Schedule Mediation
unbiased, supportive, and tailored to each individual family
- Your first hour is always free.
- After that, mediation costs $250 / hour
[ learn more ] - Most sessions are 2 hours long.
- In-person or online.
Booking your first session
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Choose your mediator.
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Pick a date & time and fill in contact info.
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Read your confirmation email carefully for additional instructions to prepare for your session.
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Meet with your mediator for your first session.
Choose your mediator
Kevin
Kevin joined Parting Waters Mediation in 2023. Before that, he had experience as an appellate attorney, a stay-at-home parent and director of a nonprofit law firm. After many years of helping people navigate the court system, Kevin came to believe that mediation was a healthier process for people trying to make decisions about their family relationships. In addition to mediation, Kevin works with co-parents as a court-appointed parenting coordinator, helping them resolve conflicts on an ongoing basis.
In-Person Appointment
Online Appointment
Emily
Emily brings expertise, patience and empathy to support creative and collaborative solutions for families and children. She earned a law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in 2003 where she is currently an adjunct professor of Family Mediation and has been mediating since 2009 both in private practice and as a certified court-connected Family Mediator in Clackamas County. She has also trained and mentored emerging mediation professionals for over a decade.
In-Person Appointment
Online Appointment
Katie
Katie co-founded Parting Waters Mediation with revered mediator, Linda Scher, in 2020. She has a master’s degree in Conflict Resolution from the University of Oregon’s School of Law and has been in private practice as a family mediator since 2014. Katie is a warm, gentle person who believes that mediation provides an opportunity to heal, empower, and practice essential life-enhancing communication skills.
In-Person Appointment
Online Appointment
Interest in co-mediation (with two mediators)?
Please contact us directly via phone or email.
Please contact us directly via phone or email.
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An excellent and trustworthy guide through a challenging process.
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I felt like I was in good hands at a very vulnerable time. It gave me the confidence to move forward with some of the most difficult decisions I’ve ever made.
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The process was fair, smooth and amicable.