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Testimonials from Previous Students

"I want to thank you for a great program...

...I feel like a learned a semester's worth of mediation training in 6 days without feeling overwhelmed with all the information, which is a credit to you and the other trainers. I also appreciate the time and thoughtfulness you took to answer all my questions especially because I like to ask questions."

Jonathan Sander, Attorney
Tarrytown, NY

"My training with the Center was of inestimable value to me...

...as a mediator, a psychotherapist and a negotiator. One of my very best professional decisions to be trained by these consummate professionals."

Mel Schwartz, LCSW
Psychotherapist and Author of The Possibility Principle:
How Quantum Physics Can Improve the Way You Think, Live, and Love

“Training with the Center has been a great experience...

...The instructors are very knowledgeable, and the training has significantly enhanced my understanding about both the psychological aspects of divorce and about effective mediation techniques.”

Joseph H. Nivin, Esq.
Family law attorney and mediator
Forest Hills, NY

"I loved every moment of your divorce mediation course...

...Thank you for the time, energy, and wisdom you each put into teaching the material. It was uplifting, informative, and fun."

Sheila Robinson-Kiss, LCSW
Founder and CEO of Rebalancing America and Beyond
Fair Lawn, NJ

"The Center for Mediation & Training prepares you for a career in mediation...

...It’s life-changing. I am eternally grateful and indebted to the Center, Ken and Steve in particular for their friendship, leadership and inspiration.”

Teresa Ombres
The Law & Mediation Office of Teresa Ombres, PLLC d/b/a PROVORCE
Great Neck, NY

I took [the] training last year and have since added divorce mediation to my law practice (which was also a departure from my six years as a corporate lawyer). Not only did I recoup the cost of the class, but as others have suggested, I found the approaches helpful generally in other areas of practice. The materials have continued to help me. The instructors were tremendous and inspiring. Further, I made some very good friends from the class.

Morghan Leia Richardson, Esq.

Divorce Mediator and Attorney

I found the training to be extremely useful. Going in, I had no idea what mediation was actually all about and how it differed from the negotiation I had been doing for years. Now, I not only know the difference but also see how to use that alternative approach, even in a classic litigation context, to reach a result the clients can live with — something which is particularly critical when there are custodial issues. The instruction from Steve and Ken (and the guest instructors) is solid and useful. I recommend the course even if you never intend to mediate because the techniques you will learn are universal.

Leonard G. Florescue

Attorney

My Basic Training with the Center for Mediation & Training was the best possible start to my career as a mediator. I was nervous about my first few mediations, but I really felt that the Center had given me the resources to tackle the work.

Carol A. Butler, Ph.D.

Co-author of the Divorce Mediation Answer Book

You can’t get any better training in Divorce Mediation.

Jay Marson, J.D., C.S.W.

Mediator in White Plains, NY

The Center for Mediation & Training is run by three wonderful mediators (and people!) whose training styles and professional backgrounds offer the new mediator complimentary perspectives on the process of mediation. I have learned a great deal from all of them.

Amy Carron Day, J.D.

Attorney-Mediator in Manhattan

The training gave me a whole new perspective on dispute resolution. I highly recommend this training, not only for those interested in as mediation practice, but for all family law attorneys.

Bill Thompson

Director, Family Law Department, Archer & Greiner, Haddonfield, NJ

The training program at the Center was comprehensive and thought provoking with the extensive experience and varied perspectives of the trainers providing valuable insight and a thorough overview of the field. The Center not only prepared me to begin a mediation practice through the depth of the program itself, but through support which extended beyond the training and into the nuts and bolts of building a practice.

Joseph Levine

Attorney-Mediator in Manhattan, Westchester and Rockland

After Basic Training with the Center for Mediation & Training, I was asked to appear for a mediation session due to a work emergency. Considering the ink hadn’t even dried on my certification, I allowed myself a quick well-deserved full blown panic attack, attended the mediation session and can honestly say, I am forever hooked on Mediation! It was compelling to experience how easily I was able to draw upon the tools I learned from the amazing trainers and utilize them towards an effective outcome! I am thrilled to continue my training with the Center for Mediation & Training and complete the Supervised Practicum, the Marriage Mediation Course, the Advanced Divorce Mediation Training, and whatever else the Center has to offer. This was the easiest decision I ever made!

Saralee Miles

Long Island, New York