For Therapists & Counselors
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.
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. Julie won't request therapy records, and she does not serve as a custody evaluator or expert witness.
How to refer
Talk with your client first. Then share this site, the Babb Center phone number — ask for a referral to Julie — or Julie's email address. Please send no clinical details by email.
For Babb Center colleagues
Internal referrals go through the front desk and follow the conflict-of-interest policy. Clients of other Babb Center clinicians may use the service after disclosure and all parties' consent. Read the full policy.
Have a client in mind?
Call the Babb Center and ask to be referred to Julie Witt for mediation. Julie will call you back.
Please don't include details about your case, your children, or any safety concerns in an email. Julie will discuss everything with you privately.