Mediators in Illinois

Find trusted mediators to guide you through your divorce journey

14 Professionals
Illinois

Welcome to Divorce Network Pro's comprehensive directory of mediators serving Illinois. Our platform connects individuals and families navigating separation and divorce with qualified mediators who understand the unique challenges of this transition.

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Brooke Cusick

Brooke Cusick

Mediator, Co-Parenting Specialist, Divorce Coach

Los Angeles, CA8052332397

As a certified mediator, co-parenting specialist, and divorce coach, I am dedicated to helping families navigate some of life's most challenging transitions with dignity and respect. My approach is grounded in empathy and focused on practical solutions. I believe that every family deserves the opportunity to resolve conflict peacefully — preserving relationships and protecting what matters most: your children's well-being.

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Allison McFadden

Allison McFadden

Attorney, Mediator, Coach

Columbia, Maryland

I help families reach agreements outside of court—saving time, money, and emotional stress while keeping their children's well-being at the center. I founded my practice to offer a calm, solution-focused alternative to traditional litigation. My approach is built on the belief that most families can find solutions that work for them with the right support. Who I Help : Every family is different, and so is every separation. I work with people who are seeking a thoughtful, cooperative, and informed way to navigate major life changes, especially those who want to prioritize their children's well-being and long-term peace of mind. Here are some of the common situations where I can provide guidance and support: Divorce Coaching – One-on-one support for clients considering divorce who want to explore their options with clarity and without judgment, as well as those preparing for mediation who want to understand the process and set themselves up for success. Consulting Attorney – Helping clients in Maryland understand their legal options and negotiate wisely to reach settlements without unnecessary conflict or escalation. Divorce and Co-Parenting Mediation – Guiding families to create clear, customized divorce agreements and parenting plans that work for their unique situation. From Planning to Co-Parenting: Whether you're in the early planning stages or navigating post-divorce co-parenting, I provide practical tools and steady guidance. With transparent flat-fee pricing and a calm, empathetic approach, I'm here to help you protect what matters most while building a more peaceful path forward.

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Amanda Mason

Amanda Mason

CEO and Mediation/Arbitration Professional at SOLAGREE®

Wilmington, NC

Amanda spent her years as a divorce attorney successfully litigating, but knowing there had to be a better way for both clients AND their attorneys. For a few years, she and her partners have been developing the SOLAGREE® method - a way that helps individuals avoid the pain of court, while still working with the highest quality legal professionals and attorneys. She now travels the country engaging in outreach and helping others learn the model and how it can change the practice of law - for good.

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Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen

Certified Divorce Mediator, CPA

Lake Forest, IL847347265

Michael is a passionate divorce mediator who is focused on helping you to a) find equitable and informed financial agreements, and b) create healthy customized parenting plans that build a foundation of healthy co-parenting. Michael has his CPA and is knowledgeable about company benefits, individuallyowned businesses, budgets,cost of living, marital home options and equitable financial agreements. Michael has also experienced his own divorce and saw first-hand how his divorce impacted his own children; as a result, he is driven to help other couples have healthier outcomes for their own children, their families and themselves. Michael believes that building a thorough parenting plan is the best first step to align a couple and to mitigate the impact of their divorce on their children. Michael obtained his Mediation Certification from Northwestern Univeristy and has 33 years experience leading teams toward a shared vision. He is extremely effective at creating a supportive and trusting environment so the couples he works with feel respected, heard and valued. He takes pride in helping couples create healthy outcomes together. Michael's Mediation is located in Lake Forest, IL. Michael works primary with couples in Illinois, but is capable and has extensive e experience helping couples in many states. He offers extended free consultations, and provides a cap o fees so you are certain that your expenses will not exceed an amount you are bothcomfortable with. You can learn more about Michael at https://michaelsmediation.com or you can contact him directly at (224) 544-9990.

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Chassidy Comella

Chassidy Comella

NCMP Divorce Mediator, CDFA®, CDC®, CDS®, & CDC Transition and Recovery Specialist®

