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Linda Bonnell

Qualifications
Certificate in Conflict Resolution (JIBC), Certified Comprehensive Family Mediator (FMC)

Primary Occupation
Mediator, Educator, Parent Coordinator and Consultant

Regions Serviced
Fraser, Vancouver Coastal

Language Preference
English

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Contact Details
Office Address: L.B. Consulting
3003 Griffin Place
North Vancouver, B.C.
V7R 4W9
Phone Numbers: Office: (604) 318-5312
Fax: (604) 904-8425
Email: lindabonnell@shaw.ca
Website: http://www.bcdivorcecentre.ca
Additional Details
Special Skills or Services: Experience working with children and their families during crisis. Experience mediating Provincial and Supreme Court family matters. Parent educator.
Year Began Mediating: 1997
Areas of Practice Experience: Aboriginal Child Welfare Issues, Abuse/Neglect Issues, Child Custody/Guardianship/Access, Drug and Alcohol Addiction Issues, Intra-Family Conflict, Mental Health Issues, Parenting Plan Issues, Plan of Care, Special Needs Children, Youth Issues
Mediator's Comments: I hold a B.Sc.(Nursing) and spent 19 years working with sick children and their families in crisis. I have a Certificate in Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Negotiation from the JIBC. I am a Certified Comprehensive Family Mediator (Family Mediation Canada). I have completed specialized studies in parent-teen mediation, working with families where drug and alcohol abuse and mental health are issues, Parent Coordinators, and working with families in high conflict. From 2000 to 2002 I worked as a Family Justice Counsellor. I am a passionate parent educator. Since 2002 I have been in private practice as a family mediator. My practice focuses on separation and divorce, child-related issues, and maintenance, including spousal support, and assists families to address special areas of conflict including parent-teen, parent-elder, and inter- and intra-family. Since 2005 I have been mentoring new mediators with the Family Mediation Practicum Project. In 2007 I became the Project Manager. I am the President-Elect of Family Mediation Canada and chair the Certification Committee. I have been a Child Protection Mediator since 2005.