Haymarket Family Mediation
Sheila Parkes heads Haymarket Family Mediation
Haymarket Family Mediation was set up by experienced family lawyer, Sheila Parkes in 1999. She trained with National Family Mediation in 1996/7 and gained valuable knowledge and experience by working with local county services initially whilst maintaining her legal practice as a family lawyer in Brain Chase Coles.
Sheila has personally completed an arduous portfolio to enable her to be recognised by The Legal Service Commission as an approved mediator for publicly funded work. She also dealt with all the necessary steps and documentation required by The Legal Services Commission to obtain a franchise to offer publicly funded mediation for those in need, through this service.
Sheila’s additional training - in Domestic Violence Awareness, Cross Cultural Mediation, Dealing with Conflict and Direct Consultation with Children, amongst others – enables her to provide a professional yet sensitive forum which helps couples to move forward in their lives whilst retaining some dignity and hopefully an enhanced ability to communicate with each other in the future.
Mediation can be of enormous benefits to couples facing separation and the inevitable consequences of that. It empowers the couple to make decisions about their future in a safe environment where all necessary steps are taken to ensure that reasoned choices can be made about the day to day care of their children and the division of the financial assets, debts and income of the couple. This frequently results in the issues being resolved far more quickly and in a more cost effective manner than the alternative methods.
To make an appointment or for more information, please contact Sheila’s assistant, Vicky Winall by telephone on 01256 350012 or by email at vwinall@brainchasecoles.co.uk
