Counselling International

Mediation

Mediation (or alternative dispute resolution) can be a viable alternative to court-mandated or judicial proceedings.  With assistance of a professional, non-judgemental (neutral) mediator, parties can explore all aspects of the conflict situation and feel heard and validated in the process.  Opportunity to express conflicting emotions, views and experience can lead to discovering mutual interests and facilitate more effective communication.  This allows for creative negotations leading to a truly optimal solution that leaves both parties satisfied and their relationship intact or even strengthened.

Parties in dispute often get entangled in conflicting positions or in some sort of power struggle.  A better way forward becomes blocked or out of sight...
An independent, well-trained, professional mediator does not impose solutions, but will assist parties in exploring the difficulties fully and freely, without pressure and in complete confidentiality. Once personal grievances have been adequately expressed and heard, both parties can feel understood and thereby develop understanding and insight in the other party’s view. Mutual underlying interests then provide a key to resolution of differences, that can involve personal as well as other concerns.

Mediation offers the following advantages:

• it is short-term,
• cost-efficient,
• future-oriented,
• flexible and informal,
• confidential and private,
• respecting parties’ autonomy,
• professional guidance that leaves room for creative solutions,
• real interests are central, saving face and relationship, leading to joint solutions with a high acceptancy-rate and an optimal result!

An important pre-condition is that parties are both willing to try and find a solution to their problem and competent to act and engage in the mediation process.

For details, fees and procedure, please call for a FREE initial consultation  071-528-2661.