Non-Profit
our mission
Our mission is to build bridges through resolving conflicts in a safe and impartial environment. We thrive to help parties in dispute, reach creative resolutions voluntarily, efficiently, and respectfully. As a result, parties can continue to have an enhanced working or family relationship, focusing on growth and life- long learning. This is accomplished by guiding individuals, families, and organizations to develop their own specific strategies and transform conflicts into win-win resolutions.
Small Business
Families
Our approach
for enhancing relationships
Our current focus is three fold: Efficient conflict resolution, Prevention of on-going unresolved conflicts resulting in expensive legal and court proceedings, and Planning for better communication systems leading to future relationships.
focus 1
Resolution
Solutions that are reached by parties voluntarily through our systems last long term. They are effective, efficient, and affordable.
focus 2
Prevention
Conflicts are a natural component of relationships. Our systems are designed to prevent parties from being “stuck” in on-going conflict that could lead to unnecessary legal battles in court.
focus 3
Planning
Teaching and coaching are important components of our systems to help parties repair and maintain healthy relationships in the future.
our services
Center for Mindful Mediation is an Alternative Dispute Resolution firm offering mediation services, consulting, and training in conflict management. We are a boutique firm and focus on families, small businesses, and non-profit organizations with 50 or more employees.
Through a voluntary and collaborative process, we empower families and individuals to voluntarily reach lasting win-win solutions. By embracing open dialogue and creativity, we transform conflict into an opportunity for growth, understanding, respect, and renewed partnerships.
families
- Separation
- Child Custody and Visitation
- Budget and Asset Management
- Collaborative Parenting
We work with families facing conflict, separation, and child custody issues. Our process enables families to detach with love, in order to establish and maintain healthy boundaries to re-store strong relationships in the future.
Small Businesses
- Conflict Management
- Strategic Planning
- Employee Relations
- Role Delineation
- Succession Planning
We assist small family-owned businesses define and resolve their differences. We help our clients develop more efficient and effective communication systems. Through the self -initiated plans, we coach our teams to focus on preventing long term disputes.
Non-profit Organizations
- Consulting
- Conflict Resolution Training
- Coaching
- Board Development
We help our clients to shift their focus from challenges and conflicts to resolutions, commitment, and setting goals. We empower them to create their newly defined journey in order to improve the lives of their constituents and services to the community.
marjaneh manavi
Our team is led by Marjaneh Manavi who is a certified mediator through National Association of Certified Mediators and the Center for Dispute Resolution. Ms. Manavi has a master’s degree in health education with an emphasis on promoting mental health and prevention of stress related illnesses. She has over fifteen years of experience working with non-profit organizations at a top-level leadership position. She has also volunteered in local school districts as a liaison between the families and school administrators. She is a proud single mother of two successful adult children and is very familiar with day-to-day communication and relational challenges of maintaining healthy parent/child connections.