Helen Harnett brings her extensive experience as a manager, facilitator and educator to her work as a mediator. She served on the Council of the Mediators’ Institute from 2009 to 2013 as MII Workplace and Organisational Liaison and as Chair of the Elder Mediation International Network (EMIN) from 2013 to 2019.
Helen has successfully mediated large numbers of agreements for separating couples covering asset separation, parenting plans and guardianship/grand-parenting issues. She holds a Diploma in Family Law (Law Society). She mediates family disputes and holds an international accreditation in Elder Mediation. Her priority is to enable families in conflict and transition to find the best way forward for all.
On the Workplace/Commercial side Helen has vast experience of mediating in family businesses and large public and private organisations ranging from interpersonal and boardroom disputes and allegations of bullying and harassment to performance and change management issues.
Feedback from clients indicates that people find it easy to trust her, that her impartiality is never in doubt and that she goes the extra mile to enable a resolution. Helen offers face to face and virtual mediation; she uses the Zoom platform for online mediation.
On the environmental side, Helen mediated between government agencies and representatives of specific bogs at the Peatlands Forum (February 2012). She also facilitated at the Housing Summit in Dublin Castle in 2015.
Helen lectured on Intercultural Communication in DCU on the International MBA and Master’s in Intercultural Studies Programmes 2003 - 2013. She lectured on Advanced Family Mediation on the Master’s in Conflict Resolution programme in Maynooth university. She mediates through French as well as English.