Marriage-Mediation
When you're Not Sure Divorce is the Solution
"I am beginning to think you are a genius. That was the worst 24 hours of our entire relationship, but we got through it. Now things are going well and I am very hopeful for the future. I do want to be married and I am going to do everything possible to help us stay together. Thank you very much" --Steve & Rosemary
When San Diego couples have insurmountable problems, they commonly see divorce as the only solution. What they don’t know--there is another solution—Marriage Mediation. So before you call a divorce attorney, let The Divorce Help Clinic save you money, time and heartache by getting your relationship back on solid ground. As an expert quoted in Forbes Magazine, we are not in the business of emotions, but of getting to the point of the matter and/or telling you what you need to do.
What is Marital Mediation?
Marital Mediation helps couples stay married by helping them find solutions to unresolved conflict. We don't waste your time, or ours. We get right down to business and confront the real issues head on. Solutions are generated using individual strengths, rather than weaknesses, to resolve problems. Fatal flaws are examined and choices are made using a short-term, focused process that uses dispute resolution techniques in a problem-solving manner. This helps to break impasses and improving the couple's skills. Basically, this is a no “B.S.” approach to help you decide if you are willing to do what is needed to save your marriage…or not.
It is NOT Couple's Counseling
Marriage Mediation is not marriage counseling. In fact, they are very different. Marriage Mediation does NOT explore feelings, emotions, family history or “pathologize” issues. Instead, problems are identified, tradeoffs made and solutions agreed upon. The process brings about behavioral change, rather than internal change (based on insight) as with couples counseling. The goal of the mediation process is to assist each person in recognizing their own solutions. Agreements that are jointly made are more stable and people are more likely to uphold them.
The "Marital Agreement" Document
Once Marriage Mediation sessions are concluded, the next step is to get it in writing. It's human nature to revert back to old habits. To prevent that from happening, once agreements have been made they will be memorialized in a written contract, called either a "Marital Agreement" or "Memorandum of Understanding." This will be a document to keep conflict at bay and keep you moving forward in your marriage.
Additional Service: Separation Mediation
If you are having a hard time getting your spouse to agree to end your relationship (or to separate), "Separation Mediation" is needed. This meeting cuts through the excuses for delaying the termination and allows both people to make a clear choice about their decisions.
1-3 Sessions (Max) and You're Done
Marriage Mediation saves time, money and unnecessary emotional headaches. It is completed in two to three, 2-hour sessions. At that point, marriage mediation is either completed (because both partners have committed to the process) or the option of divorce is discussed because either one or both partners have decided they are not willing to put in the work to fix the marriage.
You Haven't Tried Everything
Until you Try Marital Mediation!
(858) 863-3380
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San Diego
11622 El Camino Real, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92130
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Prior to your first meeting, I would like for both spouses to send separate e-mails listing bullet list issues of unresolved conflicts, Info@TheDivorceHelpClinic.com
