The goal of NEW HOPE Counseling and Mediation Center is to help people to be healthy then to have healthy relationships. Culturally sensitive, No Referral Necessary, Individualized financial arrangements. MN Psychological Association, American Association of Christian Counselors, and the Association for Conflict Resolution. NEW HOPE offers program to groups or organizations on a variety of topics related to healthy emotional living, parenting and relationships. Mediator Divorce Mediator Parenting Plan Facilitator Mediation is a divorce process where the parties themselves come to creative solutions to ending their relationship, without litigation.
Mediation reduces the court involvement and avoids the adversarial process.
Creation of a parenting plan will help children feel more secure as they grow up. Mediation is much more healthy for the children as they don't have to be exposed to the turmoil the parents are going through in litigation and be asked by strangers to chose between parents. NEW HOPE's play therapy room is equipped with puppets, costumes, doll house, sand box, doctors' kit, targets, and many more toys used in play therapy - each with symbolic meanings to help understand the child. In addition to work with the children in play therapy, the parents are seen to work on parenting issues or to understand their child better. An intake form will be sent to you for completion, and an appointment will be scheduled, usually within a week.