Open Door Invitation
The Open Door Invitation is a structured mediation process to help couples facing marital strife, separation, or divorce re-engage in constructive negotiation and achieve wins for all. It’s an effective platform for one spouse to invite the other into a neutral, guided conversation led by an expert mediator.
Open Door Invitation can help:
➤ save marriage
➤ create more effective co-parenting
➤ reduce tension and conflict
➤ promote understanding
➤ supports children's well-being
How It Works
1. First Spouse Meeting
An initial session with the inviting spouse to discuss the situation and establish goals, such as restoring the marriage or creating a more effective, less stressful co-parenting plan.
2. Invitation to Participate
The other spouse is invited to join a Zoom meeting with the mediator to share their goals.
3. Sharing Needs & Grievances
Each spouse expresses their needs, concerns, and goals for themselves and/or their children in separate, individual conversations.
4. Mutual Understanding
The process clarifies misunderstandings and allows both spouses to be heard in a respectful, non-confrontational environment.
5. Building Agreements
The mediator facilitates the development of beneficial agreements to reduce tension and enhance cooperation.
6. Promoting Cooperation
The neutral setting helps dispel negative emotions, encourages goodwill, and fosters cooperation.
Some of the benefits include:
How to Get Started
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We meet to identify your goals (e.g. reconciliation, effective co-parenting) and prepare for extending the invitation to the other spouse.
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Your spouse is invited to meet with the mediator to establish their hopes and needs to facilitate the mediation process.
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