After 25 years in family law practice I set up Sarah Smith Mediation Services. I wanted to bring all those years of experience and my expertise to a wider range of clients and make a real difference to families at what can be a traumatic time.

Wherever you are in your separation journey, Sarah Smith Mediation Services is the way to move forward.

 

  • Overwhelmed?
  • Lost hope?
  • Struggle to say how you feel after keeping silent for so long?
  • Hurting from the loss of the relationship? 
  • Trying to stay friends for the kids?

However you are feeling, it’s not unusual, you’re not alone and we have the expertise you need to help you get to where you need to be.

Sarah Smith Mediation Services … the way forward

What our clients say about us ...

Gave me options

"Kept to timings/ensured we did everything on time.  Explained the process well and gave me options.
Turned the work around quickly.  Professional, knowledgeable and experienced."
Sarah Smith Mediation Services
2020-10-01T16:29:02+00:00
"Kept to timings/ensured we did everything on time.  Explained the process well and gave me options. Turned the work around quickly.  Professional, knowledgeable and experienced."

Tact, diplomacy and empathy

"I know you worked very hard Sarah to get us to this place and I appreciate that very much.
When so many things are at stake in these negotiations tact, diplomacy and empathy are so important.
You have them all, along with an inner steely reserve. Ultimately, there has to be a sense of trust and faith in someone and I felt that with you as our mediator."
Sarah Smith Mediation Services
2020-10-01T16:30:20+00:00
"I know you worked very hard Sarah to get us to this place and I appreciate that very much. When so many things are at stake in these negotiations tact, diplomacy and empathy are so important. You have them all, along with an inner steely reserve. Ultimately, there has to be a sense of trust and faith in someone and I felt that with you as our mediator."

Mediation found a solution

"I just wanted to write to thank you for your skill and patience and getting us
to a sensible mediated settlement. I am particularly conscious that over a years’ worth
of sending expensive and adversarial letters between solicitors actually took us
very little further forward - whereas three face to face mediation sessions found a solution.”
Sarah Smith Mediation Services
2020-10-01T16:52:21+00:00
"I just wanted to write to thank you for your skill and patience and getting us to a sensible mediated settlement. I am particularly conscious that over a years’ worth of sending expensive and adversarial letters between solicitors actually took us very little further forward - whereas three face to face mediation sessions found a solution.”

Moving forward with positivity

“Sarah, thank you for all your help over the last 6 months.
Parenting is a challenge for every parent, and can be more so if parents are separated.
Your mediation has brought us together to thrash out all the emotion and frustrations that have built up,
to clear a path for a plan moving forward for our son.  With a parenting plan now in place, it has been time
and energy well spent, to move forward with positivity, balance and stability for our son.”
Sarah Smith Mediation Services
2020-10-16T17:39:45+00:00
“Sarah, thank you for all your help over the last 6 months. Parenting is a challenge for every parent, and can be more so if parents are separated. Your mediation has brought us together to thrash out all the emotion and frustrations that have built up, to clear a path for a plan moving forward for our son.  With a parenting plan now in place, it has been time and energy well spent, to move forward with positivity, balance and stability for our son.”

Skill and patience

“I just wanted to write to thank you for your skill and patience and getting us to a sensible mediated settlement.
I am particularly conscious that over a years’ worth of sending expensive and adversarial letters between solicitors
actually took us very little further forward - whereas three face to face mediation sessions found a solution.”
Sarah Smith Mediation Services
2020-10-16T17:40:28+00:00
“I just wanted to write to thank you for your skill and patience and getting us to a sensible mediated settlement. I am particularly conscious that over a years’ worth of sending expensive and adversarial letters between solicitors actually took us very little further forward - whereas three face to face mediation sessions found a solution.”
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