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Owner and mediator, Lisanne Iriks has helped hundreds of families reach workable agreements and move on after separation.  Lisanne has training in law, counselling and mediation meaning she is able to provide a comprehensive service for all of her clients. Lisanne’s training and her extensive experience in working with clients makes her an expert in the field.

Life Mediation accommodates their clients as much as possible.  We provide a face to face mediation service in our office in Fremantle for clients located in Perth, Western Australia.

We can provide phone mediation or you can use our online mediation services if you are unable to attend our office in Fremantle. This service is extremely popular with people in rural and remote areas of Western Australia.

Lisanne cares about her clients and the outcomes they receive from the mediation process.

Find out more about the online mediation process by reading below or contact us to discuss your family mediation needs.

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Lisanne is efficient, reliable and is an expert in helping people to create a clear pathway to preserve their assets, dignity, relationships, health and their children’s well-being and future. At Life Mediation you will have one mediator who will guide you through the entire mediation process and will conduct all your sessions.

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Meet the Team

Lisanne Iriks​

Family Mediator

Lisanne is a qualified mediator who specialises in family mediation and workplace mediation. 

She is known for her patient and constructive approach, providing a safe and respectful space for each client and their unique set of circumstances. 

Her style is open, down to earth, accessible, transformational and she believes that the key to successful mediation is about empowerment.

She works on developing her clients skills base so that they can take responsibility for resolving conflict and avoiding ongoing issues; helping themselves forward with the peace of mind that they are creating workable, sustainable and future proof solutions.

“There is a lot of unnecessary suffering when it comes to conflict resolution and my mission is to reduce that; why suffer when you can learn the skills to negotiate any situation so that all parties come out on top? I am passionate about empowering people to achieve results they never thought were possible.”

Lisanne has a decade of experience in Dispute Resolution and Mediation, and has assisted hundreds of clients through the mediation process.  Lisanne is frequently asked to speak as a conflict resolution specialist on Radio 6 PR and the Pulse. She’s an award-winning mediator and has been nominated for several awards:

  • Finalist 2019, 2020 and 2021 for Australian Mediator of the Year – Australasian Law Awards
  • Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner of the Year – Australian ADR Awards 2020
  • Nominated for 40 under 40 Award
 

She has coached and developed students of law, lawyers, HR Consultants, accountants and other professionals to become competent in mediation skills and techniques, and also trains people to become accredited mediators in Australia. She provides executive coaching and group coaching in leadership, mediation and negotiation skills at government departments and for corporate clients, and also holds lecturing positions at Murdoch University and the College of Law. 

  • Master in Law
  • Post Law Coaching and Counselling Education
  • Practitioner’s Certificate in Mediation: Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators
  • National Accredited Mediator: LEADR association of Dispute Resolvers
  • Graduate Diploma in Family Dispute Resolution: Anglicare WA
  • Registered Dispute Resolution Practitioner: Attorney General’s Office
  • Collaborate Professional: MCA Melbourne
  • Working with Children Check
  • Ongoing Training & Development Programs including: Working well with Step Families, Mentalising in Mediation, Building Brains/ Attachment Theory and Understanding Autism, NVC (non violent communication) mediation training.

Lisanne lives in Perth, Western Australia and is married with two beautiful young boys. She speaks English and Dutch fluently, loves the ocean and maintaining her health and fitness. Lisanne loves spending time with friends and family and good food. Lisanne’s philosophy is that there are 1440 minutes in one day so make sure you spend them well! Spend time with the people you love, resolve the conflict with the people you love before it is too late and do something you are passionate about in your day as you will never get that time back. Lisanne and her family love adventures, travelling and being active together. Lisanne travelled around Australia with her husband and her 2 boys for 4 months last year which combined their love for travel, the ocean, camping and being in nature and fits with her philosophy of spending your time wisely every day.

