Eastside Mediation & Arbitration

Specialties

Divorce battles can have a devastating affect on the lives of the entire family — the separating parents, the children, not to mention a family’s financial resources. If you are interested in an alternative process that reduces the needless expense of litigation and minimizes the emotional distress on your family, then you and your spouse should consider mediation.

Family mediation is a problem-​solving process that gives couples intending to end a marriage the opportunity to reach a legal settlement. It also provides a means for adult siblings to mediate problems pertaining to the care of aging parents and settle estate differences in a way that preserves their relationships. By reducing the adversarial nature of the process, mediation facilitates communication and promotes understanding.

Helping Families Reach Agreement

As a mediator, my role is as impartial facilitator with the goal of helping all parties reach the fai

History

Established in 1995.

As one of a very few clinical therapists with a law degree in Bellevue and the greater Seattle Area, I am a unique resource for clients. Bringing both experience and compassion to my practice, I help children, couples and families heal and explore the possibilities of new beginnings, letting go and going beyond, and accepting what is in order to explore what can be.

— Certified by the Academy of Family Mediation in 1995

— Completed mediation training at the Dispute Resolution Center in King County, WA in 2000

— Over 20 years of mediation practice

— Licensed attorney

— Certified child specialist

— Significant experience with high-​conflict families

Meet the Business Owner

Darcia T.

Business Owner

It is impossible to sum up Darcia in one word. Laughter, love and generosity come naturally to this former dancer, wife, mother of four and soccer coach. She credits many life experiences — especially her long-​term marriage, raising an at-​risk child and caring for an elderly parent — as shaping this newest stage of her career as much as her professional interests have. This vibrant and multi-​faceted woman includes among her heroes both Whoopi Goldberg and Mother Theresa. Darcia has a deep, strong belief in what she’s trying to accomplish. Every day she lives her values and her sense of family is as equally important as her drive to bring justice to the people she serves. Deeply passionate about the work she does, she sums it up simply: «I can’t imagine anything I’d rather be doing in my life than what I’m doing right now.»