iBridge Solutions envisions a world where families, organizations, and communities are skilled and empowered to resolve conflict collaboratively and eliminate adversarial responses as a means to manage disputes.
Our mission is to transform conflict, bridge collaboration opportunities, and support the discovery of mutually beneficial solutions.
We provide confidential services in a safe, neutral environment where professional mediators facilitate transformative dialogue to assist the parties in resolving disagreements. We are committed to raising community awareness of the power of mediation in preserving communal bonds; by providing conflict coaching, mediation, consulting, and training fo individuals, families, businesses, and organizations.
We support families, organizations, churches, and communities in rebuilding mutual harmony and workable solutions to resolve conflict.
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We are committed to helping clients turn the challenges of disagreements into restorative pathways for personal growth and innovation.
Through transformative dialogue, mediation separates the problem from the people. It clarifies misunderstandings and defines interests whereby areas of agreement between the parties are established.
Methods of Mediation: Knowing which mediation style that will be used to help resolve the conflict is essential.
Transactional Mediation
The primary goal is to reach an agreement. The position of the Mediator is more of a settlement director. In this mediation style, a private caucus between the different parties and the Mediator fluctuates back and forth until an agreement is reached.
Facilitative Mediation
It is an integrated method that utilizes evaluative and transformative styles. The mediator directs the process, and the parties control the outcome. The Mediator may share their opinions and offer recommendations for a solution. The goals and needs of the parties are primary to the law.
Evaluative Mediation
The Mediator controls most of the mediation process and may express their opinions and offer recommendations towards solutions. The Mediator focuses on the parties' underlying goals and interests and more on the legal merits f the dispute.
Transformative Mediation
The parties are empowered to control the mediation process rather than the Mediator. A safe space is created for each party to express and share their issues and emotions. The parties work together to find common ground and workable solutions. This mediation style is best when the parties have an ongoing relationship, such as co-parenting, employment, community associations, and civic clubs and organizations.
Pros and Cons of Mediation
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How does mediation differ from counseling?
In mediation and counseling, both parties come together to discuss their issues. Contrastly, counseling or therapy focuses on understanding the root of the conflict, while mediation focuses on guiding the parties toward collaborative decisions that move the parties forward.
What is the difference between conflict resolution and mediation?
Conflict resolution and mediation are similar in resolving conflict without the court intervening. They differ in that the mediation process can be completed in as little as half a day to four days depending on the complexity of the dispute. The conflict resolution process is an ongoing process over weeks or months. Conflict management focuses on managing disparities, and mediation focuses on reaching mutual agreements that resolve the conflict.
What is the difference between arbitration and mediation?
Arbitrators have the authority to give the final and binding decision. That means the parties are legally obligated to accept and comply with the decision rendered. The Mediator has no power to decide. Only the parties determine the outcome.
What is mediation?
A process in which a neutral third party support participants in resolving disputes.
Is mediation right for me?
Yes, if you are willing to listen to one another
Yes, if you are open to compromise
Yes, if you are motivated to discover potential solutions
Yes, if you can self-regulate emotions
What is the cost of mediation?
The average cost of mediation is $150 to $300 per hour, per person, and per session.
How long does mediation take?
Mediation generally takes two hours and consists of 2 to 4 sessions, depending on the issue's complexity and the parties' participation
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