Mediation is not just an alternative to litigation.
It’s a wellness practice.
Mediation for Engaged - Married - Cohabitating Couples
Live a kickass life together.
The quality of your relationships is the number one predictor of happiness. Marital health affects your physical and mental health, longevity, job performance, even your income. So why live in a meh marriage when you have the power to make it kickass?
With too many couples living in mediocrity and almost half of marriages ending in divorce, it’s time for you and your partner to get proactive on preventative care.
Through an insightful intake process and thoughtful agreement-making, you’ll be empowered with tools to create a we’re-the-best-couple-ever kind of relationship.
Family mediation strengthens couples through productive conversation and agreement making. Unlike therapy, our sessions are not meant to heal dysfunction. Instead, we provide safe space to solve problems, dream big, and plan a meaningful future alongside your lifelong partner.
Second Time Arounders
This time, baby, we’ll be divorce-proof!
Friends, the divorce rate for second marriages is not pretty. (67% failure rate—ouch!) But there’s hope! Your blended family is 30% more likely to survive if you receive education before moving in together. And guess what? We are blending experts! We mediate, coach, and live in blended families. Let us help you protect your children, your assets, and your sanity by divorce-proofing your second family. We’ll show you the common pain points suffered by other blendies and help you think through the complications and adjustments that are inevitable when combining two broods.
Couples stew in hard times for six years before seeking professional help. This is a waste of precious time. Book a marriage check-up to suss out any issues while there’s still time to address them. Waiting too long is a recipe for divorce!
Couples in Crisis
Divorce sucks.
Yep, it sure does, which makes ending your marriage an even more agonizing decision. If your marriage is rocky and you’re not sure whether to stay in the marriage or leave it, “discernment mediation” could help you decide confidently and save you years of limbo.
First, you and your spouse fill out an intake that shows your strengths and growth area, assesses your personalities, and pinpoints your stress. The results will help you both see the work that needs to be done in order to save the marriage. You’ll be assigned meaningful homework and get a preview of the roads ahead—one together and one apart. We’ll discuss options and then you and your spouse will settle on a which road to follow.
A few testimonials—
“I feel better for sure. We have more work to do, but I think we have turned a corner and it feels better in our house.”
“My husband is getting ready to retire and we decided to get some help. [Vanessa] taught us how to see each other in a different light.”
“Oh my goodness! It was such a turning point for us! I feel like I have my husband back! It's so exciting to imagine our future together now that I feel like I can finally have [my husband] “hear” me and also to finally feel like he is sharing what he is feeling /wanting in any given situation. This work was what finally engaged my hubby- (past therapy/programs/coaching was a non-starter). I am eternally grateful for you Vanessa!!! I now have so much hope and confidence for our marriage. Vanessa was very insightful, a neutral party, full of great feedback and suggestions, also very relatable for both of us.”
