Making the private sessions work

Join Anne Sutherland-Kelly to explore how to make the private sessions work:

• What’s the difference between private sessions that work and the great escape?
• What are the four distinct elements of an effective private session?
• Am I mindful and agile in my movement between the various mediator roles required within private sessions?
• How do I avoid self-sabotage through depriving myself of the raw material required for an effective private session?
• What are the private session questions that make mediation magic?

Expect an engaging and interactive session.

About Anne Sutherland-Kelly

Anne is recognised nationally and internationally for her expertise in conflict resolution, communication and leadership. Following a legal background in one of Australia’s top tier commercial law firms, Anne now runs her own business as a practising mediator and consultant to private and public sector clients.

Anne's mediation experience ranges from commercial through to family law disputes and includes complex multi-party disputes. Anne has recently returned to Melbourne from Sydney where she has spent most of her ADR career.  Anne is currently a mediator for the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).

Anne is also an experienced teacher and facilitator. She is a former lecturer in the Law School of the University of Sydney and is a LEADR lead trainer. Anne is passionate about the human capacity for individual and organisational transformation.