“I really love what I do and feel very privileged when people give me the opportunity to work with them. People trust me with things they often don’t tell anyone else, and I love that they let me coach and work with them to build their skills so they become confident in resolving conflict. If I settle a matter and we come to a resolution my clients are happy with, or I have trained people in conflict resolution and they had massive ‘aha’ moments, I find myself wanting to skip through the streets as it really makes my day.”

Karen Joy Stubbs

Family Mediator

Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner  – College of Law 
CDC  Certified Divorce Coach
Parent Coordinator
NMAS accredited Mediator 
Working with Children Check
Elder Mediator 

Karen is a qualified experienced Mediator; she specializes  in Family Dispute Resolution,  is a Certified CDC Divorce Coach and Parent Coordinator. Karen is known for her calm, empathic, approachable nature.  She is child focused and will work with your family to try to achieve the best possible outcomes. 

Karen understands the difficulties and the complexities of separation and the impact that this can have for families for the present times and the future. Karen loves to work with and assist clients to come to workable arrangements that will benefit the children and the parents  in years to come. 

When you first meet Karen you will feel at ease because Karen  cares about her clients and will listen without judgment to your story. Karen has the ability to connect with people from all walks of life. 

Karen grew up in a small seaside country town in Western Australia. As an adult she moved to the city where she has owned several small businesses, before realizing that she wanted to do her best work in assisting and advocating for people.  She gained qualifications  and worked in the Human Services and Mental Health areas for  a great many years in  various roles. Karen could  see in working in these areas  that when the family structure breaks down it greatly impacts the parents and the children which led Karen to seek further qualifications in Divorce coaching, Parent Coordination and Family Dispute Resolution.

  Karen has worked in non for profit organizations  as a mediator before joining Life Mediation. Karen has a world of experience which assists her in working with complex matters that include mental health issues and domestic violence.  

“ I feel humbled when I meet with clients who often will trust me and  tell me things that they wouldn’t tell their family and friends.. I love nothing more than helping people  to co-parent more effectively so they do not have to be in  constant conflict with each other. I literally jump for joy when I make a difference to my clients and to their children. “

In her spare time you can find Karen spending quality time with her family and friends, she enjoys music concerts, movies, walking and push bike riding.

 

What Our Clients Say

We care about our clients and we do our best to provide the best service possible for our clients. We are pleased to say that we are on the only ones that feel this way. Have a look below what some of our clients have to say….

Family Mediation Clients

Discover how families who have worked with Michelle have found a way to move forward, been provided the support they needed, and were able to find a solution to their situations.
Lisanne is a passionate advocate for families achieving the best possible solutions for their situation. She is smart and highly astute : with a background in Law, as well as Transformational Leadership, Lisanne has an amazing ability to distillate the emotion whilst bringing compassion and rigour to the situation.

Her capacity to listen objectively, validate people's experience and make complex situations simple, is to everyone's advantage in settling conflict . She is the answer to a resolving highly emotional issues which affect the lives of adults and children alike. Your children will thank you for doing so.
Suzie AtwellFounder
Thanks to Lisanne at Life Mediation, my ex husband and I were able to move on from the trenches of divorce. For two years we had been trying to reach a successful co-parenting agreement but poor communication and conflict ruled for us. It seemed that reaching an amicable resolve was impossible.

Lisanne, assisted us in keeping our focus on the best interests of our child. Without Lisanne facilitating and directing the effective communication between us we would never have thought the results achieved were possible.

We are both incredibly grateful for the service we received and very much appreciated the timely manner in which we were able to be seen.

Lisanne listened and contributed appropriately and we both felt heard, understood and not at all judged which helped us feel comfortable to openly discuss things. We couldn't have asked for a more effective and efficient service. Being treated with respect, compassion and empathy made such a difference and we now have reached the end goal and have a clear parenting plan and foundations for an amicable co-parenting relationship.

Thank you very much Lisanne. Couldn't recommend a better mediator.
Lisa
My daughter’s father and I decided that we needed to attend family mediation to help assist us in deciding what was best for her in regards to living arrangements and visitation. Lisanne Iriks from Life Mediation was recommended to me so I gave her a call.

