Relationship Mediations Asheville, North Carolina.

Transformative Mediation
The Understanding-based Approach

What is it?

"The overarching goal of this approach to mediation is to seek to bring understanding to conflict. Deeper understanding by the parties of their own and each other's perspectives, concerns and priorities enables them to find creative and mutually rewarding solutions to their conflict that reflect their personal and economic interests. To that end the mediator meets directly and simultaneously with all parties and - if the parties desire - with their lawyers present as well, to build for each party an understanding of what is important to all.

Transformative mediation relies heavily on the power of understanding, rather than the power of coercion or, persuasion to drive the mediation process. 
We put particular emphasis on the parties' responsibility in the process and for the decisions that they make together.  We want everything to be understood -- from how we will work together, to the true nature of the conflict in which the parties are enmeshed, and how they might free themselves from it.  We also believe the parties should understand the legal implications of their case, but that the law should not be the exclusive basis for decision. 

This means supporting the parties in understanding the needs and interests underlying the dispute that are important to them and to each other." 
The Center for Mediation in Law

 

Designing outcomes that meet your needs

Mediation within an understanding based framework means, conflict can become a transformative positive driving force that empowers parties to reach a resolution which embraces both their interests.

We do not follow the conventional method where typically the Mediator, through caucusing (meeting seperately with each party) is the only person who knows the whole story.

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