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I have conducted over 500 mediations in domestic relations, open adoption, special education, dependency, guardianship, family, workplace, and medical care.
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Locations Served
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- Baker County
- Benton County
- Clakamas County
- Clatsop County
- Columbia County
- Coos County
- Crook County
- Curry County
- Deschutes County
- Douglas County
- Gilliam County
- Grant County
- Harney County
- Hood River County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Josephine County
- Klamath County
- Lake County
- Lane County
- Lincoln County
- Linn County
- Malheur County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Multnomah County
- Polk County
- Sherman County
- Tillamook County
- Umatilla County
- Union County
- Wallowa County
- Wasco County
- Washington County
- Wheeler County
- Yamhill County
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Practice Areas
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Child Custody/Parenting Time
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Domestic Relations: Cooperative/Adoption
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Domestic Relations: Dissolution/Divorce
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Additional Professional Services
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Conflict Resolution Coaching
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Approach to Practice / Form of Mediation
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I was trained in the transformative model of mediation. However, since each set of parties and their conflict are unique, I draw from a tool box of techniques and skills.
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Background
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My goal is to improve the quality of life for those with whom I work, whether through prevention or remediation of difficulties. To that end, I have broad and diverse experience working with children and families, including juvenile detention, group homes, and crisis intervention; as a K-12 teache, community college, and graduate school; as a permanency and adoption worker for DHS.
I have been in private practice as a consultant, trainer, and mediator since 1999. I conduct custody/parenting plan evaluations, do parenting coordination, and provide child development training for new DHS caseworkers through Portland State University. I am on the mediator panels in the 6th judicial district, DHS for cooperative adoption, and the Department of Education' special eduction. I also voluntarily coordinate TeenScreen (a suicide program) at Pendleton High School.
My resume is available on request.
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Education/Training
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PhD in Human Services, Capella University Dissertation: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF ADOLESCENTS' EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR DIVORCED PARENTS' PARENTING PLANS MS in Special Education and Rehabilitation: Early Intervention, University of Oregon Thesis: ADOPTION IN OREGON: WHAT PREDICTS SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT? BA in Elementary Education, University of Wyoming BS in Sociology, Portland State University
Training in basic mediation, advanced family, Spousal Abuse Risk Assessmen (SARA), dependency, victim/offender, community, and mindfulness.
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Fee Information
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My hourly rate is $150, billed in 15-minute increments. Should travel outside Pendleton be required, I bill travel time at $75 per hour. Mileage and per diem are billed at the current state rate. Payment is required at the time of service.
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Language
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English
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