Future focused support for families experiencing separation
Somerset · Dorset · Wiltshire
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Mediation offers a calmer, lower-cost alternative to solicitors and court — helping you make lasting arrangements for your children and finances. It provides support for families or couples who find themselves navigating separation or other family changes. The aim is to help you and your ex-partner move forward and make practical arrangements around your family, children and finances that have everyone's interests at heart.
Mediation is voluntary, confidential and impartial. It is a service that aims to reduce stress and conflict and to provide an alternative to solicitors and going to the family court. The average cost of a divorce in the UK going through the family courts has been estimated at £14,561 (according to MoneyHelper). Mediation gives you the opportunity to reach lasting decisions yourselves at a much lower cost.
As your mediator I will work on improving communication, help you to feel more in control in a safe environment, and to explore the options for your children and how financial needs can be met.
I'm a family mediator based in Somerset, helping families across Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire navigate separation with compassion and understanding.
Before training as a mediator, I spent 30 years as a documentary filmmaker, working closely with people facing some of life's most challenging moments. That work taught me how to listen deeply, hold space for difficult conversations, and help people find their own way through.
Having experienced separation both as a parent and as a child, I understand the emotional complexity involved. I combine that personal insight with professional training to help families communicate, find common ground, and reach agreements that work for everyone.
I am registered with the Family Mediation Council and a member of the Family Mediation Association.
After an initial free phone consultation we will meet with you for a MIAM (Mediation Information Assessment Meeting) — this is an opportunity for us to talk to you about the process and principles of mediation, and learn more about your current situation, and what you would like to achieve through family mediation.
If your ex-partner is in agreement, we will conduct a separate MIAM with them. Once each MIAM is completed, we can arrange a Joint Mediation Meeting. You can expect child arrangement and finance only cases to last 2 or 3 sessions; cases involving children, property and finances typically take 3 to 4 sessions. At the end of each session you will receive a clear summary of what you need to prepare for the next session, helping you work towards agreeing a parenting plan or open financial statement that you both sign — these can be made legally binding documents with the help of your solicitor.
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