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Berger, Yuval
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Social Worker
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Vancouver
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bergery@telus.net
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www.collaborativedivorcebc.org/bios/yberger.html
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Yuval is a registered social worker based in Vancouver and is a member of the roster's Professional Education Subcomittee. Yuval is also a divorce coach in the collaborative law process.
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Bond, Patricia
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Lawyer
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North Vancouver
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pbond@northshorelaw.com
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www.northshorelaw.com
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Patricia is a family law lawyer and mediator in private practice with North Shore Law in North Vancouver. Patricia is a member of the roster's Executive Committee and Professional Qualifications Subcomittee.
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Bonnell, Linda
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Mediator
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North Vancouver
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lindabonnell@shaw.ca
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www.bcdivorcecentre.ca
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Linda is a certified family relations mediator and a certified comprehensive mediator in private practice in North Vancouver. Linda has helped children and their families cope with crisis and sensitive issues for more than 20 years, and specializes in child-related issues and families in high conflict. Linda currently serves as a mentor with the Family Mediation Practicum Project, a child protection mediator for the Ministry for Children and Family Development, and a contact facilitator for the Parenting After Separation Program. She is currently president of Family Mediation Canada.
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Boyd, John-Paul
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Lawyer
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Vancouver
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jpboyd@agdlaw.ca
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www.agdlaw.com, www.bcfamilylawresource.com
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John-Paul is a family law lawyer and mediator in private practice with the firm Aaron Gordon & Daykin in Vancouver. John-Paul is a member of the roster's Executive Committee and has special interests in serving as children's counsel and in preparing views of the child reports.
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Brakeley, Deborah
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Counsellor
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Vancouver
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brakeley@shaw.ca
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www.deborahbrakeley.com
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Deborah is a registered clinical counsellor based in Vancouver. Deborah is a divorce coach in the collaborative law process and a member of the roster's Executive Committee.
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Brown, Trudi Q.C.
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Lawyer
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Victoria
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tlb@brownhenderson.bc.ca
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www.brownhenderson.bc.ca
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Trudi is a lawyer in private practice with the Victoria firm Brown Henderson. Trudi's practice is devoted to family law. Trudi is involved in mediation and in arbitration in family law matters, and was one of the first lawyers in Victoria to embrace collaborative law.
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Burima, Gloria
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Psychologist
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Victoria
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gmburima@shaw.ca
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collaborativefamilylawgroup.com/gloria-m-burima-phd/
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Gloria is a registered psychologist who lives and works in Victoria. Dr. Burima has extensive experience in completing child and family assessment reports for the court, and is also a child/family therapist. Gloria is a member of the roster's Public Education & Outreach Subcommittee.
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Churchill, Bev
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Lawyer
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Kelowna
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b.churchill@shawlink.ca
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www.collaborativefamilylaw.ca/churchill.html
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Bev is a family law lawyer and mediator in private practice in Kelowna. Bev is a member of the roster's Public Education & Outreach Subcommittee.
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Colby, Robert
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Psychologist
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Vancouver
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robertcolby@telus.net
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www.collaborativedivorcebc.org/bios/rcolbydivorce.html
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Robert is a registered psychologist based in Vancouver. Robert has extensive experience in preparing custody and access reports and is a member of the roster's Professional Qualifications Subcomittee. Robert is a divorce coach in the collaborative law process.
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Edwards, Garth
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Lawyer
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Richmond
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garth@cbelaw.com
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www.cbelaw.com
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Garth is a family law lawyer and mediator in private practice with the firm Cohen Buchan Edwards in Richmond. Garth is a member of the roster's Legal & Best Practices Subcommittee.
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Elterman, Michael
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Psychologist
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Vancouver
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drelterman@shaw.ca
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Dr. Elterman has been involved in parenting issues following separation or divorce for the last 25 years. Michael's focus is to ensure children have the happiest, healthiest childhood possible in the new circumstances of their lives. Michael's practice has included counselling, assessments, teaching and consultations
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Finlay, Bob
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Counsellor, Mediator
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Port Coquitlam
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bobfinlay@shaw.ca
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www.finlaycounselling.ca
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Bob is a registered clinical counsellor, registered family therapist, certified alcohol and drug counsellor and a family mediator on the roster of the BC Mediator Roster Society. He has been in practice for 35 years. His office is located in Port Coquitlam, however he will travel to other communities in the province. Bob is a member of the roster’s Professional Education Sub-Committee.
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Henderson, Jane Q.C.
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Lawyer
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Victoria
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jch@brownhenderson.bc.ca
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www.brownhenderson.bc.ca
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Jane has practiced primarily in the area of family law since being called to the bar, and has taught family law at the University of Victoria and for the Continuing Legal Education Society. Jane is in works with the firm Brown Henderson and now devotes her practice primarily to mediation.
