Resolving Family Conflict Through Mediation

Mediation is a good way of resolving family and relationship conflicts because it is flexible, efficient, compassionate, and private. It allows parties in conflict to be in control of their own process and outcome, while giving them the support and information necessary to reach fair and acceptable agreements. A good mediator helps clients solve problems respectfully and effectively in a way that improves your life today, tomorrow and into the future by increasing understanding of each other’s point of view and building a new foundation for satisfying and successful communication.

Join me and my guest, Kate Fanger, as we discuss this important topic for those experiencing conflict in relationships and within families.

Kate Fanger is the sole proprietor of Kate Fanger Mediation, in Somerville, MA, where she provides family mediation services including divorce mediation, marriage mediation, elder mediation and communication coaching for parents and teens. She is a board member of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, and a member of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, as well as a Massachusetts attorney in good standing. Kate is a mediator at heart. Her training includes law school, professional mediation trainings, step-motherhood (currently with two teenagers), motherhood, and life in general. Kate is also a large-scale consumer of art and craft supplies.