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What is mediation?

The purpose of mediation is to support two or more people find their own mutually agreeable resolution.

Sometimes conversations can reach a stuck place. There can be numerous reasons for this. Here are some examples:
  • The people involved are hearing blame and/or speaking in a blaming or criticising way rather than focusing on the underlying needs of both people
  • There is old trauma being stimulated by the conversation for one or both parties
  • Trust has been lost that one's own needs really matter
  • The two parties have got stuck in black and white thinking: an 'either/or' paradigm
  • One or both parties have confused their one strategy for their underlying deeper needs and so have shut down to other possible outcomes

It has been my experience that a third person with skills in how to help each person really listen to the other is often what is needed to re-build connection and trust which in turn brings about the possibility for resolution. 

It is often a much more affordable (in time, money and emotional energy) option than going through the legal process.

Why choose mediation?

If you have reached a place where you no longer feel able to continue communicating in a dispute situation with another person, you have a number of choices. For example, you can:
  • Try to ignore the situation/person and hope that doing this won't have long term consequences for you.
  • Take the dispute through a legal process and allow an arbitrator to decide the outcome (this typically involves one person 'winning' the case and one person 'losing' it).
  • Use aggression to try to force the other person to your way of thinking (not recommended and not legal!)
  • Ask someone who is trusted to be impartial to mediate in order to support everyone involved coming to a mutually satisfying resolution. This is usually the most cost-effective solution and often the only solution that offers the possibility of a win/win solution.​

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If you think you could benefit from this kind of support please contact me to discuss your personal situation so that we can decide together whether I can be of help and at a price that is affordable to you and sustainable for me.

A story of two sisters
"My sister and I approached Penny to help us resolve a long-standing
relationship difficulty. She held a space for us to navigate previously
difficult subjects in a way that we both felt heard and supported. As a
result of her calm, professional and compassionate presence we were able
to say things to each other that had remained unsaid for too many years
and then move on to a new and much more open footing with each other.
Many thanks, Penny, I really appreciate your help and I would recommend
you to anyone."
Eva  
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