Empathic Mediation

We provide mediation facilitation for individuals, groups and communities. Our goal is to help create settings where people have the opportunity to work through challenging situations and conflicts with caring support. This may involve:

Creating a safe space through

• Confidentiality and inclusion agreements
• Neutrally held processes
• Respectful communication structures
• Careful time agreements

Encouraging expression and deep listening

• Identification of topics and concerns
• Topic and concerns exploration
• Empathic listening and reflection
• Individual meetings with mediator(s)
• Tracking the concerns

Facilitating Resolution

• Exploring options
• Finding common ground
• Support for crafting agreements
• Follow up planning

Our mediators are certified in accordance with the California Dispute Resolution Programs Act.
We utilize nonviolent communication as developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, restorative circles and trauma support approaches and techniques