I called Lisanne and she spent time on the phone with me explaining how family mediation worked, the supporting role she would provide and just listening to me during this reasonably stressful time.

Lisanne provided quick and professional assistance that supported both my daughter’s father and myself and ensured that guidelines were followed to ensure neither party was put at a disadvantage. As I was at least two and a half hours from Fremantle, Lisanne made appointments and arrangements with this in mind. Our final meeting was done via teleconference and worked remarkably well.

I was extremely happy going through Life Mediation and would recommend them to anyone who requires professional and reliable family mediation. I would also say that even if you live a couple of hours away from Fremantle the traveling is well worth it.
Michelle, mother of two children
Lisanne provided me with a beautifully professional service in facilitating skillfully the separation agreement for my wife and I under very amicable terms. She provided a nurturing meeting place with in which we could carefully discuss the issues surrounding our daughter and our assets and arrive at a mutually agreeable outcome. Thank you.
Martin, father of one child
I was requested to attend mediation by my estranged partner to help assist us in negotiating suitable access arrangements for our 2 young boys. Lisanne Iriks from Life Mediation was the mediator who assisted us over 2 sessions.

Lisanne was amazingly supportive and professional during the stressful mediation sessions. She supported both parties and facilitated a safe and constructive environment which ensured neither party was put at a disadvantage.

I was extremely happy with Lisanne and would recommend her to anyone who requires professional, supportive and timely mediation.
Emily, mother of two children
Dear Lisanne,

I wanted to write to you quickly and say thanks for your time during mediation. I was referred to you by my legal firm and I have already recommended you to a friend of mine. Your calm and straight up approach was refreshing and after the first session with you I felt I was doing the right thing and had found the right mediation service. Thank you.
Robert, father of one child
Life Mediation provided their services at very short notice and Lisanne provided a safe and respectful forum for both parents to discuss a range of very sensitive and stressful separation and children’s care issues. She was a great help and very approachable before, during and after the sessions and I would recommend her services to anyone needing this area of expertise.
Max, father of two children
Our family dispute resolution experience with Lisanne was fantastic. My ex partner and I started with opposing views and within 2.5 hours we had agreed on a fair and workable plan that met our child’s needs as well as ours. Lisanne was warm, calm and professional, and very effectively guided us through a very difficult conversation. With her help, we avoided judgmental, aggressive and nasty behaviour and didn’t get sidetracked by past events. In the end, it wasn’t nearly as stressful as I thought it might be and we avoided conflict. Being able to chose between face to face or telephone mediation was also really helpful – it made it easier for everyone to attend and helped us manage our strong emotions. Lisanne also sent us the mediated agreement much more quickly than I expected, meaning the whole process was quick, relatively painless and very effective. I would recommend Lisanne to anyone about to go through family dispute resolution or mediation.
Emma, mother of one child
Lisanne provided a well-framed initial interview and her follow up was extraordinarily quick, including informing me of any lack of response from my former partner. I can say that the process ‘made a difference’ because I was clearer on the processes themselves, including how mediation might assist.
John, father of three children (online mediation)
Firstly I would like to thank you for the prompt service you provided.

As for feedback, I was very happy with the manner in which you conducted your work. I was met with understanding and patience as well as a clear and understandable description of the mediation process. This along with the fast responses to my calls and emails made me feel as though I had made the right choice in dealing with life mediation.

Your attention to detail was excellent and I found myself leaving your office with a refreshed feeling of hope that I feel I had almost lost entirely.

I would definitely recommend life mediation to anyone who needs the service and rate the experience 10/10. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Lisanne for everything you have done for me.
Ben, father of one child
Lisanne was wonderful and very supportive . I would highly recommend her services.
Sam, grandmother of two children
Thank you Lisanne for you professionalism and support through what was a very difficult time. It is very much appreciated.
Kellie, mother of one child
I felt comfortable in discussing our issues today in your presence whilst you where mediating the situation and think that your great at your profession and I would recommend you to anyone.
Terry, father of one child

Please note that the names of our clients have been changed to protect their privacy.

