Listen to Understand Family Mediation

The facilitative mediation model believes that the parties in dispute are capable of coming up with the best solutions, with assistance. Jim’s background is in chemical engineering, manufacturing, and data science but throughout his life he has been the person who could see both sides of an issue and help people resolve conflicts. On the door to his office the production supervisor hung the words

‘camp counselor.’ In 2013 he learned that mediators existed and took training to become a mediator at the Green River Community College Peace Institute sponsored by the King County Dispute Resolution Center. He proceeded with an eight month internship at the Pierce County Center for Dialog and Resolution. Jim’s internship focused on parenting plan modifications and he has since completed Divorce Mediation Training. Jim has mediated parenting plan modifications, divorces, landlord tenant, and small claims with the Pierce County Center for Dialog and Resolution and small claims with the King County Dispute Resolution Center. The interest based facilitative mediation model is based on the notion that the best solutions can be identified by the parties in conflict, with assistance. We lead parties through a six step process that has proven to be very effective for dispute resolution. We are the street signs and the guard rails that keep you on the road, but you hold the steering wheel.