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Jennings, Sandy
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Lawyer
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Surrey
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sandyj@sklawoffices.com
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www.sklawoffices.com
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Sandy has worked as a family law lawyer for more than 15 years, and is currently in private practice with Siebenga & King Law Offices in Surrey. Sandy was qualified as a family law mediator in 2002, when she also began to work in the collaborative law process. Sandy is familiar with the dynamics of dealing with children who have attachment issues and other special needs through her professional and personal experiences. Sandy has an interest in preparing views of the child reports, and she is hopeful that parenting coordinating will assist in sustaining safe, healthy and meaningful parent-child relationships. Sandy is a member of the roster's Professional Education Subcommittee.
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Jones, Alyson
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Counsellor (Child Specialist)
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North Vancouver
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604.926.6665
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www.clairhawes.com
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Alyson is a registered clinical counsellor with a focus on separated families working out of North Vancouver. Alyson is a collaborative law divorce coach and a member of the roster's Professional Education Subcommittee.
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Kahn, Lawrence Q.C.
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Lawyer
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Richmond
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lak@kzellaw.com
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www.kzellaw.com
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Larry is a lawyer and mediator in private practice with the firm Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick in Richmond. Larry has practiced exclusively in the area of family law for the past 35 years and has been a family law mediator for over 20 years.
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Keet, Sheila
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Lawyer
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Richmond
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churl@telus.net
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www.sheilakeet.com
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Sheila is a family law lawyer with a background in psychiatric nursing. Sheila has practiced family law since 1990.
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Lane, Patricia
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Lawyer
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Victoria
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plane@patricialane.bc.ca
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www.patricialane.bc.ca
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Patricia is a lawyer with almost 30 years’ experience in mediation and arbitration. She has experience teaching family members of all ages to improve their communication and to learn how to adjust their parenting to more effectively meet their childrens’ needs and stages of development. She is comfortable working with other lawyers, therapists and medical professionals in an interdisciplinary approach.
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Lewis, Carla
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Lawyer
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Vancouver
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crlewis@shawlink.ca
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www.carlalewisfamilylaw.com
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Carla is a family lawyer with over twenty years of experience. She has also taken mediation and collaborative law training. She is a member of the roster's Legal & Best Practices Subcommittee. Carla's office is located in the Broadway and Oak area of Vancouver. Carla has an interest in preparing views of the child reports and enjoys working with families as a parenting coordinator.
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MacLeod, Morag
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Lawyer
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Vancouver
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celtlaw@telus.net
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Morag is a family law lawyer and mediator in private practice in Vancouver. Morag is a member of the roster's Professional Qualifications Subcommittee.
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Neville, Craig
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Lawyer
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Vancouver
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cneville@wgmlaw.com
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www.wgmlaw.com
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Craig is a family law lawyer and mediator in private practice with the firm Watson Goepel Maledy
in Vancouver. Craig is a member of the roster's Executive Committee and Legal & Best Practices Subcommittee.
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Shapiro, Ellen
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Counsellor
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Vancouver
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ellenss@telus.net
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www.collaborativedivorcebc.org/bios/eshapiro.html
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Ellen is a registered clinical counsellor specializing in divorce and separation adjustment with individuals, children and families. She is experienced in conflict resolution and mediation, and has an extensive background in child development and post-divorce parenting. Ellen works as a collaborative law child specialist and divorce coach. She trains family law lawyers and counsellors on the separation process, children's needs and interests, and promoting positive adjustment to divorce.
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Smith, Mark
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Family Therapist
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Vancouver
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marksmith1@shaw.ca
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www.collaborativedivorcebc.org/bios/msmith.html
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Mark is a marital and family therapist and a registered social worker. He has worked with individuals, couples and families since 1980 and as a collaborative practice divorce coach since 2002. He is a former Co-Chair of Collaborative Divorce Vancouver.
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Swain, Derek
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Psychologist
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Vancouver
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derekswain@telus.net
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www.psychologists.bc.ca/pro/derekswain/
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Derek is a registered psychologist who has worked with children and their families for 35 years. Along with his private practice, Dr. Swain teaches graduate level courses at UBC and is a clinical associate at Simon Fraser University, supervising doctoral trainees. In working as a Parenting Coordinator, Derek strives to assist parents in focusing on the developmental needs of their children. Derek is a member of the roster's Executive Committee, Professional Qualifications Subcomittee and Legal & Best Practices Subcommittee, and is also a divorce coach in the collaborative law process.
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Waterman, Larry
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Psychologist
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Nanaimo
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info@waterman-associates.com
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www.waterman-associates.com
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Larry is a registered psychologist working in Nanaimo who has more than 25 years' experience preparing custody and access reports and parenting capacity assessments. Larry has been working with families in conflict in a therapeutic capacity for more than 30 years.
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Zack, Daniel
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Lawyer
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Richmond
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zack@kzellaw.com
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www.kzellaw.com
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Danny has been a family law lawyer for the past 34 years. Danny completed his mediation certification in 1995 and his collaborative law certification in 2003. Danny has also served as child advocate in numerous family law disputes, and has represented children who were the subject of criminal proceedings. Danny is in private practice with the firm Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick.
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