Interview with Jennifer Safian Family and Divorce Mediator

Jennifer Safian has been in private practice as a Family and Divorce Mediator since 2003.

She was raised in Paris, France speaking fluently French, Spanish and English as well as travelling extensively which gave her from a very young age a deep understanding of different cultures in addition to the languages she spoke. She received her BA and her Master’s Degree in Fine Arts at the University of the Sorbonne in Paris.

Jennifer moved permanently to New York City in 1984 with her husband and three children. In 1989, she experienced herself the difficult trauma of going through a divorce with 3 young children.

After a 25 year career as an art dealer, Jennifer decided in 2000 to dedicate her profession to helping families going through personal crisis and divorce.

After training at the Center for Family and Divorce Mediation in New York City, taking the Intensive program at the Center for Mediation in Law among other mediation trainings, Jennifer has volunteered over 250 hours in Custody and Visitation at the Westchester Mediation Center of Cluster in Yonkers, New York.  She is also on the Custody and Visitation Panel of the Family Courts of the 5 boroughs of NYC as well as a Divorce Mediator of the Westchester County Supreme Court’s Matrimonial Mediation Program.

Jennifer is an Accredited Mediator Member of the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation (NYSCDM), an Advanced Practitioner Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR).

Jennifer says in her own words: “It is my privilege to do the job that I do, and bring some calm and reassurance to the couples going through this traumatic time in their lives. “

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