Divorce is never easy. Joette, Jerry and Victoria understand this. They know how to guide you through the difficult process of separating your finances and the even more difficult process of determining what's in the best interests of your children.

They also recognize that your desire to mediate your divorce reflects not only your desire to avoid the push and pull and expense of a two lawyer divorce but to obtain a divorce that will allow you to remain friends with your spouse, help you obtain a fair and equitable divorce and that, additionally, will protect your children so that they do not suffer from "divorced children's syndrome."

Jerry, Joette and Victoria are all experienced mediators. In addition, they have doctorates in psychology. They understand the pain and the problems that are so often encountered in divorce.

Jerry Lublin, Ph.D. A graduate of Adelphi University, Jerry earned his masters degree at The Graduate Faculty of New School for Social Research. Then he continued with his doctoral degree in Psychology at New York University. Dr. Jerry Lublin is a divorce mediator as well as a psychologist. He has a wide range of experience in working with spouses who want to separate or divorce. Jerry came to divorce mediation following many years of trying to repair the emotional damage that litigated divorce had on divorcing couples and on their children.

Jerry brings to divorce mediation an understanding of family dynamics as well as sensitivity to the emotional needs of both the divorcing couple and their children. While going through the process of establishing custody, evaluating child support and helping the couple deal with their financial issues, the couple also works out the dissolution of their marriage in its emotional aspects. As Jerry goes through each step with the divorcing couple, they begin to learn how to establish their new lives as separate individuals.

Victoria Beech, Ph.D. A magna cum laude graduate of Brooklyn College, Victoria earned her masters degree from Ohio State University. She then continued with her doctoral degree in Psychology at New York University. Dr. Victoria Beech has worked with couples and families for over twenty years. Her work has included original research on how to facilitate the adjustment of children following the divorce of their parents. She also teaches seminars to divorcing couples on how to minimize the impact their divorce has on their children. Dr. Beech is recognized as an expert in the area of communication; this expertise fosters her ability to assist couples throughout the mediation process to formulate equitable agreements.

Victoria's experience has influenced her approach to divorce mediation and highlighted the necessity for a divorce agreement that is reached with a minimum of hostility and with the clear understanding by both spouses of the impact their decisions will have on their children. She sees the major thrust in mediated divorce to be finding solutions to financial and child issues that are in the best interests of the child, address each partner's individual needs and interests, and are fair and practical. A skilled mediator, Victoria can facilitate practical resolution to what appear to be insurmountable differences.

Joette Warren, Ph.D. A graduate of Antioch College, Joette earned her doctoral degree in Psychology at Adelphi University. Dr. Warren brings many years of experience as a marital and family therapist to her practice as a divorce mediator. She has studied with Dr. Carl Whitaker, a leader in the field of family mediation. She is a respected in the New York City and New Paltz area as a divorce mediator and seminar leader on subjects broadly encompassing the relationship between spouses.

Her interest in family therapy led her to the understanding that the marital diificulties many couples had encountered can be resolved only through separation and/or divorce. At the time, divorce mediation was relatively unknown, though its techniques were not. Thus, Joette worked tirelessly with divorcing couples helping them to mediate their divorces as well as helping them to protect their children from the negative consequences that often occur with the collapse of the nuclear family. What Joette had been doing for many years became known as divorce mediation. Subsequently, Joette undertook formal training in the techniques of divorce mediation and has since assisted many couples through the process of mediating their divorce.