Family Mediation
Helping families move forward more calmly
Separation can make communication feel difficult. Conversations about children, finances or the future can quickly become emotional, leaving both people feeling unheard or overwhelmed.
Family mediation provides a safe, structured and impartial space where those conversations can take place with the support of an independent family mediator.
My role isn't to take sides or make decisions for you. It is to help you communicate more effectively and have better conversations so that you can make informed decisions about the future.
What Can Family Mediation Help With?
Family mediation helps separating couples work through the practical decisions that come with separation or divorce.
Children & Parenting
Where children will live, time with each parent, holidays, parenting arrangements and decisions about their future.
Finances & Property
Property, savings, pensions, assets, income and other financial arrangements following separation.
Communication & Future Planning
Finding more workable ways to communicate, make decisions and navigate parenting or family life after separation.
Mediation isn't about one person winning and the other losing. It gives you both an opportunity to be heard, understand the options and work towards practical solutions.
How I Approach Mediation…
Alongside my mediation training, I bring specialist knowledge in trauma-informed practice, nervous system regulation, child and adolescent mental health, safeguarding and domestic abuse awareness.
Separation affects more than the decisions that need to be made. Stress and conflict can change how we communicate, process information and make decisions.
My approach takes this into account — including the different ways prolonged stress can affect neurodivergent clients — while maintaining the impartiality and structure of the mediation process.
How does mediation work?
1. Your individual MIAM
We meet privately to talk about your circumstances, explain the mediation process and consider whether mediation is appropriate and safe for your situation.
2. Mediation
If you both choose to proceed, we meet together to work through the issues that need resolving. Sessions can take place online or in person.
3. Moving forward
Where proposals are reached, these can be recorded so you can take legal advice and, where necessary, take the appropriate steps to formalise your agreement.
MIAM appointments
A Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) is an individual, confidential meeting with a family mediator.
It gives you the opportunity to talk about your circumstances, understand how mediation works and explore the options available to you.
If you're making certain applications to the Family Court about children or finances, you'll usually need to attend a MIAM first.
Appointments are available in person in Whitstable or online across England and Wales.
Questions about mediation?
It’s completely normal to have questions before deciding whether mediation is right for you.
You can find more information in the FAQ’s section or by reaching out directly.
Why work with me?
Family mediation is about practical decisions, but those decisions are being made at a time when life can feel anything but straightforward.
I combine professional family mediation with a wider understanding of how separation affects adults, children and family relationships.
My aim is to create a space where difficult conversations can happen respectfully, while keeping the focus on what needs to be decided and how you move forward.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Whether you're exploring mediation voluntarily or have been asked to attend a MIAM, I'd be happy to talk through your circumstances and explain the process.