Mediation & Facilitation

“Your help with mediation services for two employees who kept butting heads has created, in a surprisingly short time, the pleasant, practical cooperation that was needed by the company and a much happier environment for the employees and everyone around them.” – President of Solinst Canada

If you are interested in family mediation or couples counselling, please fill out this questionnaire and email it to us at daryl@common-ground.ca.

Mediation helps people to resolve their differences in a way that allows for ongoing cooperation.  It is much easier for an external mediator, compared to a manager or HR, to offer the confidentiality and impartiality that people sometimes need to share their true feelings, express regrets, and make voluntary choices.  It is in the best interests of the organization to get both quick and sustainable solutions.  From years of experience, I know that the skill level of the mediator can make the difference between a temporary truce and a truly lasting resolution.   

I offer Family Mediation and Couples Counselling for relationships that are seeking to stay together, or for those that want to separate with minimal stress.  For the former, my role is to help each to really listen to the other person, to help both reconnect to the qualities they love(d) in the other, and to consider achievable goals.  For the latter, I help people save money that would otherwise go to lawyers, and frustration that comes from do-it-yourself contracts that easily fall apart.

Note:  In the minority of cases where mediation does not resolve the issues, all parties retain their rights to pursue any other procedural options available.

“I feel that you were skilled at keeping us focused and on track—even when emotions were running very high and at times ‘explosive.’  I also feel that you were able to maintain a position of neutrality.”

Want to learn how to mediate?  Contact me, or click here for information.

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