
Stuart Watson
Family & Divorce Mediator
- "We were surely headed for a legal battle... instead you gave us a clear passage through all those tough decisions."
- "I only wish we had gotten help from you years ago instead of building up all these resentments."
- "You are really gifted at what you do. Each time I felt like giving up you coached me back in and I'm so relieved we settled this out of court."
- "I don't know how you deal with people as difficult as us every day, but it really helped, we are doing better now."
- "We were both in such a crisis mode, it helped that you were so organized and broke it down into little steps for moving forward."
- "The session helped immensely, we cleared the air about some of the past and now I'm more comfortable bringing things up instead of just faking it."
- "This is the first time I felt like he heard me about things I've been saying for years."
- "This was not easy, but I did it for my kids. Mediation gave us a good new start for working together as parents, which we'll have to do whether we like it or not."
Transforming couples & family conflict into
concrete understandings, agreements & actions
concrete understandings, agreements & actions
Serving the Portland Oregon Region
Mediation Services
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- CouplesRelationship triage, reconciliation & repair,
improving communication, intimacy issues,
decisions to commit to each other or
co-habit, decisions to separate, etc. - Divorce / SeparationAll divorce/separation related issues;
property division, assets & debts, spousal support,
parenting time/visitation, decision making/custody,
child support & finances, communication plan, etc. - FamilyImportant family decisions
(moving, eldercare, education, etc.),
stepfamily dynamics, parent/teen issues,
parenting responsibilities & finances, etc.
Mediation Information
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benefits, costs & style
benefits, costs & style
Supporting people in making progress
in their relationships and lives.
I define progress as:
- Increasing understanding of yourself and others by clarifying the positions, personal values and goals of the issues you are discussing.
- Identifying and negotiating concrete next steps and actions that serve the needs of all parties involved.
- Developing written agreements that confirm mutual decisions, each person's tasks and committments, and future conflict resolution processes.