MediatewithSheila.com
Meet Sheila
Co-Parenting Solutions
Co-Parenting Solutions
Sheila is an Accredited Family Mediator and Psychotherapist. She has worked for over 3 decades in private practice helping people find resolutions to complex issues. Sheila has practiced in both Canada and the United States where she has provided mediation within the foster care system, to parents that are divorcing, to families sorting o
Sheila is an Accredited Family Mediator and Psychotherapist. She has worked for over 3 decades in private practice helping people find resolutions to complex issues. Sheila has practiced in both Canada and the United States where she has provided mediation within the foster care system, to parents that are divorcing, to families sorting out care issues for senior parents and to landlords and tenants. Sheila worked at the Office of Mediation and Ombuds Services with Santa Clara County in California for 4 years as a Senior Mediator. While there, she was called upon to mediate difficult family relationships referred by Adult Protective Services, and direct referrals by families dealing with care issues and senior parents. Sheila also conducted numerous mediations among seniors themselves. Sheila has co-mediated cases referred by the Probate Court related to conservatorships and trusts. She has also been asked by DFCS staff to conduct mediations assisting with high conflict families navigating a Co-Parenting Plan where she has much prior experience.
Co-Parenting Solutions
Co-Parenting Solutions
Co-Parenting Solutions
Sheila has worked with high conflict families going through a separation or divorce and has been called as an expert witness many times in the Canadian family court system in her role of psychotherapist. Sheila brings unique skills as a Mediator since she is also a Trauma Specialist and Psychotherapist who understands the complexity of re
Sheila has worked with high conflict families going through a separation or divorce and has been called as an expert witness many times in the Canadian family court system in her role of psychotherapist. Sheila brings unique skills as a Mediator since she is also a Trauma Specialist and Psychotherapist who understands the complexity of relationships and what people need when trying to work out difficult situations. In addition, Sheila has worked internationally with individuals seeking to improve their communication skills and become more attuned to who they are as a leader, parent, friend and partner.
Family Solutions
Co-Parenting Solutions
Family Solutions
As a seasoned mediator, Sheila specializes in family solutions for a wide range of challenging situations. Whether it's addressing co-parenting issues, caregiving responsibilities, or finding common ground during difficult transitions, Sheila is committed to fostering open communication and facilitating mutually beneficial agreements. Wi
As a seasoned mediator, Sheila specializes in family solutions for a wide range of challenging situations. Whether it's addressing co-parenting issues, caregiving responsibilities, or finding common ground during difficult transitions, Sheila is committed to fostering open communication and facilitating mutually beneficial agreements. With a deep understanding of family dynamics, Sheila guides families towards sustainable resolutions and helps them find harmony amidst the complexities of family relationships.
Virtual Sessions available
Conducting family mediation online has helped families in a range of circumstances, such as when:
- One party to the mediation lives out-of-state or in another country
- Clients have long commutes to work
- Clients do not have the flexibility with work to go in late or leave early
- Clients are hourly workers and do not have have paid time-off
- Parents are unable to coordinate child care due to the additional travel time with meeting in-person
- Families request untraditional session times (sometimes it is easier to accommodate when we don’t have to account for travel time too!)
- There is a high conflict dynamic where mediating online makes it easier for clients to be in the same “room”
- Clients need a short session that might not be worth the travel time required
- There are health issues, such injury, recovering from a surgery and of course pandemics.
What kind of mediations can be resolved virtually?
All Kinds! Video conferencing is used for multi-party mediations, such as family mediations with adult siblings and elderly parents, for co-parenting mediations and really any issue that requires mediation! Sheila helps guide the parties toward mutually acceptable solutions, even when physical distance poses a challenge.