Workplace Mediation

Discover how organisations have efficiently and effectively resolved workplace issues using Life Mediation’s Workplace Mediation services. 

 
Lisanne facilitates and enables leadership by developing strong relationships with her clients and coaching for success. She genuinely cares about her people and they trust her to guide them towards the best outcomes. She has a natural self expression that puts people at ease while inspiring courage and bold action. People gravitate to Lisanne because they like who they become through her engagement.
Jillian FormentinPartner, Safety & Risk at ERM: Environmental Resources Management
Working with Lisanne continues to be a joy, she is collaborative, empowering and a natural leader in Mediation practice. She is an expert mediator who I recommend widely.
Renée AndaruOrganizational Development Specialist at ARTC
We utilised the services of Lisanne Iriks of Life Mediation on behalf of Puma Energy last year in a complicated work related issue within a group of team members. Lisanne managed to get to the core issue quickly without losing the trust of the participants. Both short term and long term solutions where agreed upon by the team members involved which helped them to deal with a variety of situations more effectively in the future. During this process, Lisanne informed the relevant manager effectively but with the privacy of the participants in mind. Participants personally and Puma Energy both benefited from Lisanne’s approach and the issue were resolved bringing back harmony and respect on the work floor. The mediation process made a much bigger difference to our company than I expected. If required, we will definitely engage with Life Mediation again in the future.
Wilco VlemmixRetail Business Manager WA, Puma Energy

Training & Workshops

Discover how organisations have benefited from Life Mediation’s face-to-face Conflict Resolution Trainings. 

 
Lisanne has facilitated corporate mediation skills and negotiation skills training programs for the Australian Mediation Association (AMA). We have always received positive feedback from clients who have been extremely satisfied with her professionalism and delivery of content. The participants of Lisanne’s mediation and negotiation skills training have reported back that her style of facilitating was engaging and conducted in a way so that attendees gained practical actions immediately that they could implement in their jobs the next day. The teams reported that they worked better with clients and achieved better results when they had to resolve conflict within their own work groups and with staff after attending the training.
Callum CampbellCEO, Australian Mediation Association
Lisanne facilitates and enables leadership by developing strong relationships with her clients and coaching for success. She genuinely cares about her people and they trust her to guide them towards the best outcomes. She has a natural self expression that puts people at ease while inspiring courage and bold action. People gravitate to Lisanne because they like who they become through her engagement.
Jillian Formentin Partner, Safety & Risk at ERM: Environmental Resources Management
Lisanne Iriks has worked as a lecturer at Murdoch University for the last 5 years, developing and delivering a high-quality learning program in the areas of Dispute/Conflict Resolution and Mediation. This has been made available for mainly law students but also those in non-law disciplines have found the unit highly valuable. Lisanne is always professional and presents with enthusiasm, making the classes interesting and enjoyable for the students. Lisanne is flexible in her approach and adapts to the different audiences and skill levels, so that everyone can understand the content and make use of the materials provided. Lisanne engages the class with relevant experiences and activities and takes on feedback provided by the students, adjusting her delivery as necessary. The Dispute Resolution and Mediation units are very popular among the students and are critical skills that everyone needs, regardless of the career or profession they are in. The students particularly appreciate learning from someone in the profession, who can share their passion for the subject matter and provide examples of real situations and scenario, resulting in a better learning experience. Lisanne is a pleasure to work with, she is reliable and knowledgeable and very passionate about this subject, with the desire to build the capacity in others to be effective conflict resolvers themselves. I would highly recommend Lisanne to deliver a motivating and uplifting learning experience in the areas of Dispute/Conflict Resolution and Mediation.
Gail Wescombe School Manager, Murdoch University Law School

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