Orfordville, WI608-445-515

As a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, Certified Divorce Coach®, Transition and Recovery Specialist®, Certified Divorce Sppecialist®, and a Nationally Certified Mediation Professional, I have dedicated my career to helping individuals navigate the complex and emotionally challenging process of divorce. With nearly two decades of experience in the financial services field as a financial advisor and a financial education trailblazer for women, I am passionate about empowering my clients to emerge from divorce emotionally and financially intact. My passion for helping others through divorce stems from my own personal experiences with the process. After going through a difficult divorce myself, I realized that there were very few resources available to help individuals navigate the financial and emotional complexities of divorce. Determined to help others avoid the same challenges I faced, I dedicated myself to becoming an expert in the field. As a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, I am uniquely equipped to help clients understand the financial implications of divorce, including property division, potential tax implications, and the financial impact of all possible divorce settlement scenarios. I work closely with clients to develop customized post-divorce financial plans that take into account their unique circumstances and goals, helping them to emerge from divorce with their financial futures intact. This gives my clients the clarity to advocate for a fair divorce settlement. In addition to my financial expertise, I am also a Certified Divorce Coach and Transition and Recovery Specialist. Through my coaching services, I help clients navigate the emotional challenges of divorce, providing them with the support, guidance, and tools they need to rebuild their lives with confidence and clarity. My compassionate and personalized approach helps clients come out the other side of divorce feeling empowered and ready to move forward. As a Nationally Certified Mediation Professional, I specialize in conscious uncoupling mediation, guiding couples through a respectful and cooperative process to resolve conflicts and reach mutually beneficial agreements. My mediation strategy focuses on open communication, empathy, and collaboration, ensuring that both parties feel heard and valued. By helping couples retain control over their family’s outcomes, I foster a more positive and constructive divorce experience. One of the things that sets me apart is my commitment to building a strong relationship with each and every client. I understand that divorce is a deeply personal and emotional process, and I take the time to get to know my clients on a personal level so that I can offer them the most effective support possible. Outside of work, I love to travel and enjoy exploring new cultures and cuisines. I am also dedicated to enriching the community through my volunteer work and have served on the board of several local non-profits.

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Jamie M. Lima

Jamie M. Lima

MBA, CFP®, CDFA®

Newark, DE619-354-947

After watching my parents go through a divorce at a young age, and going through a tremendously expensive and emotionally-draining one myself in 2017, I launched Allegiant Divorce Solutions as a sister company to my traditional financial planning firm. I recognize the challenges people face as they decide how to handle their finances relating to divorce. My parents struggled and it was challenging for me, too. Looking back, there were mistakes I made during my own divorce that could have been avoided had I had the support of a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst ®. At present, armed with this ever-growing knowledge and almost 20 years of financial planning experience, I am dedicated to helping my clients navigate the complex aspects of divorce and gain a fair settlement, with much less stress.

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David Fein

David Fein

Mediator / Attorney

Highland Park, IL312-446-2882

David Fein is a divorce and family mediator and an uncontested divorce attorney. with the Center for Divorce Resolution. After more than three decades helping people navigate complex and often emotional challenges, David knows how deeply conflict can affect our lives. As a mediator, David leads with empathy, patience, and care - drawing on his experience as a lawyer, lobbyist, corporate executive and consultant to help people find clarity, common ground, and peace. David combines strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills with compassion and understanding, guiding families through the challenges of divorce mediation. David is an experienced lawyer and corporate executive who has represented individuals and corporations on legal, regulatory, and policy matters. He earned a Certificate in Divorce Mediation from Northwestern University in 2023 and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association's Family Law Section, the Lake County Bar Association's Family Law Committee and the Illinois Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. He holds a JD from DePaul University and a BA in Political Science and Behavioral Science and Law from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. David resides in Highland Park, Illinois, and has three adult children.

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Victoria Kirilloff

Victoria Kirilloff

Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Family Financial Mediator

Santa Monica, CA402.430.3092

Victoria Kirilloff, CDFA®, NCPM®, CDS® was at a crossroads; she could not stay with her partner but did not know how to leave, and the relationship was getting more and more abusive. Victoria’s decade-long partnership had far exceeded its expiration date, but they were deeply financially entwined. Searching for a pathway to freedom, Victoria went back to her roots of financial analysis and report writing (which is how she got her first horse). Victoria created the first Divorce Impact Analysis report which laid out the marital financial facts and different settlement ideas. After a shockingly productive conversation, Victoria and her former partner came to a resolution and peacefully separated. That’s when a lightbulb went off in Victoria’s head! Victoria realized that she could not only help others leave their timed-out marriages but also guide them to becoming financially empowered in the process. Determined to bring a modern peaceful approach to the divorce process, Victoria founded Divorce Analytics. Divorce Analytics focuses on bringing financial clarity and transparency to the divorce process and illustrates the real-world impact of proposed settlements. By concentrating on the financial facts, Victoria shifts the divorce process from destructive to productive. Victoria is a lifelong learner and spends most of her free time increasing her knowledge base. In addition to being a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, a Certified Divorce Specialist®, and Nationally Certified Professional Mediator ®, Victoria holds several other different financial services licenses and designations.

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Beth Slate

Beth Slate

CEO/Founder of Insight Divorce Solutions

Portland, OR5096754665

Beth Slate is the Founder and CEO of Insight Divorce Solutions (IDS) — a national network of certified divorce coaches, CDFAs, CDLPs, CDREs, therapists, co-parenting coaches, career transition specialists, and more. IDS delivers free group coaching alongside private support, making expert guidance accessible at every stage of divorce. Beth's mission: transform divorce from a purely legal process into a fully supported journey — affordable and human, for everyone.

