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A counsellor or a therapist is a registered professional whose work involves building a trusting relationship with the client. I work collaboratively with my client to identify his or her problems, goals, strengths and sources of empowerment. Throughout this process, clients can develop a better understanding of themselves, including their patterns of thought, feeling, and behaviour. Counselling provides the opportunity to change negative behavioral patterns by tapping into the client’s existing resources and developing new sources of strength. Most importantly, your counsellor or therapist should be someone you can trust and feel comfortable confiding in.
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Mediation is a voluntary process wherein parties work through their differences collaboratively with the assistance of a professionally-trained and neutral third party. Mediators are specially trained to assist parties with issues of child custody, access, child support and preparing plans of care, and to help people set aside their differences and resentments toward each other, and instead focus on positive energy and the best interest of their children. As a mediator, I aim to develop an atmosphere that encourages communication, the identification of common areas and the development of a problem-solving process that will assist clients to reach their goals by resolving issues of contention. By reaching a mutually-agreeable consensus, parties are able to decide issues of profound importance to their lives as opposed to having a judge make those decision for them in an adversarial environment.
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