Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Following on from government advice and that of our partner agencies we are temporarily suspending all face to face meetings at all of our locations.
However as an organisation we are still open between the hours of 9am-5pm Monday to Friday if you need to speak to a mediator.
We can can offer on-line/telephone mediation assessment and Information meetings (MIAMS) as well as on-line mediation sessions.
If you have any queries or need to speak to someone then please do not hesitate to contact us.
Most separating couples can reach their own decisions about their children and future financial arrangements with the right help
Family Mediation in Exeter is now offered by Compass Resolution Ltd from a variety of locations close to you. We aim to bring our service as close to you and your family as possible.
Our Exeter Mediators

John Hind
John Hind, Director of the Compass Resolution Network, is an accredited mediator of 18 years experience as well as a highly experienced Conflict Management coach, National trainer and former lawyer of 23 years.
He is a specialist Family and Workplace mediator, specialising in helping people to sort matters out for themselves when their family and workplace relationships have broken down.
Pippa Bassett
Pippa is a member of The College of Mediators and is also accredited with The Legal Aid Agency and The Law Society. Pippa has had experience of dealing with a wide range of issues in mediation and has a particular interest and expertise in working with young parents.
Chrissie Tarbitt
Chrissie combines many years of negotiating, coaching and mentoring in the corporate world, with her counselling and NLP skills, to deliver an integrated approach to mediation helping families resolve the many issues they face when going through a separation. She feels passionately that her role is to facilitate a client-led decision making process with patience, integrity and empathy. Chrissie is FMA (Family Mediators Association) trained, a member of the National Counselling Society and the National Hypnotherapy Society.

Frances Place
Skilled in mediating in highly emotional situations. Able to help foucus parties on reaching constructive, realistic settlements enabling them to put the past dispute behind them in a positive way and if necessary, continue to work together.

Charles Place
As a family mediator I have built on a previous career as a social worker in the family courts dealing with parental disputes. I trained as a family mediator with the FMA in 2000. I now work full time as a family mediator across a range of disputes involving divorcing and previously co-habiting couples; disputes over children, property and finances. I am full accredited by the Family Mediation Council to mediate all issues, and approved by the Legal Aid Agency to mediate in legally aided cases.
Our Exeter Service
Compass Resolution offers FREE mediation to those who qualify for legal aid , as well as a comprehensive private offer depending on the complexity of the case. Our aim is to keep your costs as low as possible.
Compass Resolution Ltd and its partner organisations such as FMTuk, KITM, HSSF and a wide variety of workplace organisations, collaborate when necessary to ensure that our clients receive a truly integrated and cost effective service to support them.
All our mediators and business partners are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that our clients avoid the Courts and Tribunals and are supported to reach their own decisions about their own circumstances in the most cost effective, least damaging way.
Exeter Resources
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Exeter Locations
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