About Us
About Katie
Katie Jackson Park -
Nationally Accredited Mediator- AMDRAS
Conflict is a part of life. However, when unresolved it can take over your life and severely negatively impact yourself and those around you. It is very emotive and due to this, sometimes a path forward is very hard to visualise.
Katie has worked as an Executive Producer in the entertainment industry for over 25 years within Nova Entertainment, Southern Cross Austereo, Australian Radio Network, NINE and SEVEN networks. She has BA in FILM/HR UNSW and is currently expanding her skills into acquiring a Grad Dip in Attorney General Accredited by the Family Law Court of Australia Family Dispute Resolutions Practitioner with the College of Law. She looks forward to offering this service to Lifestyle Mediation clients in November 2025. She is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and part of the Australian Dispute Centre Alumni. She is a published Author, book titled “The Shut Down”.
Katie’s deep knowledge and life experience with the cost effective, empowering and timely choice of conducting mediation in the first instance and the workings of the court system, allows her to show great empathy and understanding for parties and individuals seeking dispute resolution and conflict coaching and what is needed to best support them through what is a stressful and emotive time.
What is the Mediation Process?
The Mediation process has structured stages that the mediator moves the parties through. These stages are flexible and can be revisited during the session if need be. The stages begin with the Mediators Opening Statement, Individual Statements, Agenda Setting, Agenda Items Discussion, Separate Confidential Mediator Sessions, Options Tabling, Discussion and Negotiate Options, Finalise Execution of Resolution Options, Final Agreement Approval.
If you would like more information about these stages and mediation, please don’t hesitate to book your free 15 minute consultation to learn more about how mediation can work for you when resolving life’s conflicts.
Why Choose Us
Lifestyle Mediation gives conflicting parties the opportunity to resolve their dispute in a cost effective and timely manner. Lifestyle Mediation allows parties to communicate clearly in a structured and professionally facilitated environment, their interests directly to the other party, instead of costly communication through legal channels. It allows for an ‘even playing field’ where power dynamics are equalised and all parties have a voice and therefore can feel heard for the best chance of their perspective being understood.
With Lifestyle Mediation, the parties are in control of what the outcome will be that mutually benefits them. Lifestyle Mediation offers flexible session times, including evenings and weekends, to fit in with the busy schedules and family routines of our clients. Lifestyle mediation prides itself on supporting clients through conflict with an emphatic, empowering and confidential approach to all cases