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Conflict is normal. What matters is how you handle it. I will help you handle it well.

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Ing. arch. Eva Barešová, registered mediator

I am a registered mediator and a registered family mediator listed in the Register of Mediators of the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic and an accredited member of the Czech Association of Mediators. I work with the non-profit organisation Aperio, z.s. on their Family Doesn’t End with Divorce programme, serving as expert guarantor for work with children and facilitator of support groups for children whose parents are separating. I also teach mediation in the Mediation for Educators training programme run by Aisis, z.s.

I am married, have two teenage children, and love being out in nature.

 

MEDIATION AND ARCHITECTURE?

I studied Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University in Prague. However, during my studies already, I realised that I was even more interested in working with people than in architecture. As the daughter of a family therapist and a lawyer, disputes of all kinds are somewhat familiar to me. I don’t see them as something negative or unsolvable, but as a valuable source of change and growth. That is why I decided to help people in conflict on a professional level. My architectural background, meanwhile, gives me quick and practical insight into resolving disputes related to construction.

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EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Comprehensive Mediation Training, Czech Association of Mediators (2012)
  • Seminars and workshops in mediation and facilitation, Czech Association of Mediators
  • Transformative Mediation Training (Joe Folger, 2014)
  • Workshops and seminars on family dynamics and impacts, Virginia Satir Institute of Slovakia (Loss and Grief, Family Reconstruction, Family Mapping, Positions in Stressful Situations, Family Dynamics, Working with Emotions, and more)
  • Respect and Be Respected (SMKV, 2010)
  • Nonviolent Communication (ongoing, in the USA and Czech Republic)
  • Regular professional conferences in mediation (Czech Republic and abroad)
  • Ongoing conferences in family therapy (IHLRN)
  • STAR Professional I Training, Virginia Satir Institute of Slovakia
  • Children’s Guide To Divorce – accredited instructor training (2015)
  • Independent Child Advocate (kolizní opatrovník) – Multidisciplinary Specialist (Cochem.cz, 2020)
  • When Mom and Dad Separate – currently leading a support group in Prague for young school-age children whose parents are separating.

EVA BAREŠOVÁ IN THE MEDIA

Děti a strach z rozvodů (Children and the Fear of Divorce) – chat on Czech Television, Sama doma, iVysílání

Když se chcete rozvést, ale ne bojovat, volte mediaci. Za advokátem můžete vždycky, říká mediátorka (If You Want to Divorce Without Fighting, Choose Mediation. You Can Always See a Lawyer Later) – article in the magazine Heroine

Když se máma a táta rozcházejí (When Mom and Dad Separate) – interview with Eva Barešová, E-SOFT

Dětská duše bez šrámů: projekt k zachování poradny pro mámy a táty (A Child’s Soul Without Scars: a project for maintaining a counselling centre for parents) – quoted in a piece by the Association for Social Responsibility