Resolving Differences. Restoring Relationships.
The Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan helps people solve their differences peacefully and constructively, using the services of a trained mediator or trained facilitator.
Mediation & Restorative Services for West Michigan
What We Do
We help people in Kent, Ionia, Lake, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo and Osceola counties resolve disputes with the help of a trained mediator or a trained facilitator to bring both parties together for discussion. Together, they create their own solution to the problem at hand.
Divorce Mediation
Mediation can help you resolve issues using cooperation rather than confrontation. By doing so, you can maintain some control over the emotional impact, cost, and length of the process.
Restorative Services
The need for community and connection has never been greater. Restorative practices are critical for building that community, making those connections, and strengthening relationships among us all.
Civil Mediation
Any case that is filed in small claims court or in civil court can be mediated. Mediators help the parties talk to each other and reach agreement on how to resolve their issues.
Parenting Mediation
Parenting mediation helps foster heathier family relationships. Through enhanced communication and cooperation between parents, the child's well-being can be prioritized.
Special Education Mediation
Families of students who need special education services may find that mediation is a good way to approach the schools to obtain the services they need.
Employment Mediation
Employment mediation helps minimize disruption to the workplace during times of conflict. The DRCWM can assist with mediation on-site or provide a neutral space for conversation.
Behavioral Health Mediation
Behavioral health is crucial for overall well-being, as it encompasses our mental, emotional, and social health. Mediation can help as expectations are discussed.
Agriculture Mediation
Ag mediation provides a neutral platform where both sides can discuss their issues and work towards a mutually agreeable solution.
Stay Married Mediation
Conflict in your marriage? Disagreements over finances, discipline of children, use of leisure time, or life after retirement are common among couples, and the DRCWM can help you work through it.
Getting Started
What is Mediation and How Can It Help Me?
Mediation is a voluntary process that restores communication so people can solve their own problems and make peace with each other. We provide a neutral environment in which a trained peacemaker (mediator) leads people through a process of discussion so that they can resolve their differences.
About Us
Our Mission
We have 35+ years of serving and helping others foster peaceful communities through the development of improved communication skills, restorative practices and healthy conflict resolution.
Training Workshops
We offer a variety of training workshops for those interested in mediation and facilitation. We support you through interactive activities that allow you to understand the foundation of effective communication and transformative conflict resolution.
Customer Testimonials
Happy Customers, Happier Relationships
Hear from some real humans about their experience with the Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan.
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