Circle Mediation conduct mediations on all issues, including finances, property, pensions, children and workplace.
Circle Mediation offer a free initial consultation, where we discuss your current circumstances or needs and provide information and guidance on the mediation process and the first steps required in the mediation process.
All our mediators trained with the Family Mediators Association (FMA) and are fully Accredited Family Mediators, dealing with all forms of family mediation, including:
Finances
Property
Pensions
Children
Workplace
The first part of the mediation process is the Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM). During the MIAM, we will walk you through the mediation process, assess how mediation may support you in finding a way forwards, and provide information regarding the next steps.
We can also assess whether your mediation session would be eligible for the Ministry of Justice’s mediation £500 voucher scheme.
Fees / Costs
Initial Consultation
Free
(C100 court form included, if required)
MIAM
£120
Mediation Session
£144 ***
(per hour / per person)
Note: Participants who are on benefits, or universal credits may be eligible for a discount.
*** £500 Voucher Scheme ***
Up to £500 contribution towards mediation costs for Mediation Sessions relating to children.
See below for more info.
If your case is regarding children, then we can offer the £500 voucher scheme, which would cover £500 towards the cost of mediation sessions.
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Mediation helps create arrangements for children, finances and property.
We offer mediation online (via zoom) to help when going through divorce or separation. Family Mediation is quicker and less stressful than going to court and is significantly cheaper than being legally represented too.
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Circle Mediation’s ethos is anchored around the child, focusing on helping families adopt a healthy co-parenting relationship, aiming to help families and children avoid having to enter the court process.
Carlie started Circle Mediation after becoming an Accredited Mediator, through a desire to improve the mediation process and increase the likelihood of a successful outcome by utilising her vast skillset and passion for Restorative Practice.
Carlie is a skilled, passionate and experienced Accredited Family Mediator, having worked as a mediator in various settings for over 10 years.
In her drive to achieve successful outcomes in the mediation setting, Carlie draws on 15 years of experience of the ‘Restorative Practice’ world, in both public and private sectors. Carlie’s friendly and outgoing nature ensures that all mediation participants feel as comfortable as possible during the mediation process.
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As an Accredited Mediator, Carlie is able to offer the £500 voucher offered by the MOJ via accredited mediators to people participating in mediation sessions relating to children.
Further information can be found below.
Government Voucher Scheme
As an Accredited Family Law Mediator, Carlie is able to offer individuals access to the MOJ’s (Ministry of Justice) voucher scheme, which provides a contribution of up to £500 towards the cost of mediation relating to children, if eligible. The Government setup a time-limited voucher scheme in response to Covid-19 to encourage more people to consider mediation as a means of resolving their disputes, where appropriate.
Only mediators authorised and accredited by the Family Mediation Council (FMC) are taking part in the voucher scheme. Additional information can be found on the FMC’s website here.
To understand more and make use of MOJ funding, please contact us via email or telephone and we’ll be happy to talk you through it.
*** Vouchers for Mediation ***
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Carlie has vast experience in Interpersonal Mediation, Restorative Practice, Restorative Justice, and Family Group Conferencing and delivers training to Local Authorities on Restorative Approaches.
Prior to working in Family Mediation, Carlie worked as an interpersonal and community Mediator and Family Group Conference Coordinator, as well as a Restorative Justice Practitioner, and Restorative Practice Practitioner and Trainer. These roles have seen Carlie work in various settings including the Community around anti-social behaviour, the criminal justice sector including prisons and Local Authorities, along with a mixture of face-to-face and online interventions. Alongside this Carlie has also worked in Local Authorities for over 10 years, most recently as a Service Manger overseeing Serious Case Reviews, Early Help, Safeguarding and Restorative Interventions.
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Restorative Practice is a ‘way of being’, where the focus is on building strong, meaningful, trusting and respectful ‘relationships’, and repairing relationships when difficulties or harm arises.
Strong meaningful relationships are formed when we work alongside people. We know that people are happier, more cooperative and productive, and more likely to make positive changes to their behaviour when we do things WITH them rather than To them or For them. Working WITH people means providing High Support and High Challenge.
Circle Mediation’s vision is to embed restorative practice throughout Family Mediation. This will make a positive difference to the outcome of the mediation process and enable participants to feel safe and heard in the mediation setting and allow mediation to reach its full potential.
Restorative Practice provides a value base, language, behaviours and tools to strengthen relationships with children and families and each other. Our restorative approach focuses on empowering families to find solutions to their problems, and recognises them as experts of their own lives.
