ABOUT US
Founded in April 2017, Matio Mediation champions children and families, with particular care for sidelined parents. We offer focused support to help families manage separation and
divorce with the goal of maintaining secure, loving attachments between parents and children.
Our approach endorses family protective factors that prevent long-term risks throughout the separation process, grounded in the belief that children thrive when their parents demonstrate enduring love and a commitment to prioritizing their well-being.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
Matio Mediation is grounded in a humanistic approach to conflict resolution, recognising the crucial role parents play in helping children navigate the challenges of separation and divorce. It is primarily through the skills and dedication of parents that potentially serious negative outcomes for children can be mitigated or reversed.
Children experience separation deeply and personally. The risks of emotional and psychological difficulties are higher for children of separated or divorced parents, yet resilience can be fostered through supportive family dynamics and clear, age-appropriate, child-centered explanations that help children make sense of their changing world.
At Matio Mediation, we believe there’s a better way to navigate separation and divorce—one that’s less confrontational, more respectful, and focused on what matters most: your family’s future.
Our humanistic approach replaces hostility with understanding, creating space for both parents and children to be heard. This not only protects children from the emotional fall-out of conflict, but also assists parents to aquire the skills and develop mutual respect needed for long-term, positive co-parenting.
I am Lee, founder and director of Matio Mediation.
I am a court accredited mediator in South Africa under the ADR Network SA and internationally accredited through ADR International as a:
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Family and Divorce Mediator
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Restorative Justice Practitioner
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Conflict Navigator and Coach
Dedicated to assisting families and organisations, and through my expertise and humanistic approach, I strive to find and establish long-term peace and constructive solutions. These solutions are intended to be effective. It is not a “one size fits all approach” but intentionally tailored to the specific needs and requirements of the family or organisation.
“Families may change, but a child’s need for love, stability, and joy should always come first.”
