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With a Specialized B.A. in Psychology and a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from York University, Rita Czarny is Reality Therapy Certified, trained in Transformative Justice and has more than twenty five years experience in the field of human relationships. She is a certified trainer in Nonviolent Communication (NVC) by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg. Rita is also a Chartered Mediator. She developed and taught the Family Mediation Certificate in French, at Glendon College/York University. She coaches student mediators. In her private practice, “2mindfulmediators”, she co-mediates and co-presents with her partner Samy Czarny. Rita is certified with the International Mediation Institute (IMI). Her family practice, as an Accredited Family Mediator (OAFM) includes comprehensive separation and divorce, parent and teen disputes, and extended family disputes. She is a reflective and empathic mediator. Rita is an avid Toastmaster and finds joy in helping people find their voice. She is skilled in Restorative Circles [RC]. She loves the dynamic of circles to hold conversations for large communities, in the workplace and among extended families. Rita is skilled in hearing people the way they want to be heard, and helping them express and hear others meaningfully. After a circle, people often have a new appreciation for each other. She holds vibrant workshops where one can explore delicate communications in a playful way. As an aside, Rita is a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader. She integrates Laughter in her live to deal with everyday stress and to ground herself as a mediator.

• Dispute Resolution Officer in Life & Health Insurance
• CERTIFIED TRAINER, NonViolent Communication,(CNVC)
• Bilingual mediator who manages the resolution of disputes concerning Statutory Accident benefits following motor-vehicle accidents.
• Supervisor and trainer of intern mediators in court related sessions.
• Volunteer mediator & mentor with community agencies.
• Roster mediator for the York Region Family Court Mediation Services / Newmarket Family Court.
• Mediator, Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program (OMMP) Toronto/Ottawa.
• Facilitator of group mediations.
• Leader of workshops on communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Founding member of Dialogue, the first bilingual Community Mediation Services in Toronto.
• Coordinator of the Mediation Services and the Family Law Information Centre at the Unified Family Court in Newmarket.
• Developed, taught, and coached the Certificate in Dispute Resolution and Mediation/Family Law in French, at York University, Atkinson College.
• Dispute Resolution Educator, Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies.
• Independent Complaint Facilitator, OACCAC.