acceptable agreement. What you agree, if anything, is entirely your choice.
Mediation is private and without prejudice. How confidentiality works, and its limited exceptions, is agreed in writing before we begin.
Less weight to carry, and a way forward.
When a disagreement has stalled, a structured conversation with an impartial person in the room can make it possible to move on.
Everyone is heard
Everyone gets a fair chance to be heard, starting with time on your own with me before the joint session.
An impartial process
I stay impartial and help you explore options together, explaining each step as we go.
Your agreement, your words
If you reach an agreement, I write it up in your own words. You're welcome to get independent legal advice before you sign.
Independent, impartial and caring.
This is your process, and what comes out of it is up to you. You choose what you share and when.
Everyone gets a fair chance to be heard.
I stay impartial and help you explore options together.
You keep ownership of the decision.
Five steps, explained as we go.
It's voluntary, and there's no pressure to go ahead.
The other person hasn't agreed yet?
With your permission, I can reach out to them for you. I'll explain how it works and answer their questions, and they're free to say no.
A first conversation
We talk through what's going on and whether mediation could help. It's voluntary, and there's no pressure to go ahead. If the other person hasn't agreed yet, I can reach out to them for you, with your permission. I'll explain how it works and answer their questions, and they're free to say no.
Agreeing how we'll work
Before anything starts, the plan, confidentiality and fees are put in writing so everyone knows what to expect.
Time with each person
I meet with each person on their own, to hear what matters to them and help them feel ready for the conversation.
The mediation
Everyone gets a fair chance to be heard. I stay impartial and help you explore options together. What you agree, if anything, is entirely your choice.
Putting it in writing
If you reach an agreement, I write it up in your own words. You're welcome to get independent legal advice before you sign.
Private, and without prejudice.
We'll agree all of this in writing before we begin.
Mediation is private and without prejudice, which means:
- The process is confidential, and what's said generally can't be taken into court or other formal processes
- Anything you tell me in a one-to-one meeting stays with me unless you agree I can share it, subject to the exceptions below
- Everyone involved must agree in writing to keep what's discussed within the mediation and not discuss it with people outside it
- The only exceptions are the limited ones set out in our written agreement, such as where the law requires it, someone's safety is at serious risk, or there's serious criminality
We'll agree all of this in writing before we begin
Associate member of AMINZ, credentialled mediator.
- Advanced mediation training
- Experience facilitating a four-party mediation
Mediation fees
In accordance with AMINZ's ethical standards, all fees are clearly outlined and agreed upon before mediation proceeds.
Initial conversation
We talk through what's going on and whether mediation could help. No pressure to go ahead.
Book a timeHalf-day mediation.
Full-day mediation.
Additional time: $300 + GST per hour
The right length for your mediation is agreed in our free initial conversation. Fees are generally shared equally between parties unless otherwise agreed.
What's included
- Individual pre-mediation meetings with each party to understand their perspectives and prepare for the session
- Facilitation of the agreed mediation session
- Documentation of any agreement reached
Further mediation
No ongoing engagement or follow-up is assumed. Where parties wish to continue discussions or require a further session, this can be arranged by mutual agreement, with any additional fees confirmed upfront.
All fees, inclusions and potential additional costs are confirmed in writing before proceeding.
Mediation preparation checklist
A one-page guide to getting ready. It includes questions worth thinking about before we meet, such as:
- What's actually important to me here?
- What would reaching an agreement look like for me, and where could I be flexible?
- If we don't reach an agreement, what would that mean for me afterwards?
Mediation questions
Does the first conversation cost anything?
Is mediation voluntary?
What if the other person hasn't agreed to mediation yet?
Is what I say kept confidential?
Can I bring a support person?
Do you give legal advice?
Who pays for the mediation?
A fair, calm and respectful process.
- A free initial conversation, with no pressure to go ahead
- Plan, confidentiality and fees agreed in writing first
- Time with each person before the joint session
- Everyone gets a fair chance to be heard
- Any agreement written up in your own words
- A reply within one business day
Talk it through, with no pressure to go ahead.
Tell me a little about what's going on. I'll respond within one business day.