Facilitating healing and reconnection for families through restorative mediation
What is Restorative Practice Family Mediation?
Restorative Family Mediation (RFM) is deeply rooted in a culturally responsive approach, where power is evenly distributed, fostering a balanced environment among all participants. This process enables participants to engage as equals, promoting true transformation and growth rather than mere compliance. Through RFM, families are equipped with tools to identify the rhythms of change in their relationships, forging a path towards a shared and harmonious future.
Restorative Family Mediation distinguishes itself from Family Group Conferencing by adhering to a Code of Ethics aligned with MN Rule 114 standards. This practice ensures that everyone can freely exercise self-determination, experiencing fair and respectful treatment, without coercion in private settings.
Facilitation focuses on the resolution and healing of family systems while proactively addressing the prevention of unhealthy patterns of origin. By fostering an environment where all parties feel respected, heard, and understood during pivotal life moments, we empower families to redefine their trajectories towards positive change.
What can I expect during my Family Mediation session?
Participants will experience neutral, nonjudgmental, and compassionate facilitation that places a strong emphasis on child-focused strategies and planning, ensuring the safety and nurturing of family systems. This process seeks to bring all parties to a safe and shared space, where needs can be voiced, and sustainable plans can be thoughtfully crafted for the benefit of all involved.
Versatile services cater to various areas, including, but not limited to:
- Birth Planning
- Safety Planning
- Reunification (Out-of-Home Placement)
- Sobriety Planning
- Relationship Repair: Strengthening Parent/Child or Family Bonds
Parenting Consulting & Mediation
- Is private & confidential
- Keeps the decision-making power in your hands, rather than the courts’ or a third party
- Helps identify and mediate specific areas of conflict
- Allows focus to be kept on the objectives at hand
- Produces a comprehensive co-parenting plan that is agreed upon by both parents
- Prioritizes the health & wellbeing of your children
Feel heard, seen, and supported
Your well-being matters. If you're feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or just need someone to talk to, you're not alone.
In recognizing my privilege as a white, cisgender woman, I am committed to creating an environment that supports inclusivity and respect of all people regardless of race, color, culture, religion, spiritual practice, sex, age, socioeconomic status, perceived or actual sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, relationship status or configuration, national origin, or physical and mental abilities.
You are welcome here.
Serving the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin through the accessibility of telehealth.