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Amy Colton

Amy Colton

Wealth Advisor/Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA)

Austin, TX5124236390

Amy Colton is a Wealth Advisor with Forefront Wealth Partners and a divorce guide at Your Divorce Made Simple. She comes to the financial planning industry after a successful career of more than 40 years in sales, management and business development in the technology and pharmaceutical industries. During that time, she spent more than 20 years at International Business Machines (IBM) as an executive in sales and management. In 2011 Amy Colton joined New York Life as a Financial Services Professional and then in 2013 she joined Forefront Wealth Partners as a Wealth Advisor. In 2020 she co-founded Your Divorce Made Simple which seeks to protect assets and negotiate equitable distribution settlements between spouses during divorce. Amy is committed to her personal mission of helping to empower women to take control of their own finances and general wellbeing. Through mentoring, sharing personal experiences, and providing sound advice, she wants to encourage women to get their financial house in order and to make decisions from a place of strength not fear. She wants them to move forward with confidence and optimism and encourages her clients to choose their destinies and not be a victim of circumstances. She has devoted both practices to assisting women through life’s biggest transitions, which are the death of a loved one, retirement, and divorce. All of which need financial planning.

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Trina Nudson

Trina Nudson

Certified Divorce Coach, Mediator, Attorney, Parent Educator

Olathe, KS(913)937-8616

Trina Nudson, JD, LBSW is a systems-level thinker, founder, and practitioner working at the intersection of family systems, conflict resolution, and applied behavioral science. With over 25 years of frontline experience as a child advocate attorney, social worker, divorce coach, mediator, and parenting educato, Trina has spent her career inside the very systems that fail families during high-conflict transitions—and redesigning them from the inside out. She is the creator of BeH2O®, a structured, evidence-informed co-parenting system used by professionals and families to reduce conflict, shift mindset, and safeguard children’s well-being, and the founder of BeAligned™, an AI-powered reflection and communication platform designed to help parents, professionals, and institutions move from reactivity to clarity—often engaging just one willing participant to initiate meaningful change. Trina is also the founder of The Layne Project and The Layne Project 4 Families, organizations dedicated to upstream prevention, child-centered decision-making, and building sustainable systems that support families before crisis escalates. Her work draws on research from neuroscience, behavioral economics, conflict resolution, and leadership science, integrating insights from thinkers such as William Ury, Annie Duke, Emily Falk, and the Arbinger Institute—translated into practical tools that work in real life, not just theory. Known for bridging human complexity and system design, Trina speaks and writes about topics including: why neutrality isn’t enough in conflict-heavy systems, how mindset drives behavior and outcomes, the hidden cost of unresolved family conflict on institutions, and how technology can be designed to support dignity, accountability, and alignment rather than escalation. Her work is grounded, candid, and deeply human—shaped by lived experience, professional rigor, and a singular mission: safeguarding childhoods by changing how adults think, decide, and communicate when it matters most.

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Ana Lisa Gertner

Ana Lisa Gertner

Family Mediator and Divorce Coach

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Ana-Lisa Gertner is a highly experienced family and divorce mediator who helps families and individuals navigate hard transitions with clarity and compassion, offering practical solutions and fostering healthier dialogue. In addition to her mediation work, Ana-Lisa draws on her coaching training at New York University (NYU) to guide individuals in defining goals, enhancing productivity, and making thoughtful decisions during life transitions. Her coaching extends to divorce, career shifts, and personal growth, as well as group and corporate settings where she teaches coaching and communication skills. She also facilitates support groups. As a divorce coach, Ana-Lisa leverages her mediation expertise to help clients strategize and prioritize, ensuring their choices are reasoned rather than reactive. She works closely with clients to improve communication with ex-partners and to collaborate productively with attorneys and advisors, saving both time and resources. Ana-Lisa is deeply committed to training the next generation of mediators. As a Director at the Center for Mediation and Training, she supervises a weekly practicum, and provides private training on mediation and conflict resolution. Her contributions extend into leadership and community work. She serves on the Advisory Board of FamilyKind and is an active member of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM), the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of New York (FDMC), and the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation (NYSCDM). Bringing together mediation and coaching, Ana-Lisa offers clients a distinctive blend of skills. Her mediation background allows her to approach coaching with heightened insight into conflict dynamics, helping clients not only resolve disputes but also grow through them.

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Why Choose a Mediator in Illinois?

Working with a local mediator who understands Illinois's specific regulations, procedures, and family law landscape can make a significant difference in your divorce journey. Mediators listed in our Illinois directory bring specialized expertise to help you make informed decisions during this critical time.

What to Expect from Illinois Mediators

The mediators featured in this directory have been verified as active professionals serving the Illinois community. Each listing provides detailed information about their services, areas of specialization, and approach to supporting families through divorce and separation.

When selecting a mediator, consider factors such as:

  • Experience with cases similar to yours
  • Understanding of Illinois-specific laws and procedures
  • Communication style and availability
  • Fee structure and payment options
  • Client testimonials and professional credentials

Services Provided by Mediators

Mediators serving Illinois typically offer:

  • Facilitated negotiation sessions
  • Neutral third-party guidance
  • Help drafting settlement agreements
  • Co-parenting plan development
  • Property division assistance

Getting Started

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