For Clinicians

When your client is stuck in a conflict that therapy alone can't resolve.

Mediation gives people in conflict a structured, neutral place to make their own decisions while you remain their clinician.

How to refer

If your practice is a partner

Use your practice's referral path — your front desk or intake coordinator can connect your client with Julie directly.

If it isn't yet

You can refer directly by giving your client Julie's phone, (629) 250-6441, or email, julie@inhousemediation.com. If you'd like mediation available at your practice, mention the partnership to your practice owner: how partnering works.

When to consider a referral

Co-parents who can't agree on a parenting plan
Divorcing couples who want a less adversarial path
Family business or estate conflicts
Ongoing disputes affecting a client's wellbeing

When mediation may not fit

Active safety concerns
Severe power imbalance between the parties
A client in active crisis
A client who can't yet speak up for themselves

If you're unsure, you or your client are welcome to talk with Julie. Her confidential screening process decides whether mediation is appropriate.

Your role and ours

You, the therapist

Support your client's wellbeing
May help them prepare emotionally for mediation
Remain their clinician throughout

Julie, the mediator

Neutral to all parties
Facilitates the negotiation
Does not provide therapy in mediation
Does not advocate for your client

Confidentiality

Mediation is confidential, with two legal limits: a signed agreement can be enforced, and child abuse must be reported. Julie won't request therapy records and does not serve as a custody evaluator or expert witness.