My Approach

I started reConnect with the idea that relationship is everything: with others and with ourselves. I chose Mediation as the method because it is efficient and results-oriented.

I bring depth, imagination, and lived experience to mediation. A practical, respectful way to move forward—together or apart. For couples, co-parents, adult siblings, families, and other partnerships navigating conflict or change.

My Approach to Mediation

Neutral, structured, caring, and forward-moving.

I offer:
– couples / partner mediation
– separation + discernment-style clarity
– adult child / parent mediation
– caregiving conflict
– voluntary cases only–mediation requires clear commitment
– a therapist background + mediator neutrality
– privacy, confidentiality, and a high-end experience

Mediation is about turning conflict and confusion into clarity and supporting people in making practical, respectful next steps.

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My unique background in mental health — and how it relates

I’m one of the few mediators with professional mental health credentials and advanced training in couples and adult dynamics.

How my clinical training enriches my mediation work

• understanding patterns
• strengthening communication
• building meaning
• finding clarity in transitions
• reconnecting to what matters

I’m a professionally-trained therapist with advanced training in relationships. But as a mediator with reConnect Care I function as a neutral facilitator — not a therapist. Why do I believe in mediation as a good alternative to couples therapy? Because much of what we deal with in relationships and as couples is our differences — and mediation helps to navigate differences and conflict quickly and efficiently, without getting sidetracked or bogged down in past trauma or old history.

I also serve my local community working part-time in behavioral mental health as a mental health professional (LPC– Licensed Professional Counselor). This is separate from my role as a mediator at reConnect Care.

Therapeutic training

My experience is in these modalities: Client-Centered Therapy, Conflict Resolution and Mediation, Existential, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Gottman Method for couples, Polyvagal Theory, and Creative/Meaning-Based approaches.

This rich background in relationships and mental health informs my practice as a compassionate mediator for reConnect Care.

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