Thank you for considering me as your mediator. Hopefully the bio
below will aid you as you come to a decision regarding who will best serve you through the mediation process..

My Areas of Expertise Include:

• Professional and personal relationship disputes,
• Divorce and paternity matters where the parties are represented by attorneys or are pro-se (unrepresented),
• Family re-structuring due to death, divorce, aging, or estrangement,
• Small business, professional practice, and business partnership issues, and
• Workplace disputes.

I was born and raised in New York and have lived in South Florida for over twenty years. I have over 25 years of experience in small business and the legal system, working within the public and private sectors. As I continue to pursue my own growth and development some of my greatest accomplishments include:

• Earning a PhD in Psychology, with a Specialization in Conflict Management
• Licensure as a Mental Health Counselor, Licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist and Certification from the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)
• Certification from the Florida Supreme Court as a Mediator and Mediation Trainer
• Mediation of thousands of disputes, successfully assisting in conflict management and transformation
• Designing and delivering numerous educational programs and personal growth workshops, seminars and presentations
• The creation, operation and sale of two successful small businesses
• Professional expertise in family and workplace psychology and the family, juvenile, civil and criminal court systems
• Recognition from my peers for involvement in various professional organizations. I have served on the faculty of mediation and dispute resolution symposiums throughout Florida as well as nationally and internationally. I am a member of the Florida Supreme Court's Mediation Training Review board, a Past-president of the Association of South Florida Mediators and Arbitrators, and the Vice-President-Family Mediation of the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators. I have achieved Practitioner/Educator membership status with the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR).
• Partnering with my husband, David, in a fulfilling marriage
• Raising two children (who lived through divorce) to adulthood, watching as they display integrity and passion in their lives.

My work as mediator is geared towards encouraging the navigation of transitions from the current circumstances to the ideal ones. This work allows me to tap into much of what I have learned from my own as well as others’ life experiences.

What I Can Offer You:

• Compassion, clarification and understanding
• Keen vision for things that may be otherwise overlooked
• Help with negotiation, communication, problem-solving and conflict management skills
• A positive, practical, holistic, humanistic, scientific, spiritual, and integrated perspective that stresses personal responsibility and individual choice
• Assistance in creating collaboration and win-win results
• An exploration of all sides of an issue and the possible actions and strategies for its optimal resolution

I know that I would enjoy speaking with you. Please contact me to discuss how we can work together and how I can assist you.