Our Services
At Blossom Family Mediations, we provide compassionate and professional support to help couples navigate challenging conversations, complex issues, and overwhelming emotions to find amicable solutions. We are dedicated to empowering couples to make informed decisions through collaboration, productive communication practices, and mutual respect.
Whether you are seeking support in reinvigorating your relationship with hope and enhanced communication OR navigating through the complexities of divorce, Blossom Family Mediations is here to assist and guide you through the family mediation process. We understand every family's needs are different and we approach each case with a tailored approach to ensure you have the tools and support needed to create actionable agreements so that you can move forward with clarity and confidence.
Here's How we Can Help:
Marital Mediation
Marital mediation is a guided process in which a neutral third party helps couples identify, discuss and collaboratively resolve issues in their relationship. Unlike counseling, which often focuses on healing, mediation concentrates on helping couples work through specific conflicts to reach actionable agreements. Couples can find new ways to understand + communicate with one another, resolve issues, and even rediscover hope for their relationship. Some reconcile and pursue renewed intimacy, while others use the process to clarify their next steps - which could be working toward healing or making an informed decision to separate or part ways. Regardless of outcome, the mediation process consistently empowers couples to engage with one another and make decisions with clarity, compassion, and structure.
We work with couples who are struggling with conflict and want to find clarity, resolution, and a renewed sense of hope. Through mediation, we offer structured support to help couples navigate challenging conversations, learn news ways to communicate in a loving and productive manner, and gain clarity so that each party can feel empowered to make decisions around what is next for the relationship.
- If saving the relationship or marriage is the goal, we will work together to resolve conflicts + strengthen communication patterns so that each party has the skills, clarity, and renewed hope to reinvigorate the relationship.
- If you are unsure if the relationship or marriage is salvageable, mediation can provide clarity. The process explores communication challenges and underlying needs, helping each partner gain insight and make an informed decision that best supports both individuals.
- If separation or divorce is determined to be the desired goal, then we can move right into divorce mediation to provide the structured support needed to navigate the often-overwhelming process of dividing assets + creating parenting plans including custody arrangements, time sharing plans, and child support. We will also assist you with preparing all of the documentation needed to legally file for divorce with the courts and connect you with the resources needed to file.
Divorce Mediation
Making the decision to divorce or separate can be one of the most difficult choices you face. It can leave you feeling overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and the overall process can often be very confusing. How will this impact the kids? Where will I live? How long will this take? How much will it cost me?
Divorce mediation provides a supportive, guided option to navigate the many challenging topics and decisions that arise during separation. With the help of a neutral third party, couples explore available options, collaborate to reach amicable agreements, and often can avoid the stress and expense of litigation. Mediation creates a structured and respectful environment to address issues such as dividing property and assets, child and spousal support, and parenting or child time-sharing plans. At Blossom Family Mediations, we recognize that every family’s situation is unique, which is why we take a tailored approach to ensure you feel informed, empowered, and confident in the decisions you make about your future.
Benefits of Divorce Mediation:
- Through mediation you have support from a knowledgeable and neutral third party to guide you through the separation process
- Mediation can help amicable parties reach agreements quickly without the stress or expense of litigation - allowing you to be the decision makers versus having the judge make the decisions for you
- Our approach to mediation centers around what is best for the family and always places the children first
- At Blossom Family Mediations we will support you through the entire process - including mediation to reach agreements, preparing your needed court forms, and connecting you with resources to help file with the courts
Frequently Asked Questions
Marital Mediation and Marital Counseling both support couples, but they serve very different purposes and outcomes. Marital Mediation is goal focused and decision oriented, while Marital Counseling is therapeutic and emotion focused.
In short, mediation helps couples decide what to do next, while counseling helps couples understand why they feel the way they do.
The overall cost of Marital Mediation will vary depending on how many mediation sessions are needed to work through the issues + conflicts you and your partner are wanting to solve.
New clients generally begin with our initial package that costs $625 and includes:
- Free Initial Consultation: 30 Min call with couple + mediator to review the Marital Mediation services so you can determine if it is the right fit for you
- Initial Admin fee: New client set up
- Initial kickoff sessions: 30 min session with each partner individually + the mediator to identify what each individual's concerns, goals, and communication styles are
- 3 Mediation Sessions: conducted with the couple + the mediator to review and explore the identified issues collaboratively to reach actionable agreements
- 1 Follow Up Session: 30 min call after actionable agreements have been made to assess progress and sustainability
Individual or Additional Marital Mediation Sessions cost $125 and are scheduled for 60 mins
Individual or Additional Follow Up Sessions cost $75 and are typically scheduled for 30 mins
At Blossom Family Mediations, we understand everyone has different financial capabilities + needs and do our best to work with couples to create a plan that works within your means. During your free consultation we can explore available plans and options so you can choose what works best for you!
The length of time it takes to get through the mediation process can vary depending on the complexity of issues to resolve and how cooperative each party remains. At Blossom Family Mediations, we will work with you to schedule as many mediation sessions as needed to work through your unique case and will provide structure to keep all parties organized and focused to ensure efficiency.
Many couples can reach an amicable agreement within just a few sessions.
The mediation process allows parties to control the outcomes and reach agreements collaboratively without having to 'fight it out' in court. Mediation often saves the parties time and money and can reduce the amount stress typically felt during the long court process.
Litigation is the formal process where disputes are resolved in court by a judge and can be more time-consuming, expensive, and often more adversarial in nature.
Yes! Many couples are able to reach fair and balanced solutions through mediation that can help prevent the need for costly attorney fees and lengthy court battles. Mediation without attorneys works best with couples who can and want to work together collaboratively to make amicable decisions.
Blossom Family Mediations encourage all of our clients to seek out consultation with legal counsel, independent CPA or other professionals as needed to ensure you feel confident in the decisions being made during mediation.
The overall cost of Divorce Mediation will vary depending on how many mediation sessions are needed to work through the issues + needs of each couple.
New clients generally begin with our initial package that costs $825 and includes:
- Free Initial Consultation: 30 Min call with couple + mediator to review the Divorce Mediation services so you can determine if it is the right fit for you
- Initial Admin fee: New client set up
- 3 Mediation Sessions: conducted with the couple + the mediator to review and explore the identified issues collaboratively to reach amicable agreements
- Documentation preparation for filing with the court
Individual or Additional Divorce Mediation Sessions cost $150 and are scheduled for 60 mins
**Documentation preparation costs may vary depending on the complexity of the case and therefore could add to the overall cost. This will be discussed and determined during the free consultation.
At Blossom Family Mediations, we understand everyone has different financial capabilities + needs and do our best to work with couples to create a plan that works within your means. During your free consultation we can explore available plans and options so you can choose what works best for you!
Unfortunately, not all issues or disputes can be resolved through mediation. If the parties involved are unable to collaborate or maintain respectful communication throughout the negotiation phase, then mediation will likely hit an impasse.
For Marital Mediation cases this may mean other support is needed, such as Marital Counseling - if trying to heal or save the marriage is desired.
For Divorce Mediation cases that hit an impasse, litigation may be needed.
In addition, mediation may not work in cases that involve domestic violence issues.
Blossom Family Mediations
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