Our administrative staff
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Our friendly and efficient administrative staff, Anita Atkins and Marilyn Cox, are generally available between 9 am and 3.30 pm to deal with your questions. Both have worked for the service for a long time and have a wealth of knowledge and experience. |
The mediators
All our family mediators are accredited and work to the LSC mediation quality mark standards. Their job is to help families to sort out issues arising from separation or divorce, either at the time or later, so that everyone involved can move into the future with clarity and understanding. A mediated approach often works particularly well when children are involved and our service is one of a number that encourages the voice of children and young people to be heard in the process if all concerned think it would be helpful.
The service is affiliated to National Family Mediation (NFM).
Meet our mediators
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Denise Bennett Denise was a Social Worker by profession and worked with the Children and Families Team in Hemel Hempstead and at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. She qualified as a Mediator in 1990. In addition to her mediation work with Thames Valley Family Mediation Service, Denise works as a consultant to other mediators, both in training and when they have qualified. |
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David Harris David qualified as a family mediator in 1995 and has worked for Thames Valley Family Mediation Service ever since. Before this he worked for over twenty years in Human Resource Management. |
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Paulette Morris Paulette qualified as a family mediator in January 2007, bringing to Thames Valley Family Mediation Service a wealth of experience from other disciplines including community, commercial and intergenerational mediation. Paulette is also a qualified mediation trainer. |
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Margeret Pendlebury Margaret is an accredited mediator, with 15 years experience in family mediation and a background in social work with children and families. She is an independent mediation trainer and consultant to several other family mediation services. Margaret is a member of the Professional Practice Committee of National Family Mediation (NFM) and is committed to promoting and developing the highest standards of mediation practice. |
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Lesley Saunders Lesley came to family mediation with a background in community, workplace, intergenerational, disability and education mediation, conciliation and training. Lesley joined Thames Valley Family Mediation Service as a trainee in 2004 and qualified as a family mediator the following year. Lesley is also an experienced counsellor with children and young people as well as adults. |
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Laurence Singer Laurence has been an active family Mediator since 1988, having participated in the original 'pilot' course that founded the Family Mediators Association. He joined Thames Valley Family Mediation Service in 1994 and 'retrained' with this Service. He tutors other mediators and is also a family lawyer. |
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Liz Walsh Liz is editor of Family Law and International Family Law and trained as a Mediator at the Institute of Family Therapy. Liz set up Chiltern Mediation in 1996 which later merged with Thames Valley Family Mediation Service bringing Liz into our team. Liz was the first Chief Executive of the UK College of Family Mediators (1997-1999) and is additionally a working Magistrate. |
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Caroline Wilks Caroline is a trained counsellor who also specialised in the field of human sexuality before training to become a family mediator. Caroline has worked with Thames Valley Family Mediation Service since qualifying in 1990 and, like Denise, additionally works as a consultant to another family mediation service. |
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Kerry Williamson Kerry joined Thames Valley Family Mediation Service in August 2001 as a trainee and qualified as a family mediator in 2002. She previously worked as a teacher for 5 years after graduating in Law at Oxford. |
