Endorsements

Below you will find publications as well as feedback from some customers.

• Above article was published in Cairns Life Magazine in September 2013

• More than sixty guests attended the launch of the book ‘Under Siege’ by Belinda Neil in 7 August 2014. Belinda gave a very inspiring talk with regards to some of her experiences in a trauma filled career which she loved and endured. Her voice is now for those who have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the strategies that she personally found useful on her road to recovery.

  Guests were glued to their seats whilst Belinda conveyed some of her most confronting cases. She articulated the events with great aplomb and the instant report back from the room was that she is incredibly inspiring and is a model of a non-blaming attitude but rather focusses on recovery.

  Her eighteen year career was fuelled with an inquisitive intelligent mind coupled with her respect and strong values for doing her very best. This included having to deal with devastated families who were traumatized through crime.

  Her book is a gripping and confronting recount of front line workers from which the public is largely shielded. She recounted some of her negotiation work which parallels the work carried out by mediators world wide. Her training apart from hostage negotiations was the Alternative Dispute Resolution model.

  Belinda’s can be viewed to be in an advocacy role assisting those suffering from PTSD in the defense forces, firemen and woman and paramedics

  Menzies Mediation is very were proud to support Belinda Neil in her advocacy role for PTSD.

Feedback from customers:

• “You two are amazing at what you do. Who would have thought that a Parenting  Plan and a Property Settlement could be settled completely within a couple of days. No courts, no solicitors no dragging of things and consequently decreasing the stress factor of the adult parties and of course the children who are almost forgotten due to high levels of stress experienced by the parents. The fees are amazing. I spent two years with lawyers and a Barrister which was very costly and the outcome was the same. The difference in expense was sixty thousand dollars. Thank you.”  May 2017

• “In our mediation with Menzies Mediation we felt very engaged and secure in the process they used. We were able to resolve deep rooted issues and come to an agreement that was in the best interest of our son. I would certainly recommend them to anyone wishing to resolve any issues.”  April 2017

• “This mediation session has been so wonderfully light and effective. My ex-partner and I have made so many breakthroughs and I can feel the stress already lifted for myself, my son and my ex-partner. We were both ready to go to court and now we are smiling at each other. Thank you.” February  2017
• "Many thanks for yours and Tony's exper"se which I think was the diference in making an agreement. It will not be $nalised un"l the consent orders are signed but it was a big step in the right direc"on. I would like to let you know when we have made consent orders if that is okay" T.K. November 2015

• "Thanks very much for the service that you have provided us, has helped a lot and I really appreciate it." N.R. February 2016

• "Many thanks for yours and Tony's exper"se which I think was the diference in making an agreement. It will not be $nalised un"l the consent orders are signed but it was a big step in the right direc"on. I would like to let you know when we have made consent orders if that is okay" T.K. November 2015

• "I am an accredited NAATI interpreter .I would like to write a feedback for National Accredited Mediator MichelleMenzies.Recently, I worked with Michelle for the mediation and I am very impressed with her work how she ran the mediation smoothly. Not only that but also she kept focusing on the best outcome and interest for the clients and keep the required resolving issues on the track. She handled very emotional issue very well. She also gave clients the opportunity to let clients' emotional frustration out first tonot make them feel left out with well manner and at the same time she managed to not let slip the main issue away. I enjoyed and learned working with her very much. Thank you." A. F. July 2014

• "Also thanks for pointing me to Michelle Menzies counsel, they have done an excellent job with my 2 Managers. We now move forward with vigour." March 2014

• "Dear Michelle I am so happy that when I was referred to you I followed up. Somehow you made me feel comfortable and I was able to reach a resolution with my partner that I did not think was possible. Thank you. Anne J" 19 March 2014

• "Dear Michelle, We wanted to say a big thank you for being a coach at our mediator training again this week. Your input and experience was invaluable to the participants and it made our job much easier. If you have any feedback you would like to give us about your experience as a coach or the role plays we used, please let us know. As I mentioned to you , many people commented to me on how useful they found your coaching - describing you as positive, constructive, supportive and full of great ideas and suggestions. We will be running training again in October this year, so please let us know if you are interested in future coaching opportunities. Thanks again," December 2013

Please note we have kept the endorsements anonymous as we have to keep the users of our services confidential.

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