About
My Approach
We provide professional mediation and conflict resolution services for families, schools, and workplaces navigating complex disputes. Our work includes divorce and custody mediation, school-based and special education conflict resolution, workplace mediation, and conflict coaching. We help individuals and organizations address conflict with clarity, fairness, and a focus on durable, practical agreements.
Through mediation, restorative practices, coaching, and training, we support people in developing the communication skills and confidence needed to engage productively in difficult conversations. Our goal is not only to resolve disputes, but to strengthen relationships and improve how conflict is handled moving forward.
OUR SERVICES
Divorce and Custody Mediation
Divorce mediation is a collaborative and cost-effective alternative to litigation that helps couples resolve divorce and custody issues with less conflict and greater control. Rather than taking an adversarial approach, mediation encourages open communication and problem-solving, which can reduce emotional stress and support more respectful outcomes.
Mediation is typically faster and less expensive than court proceedings and offers confidentiality that litigation does not. It also allows couples to craft flexible, customized agreements—particularly around child custody, parenting plans, and support—that reflect the unique needs of their family. By keeping decision-making in the hands of the parties, divorce mediation promotes practical, durable resolutions and a more cooperative transition forward.
Family Business Mediation
Family mediation helps families navigate complex decisions while preserving important relationships. We provide confidential, structured mediation for family businesses, succession planning, intergenerational conflict, and blended family challenges. Our process supports open communication, ensures all voices are heard, and guides families toward practical, sustainable agreements.
Whether addressing leadership transitions, resolving long-standing family tensions, or managing change across generations, family mediation offers a respectful, collaborative way to move forward.
School Based Dispute Resolution
School-based mediation provides a structured and collaborative way to address conflict involving educators, administrators, parents, and students. By supporting open communication and problem-solving, mediation helps resolve disputes efficiently while strengthening relationships across the school community.
For teachers and administrators, mediation reduces time spent on disciplinary issues and supports a positive school climate. Parents are given a meaningful voice in resolving concerns, which improves trust and collaboration with schools. Students benefit by developing essential skills such as communication, empathy, and conflict resolution, contributing to safer and more inclusive learning environments. Overall, mediation supports healthier school communities and more effective educational outcomes.
Workplace Mediation
Workplace mediation is an effective and confidential way to resolve conflict while minimizing disruption to organizational operations. Mediation provides a structured, neutral setting where employees and leaders can communicate openly, identify underlying issues, and work toward practical, collaborative solutions.
Compared to formal grievance processes or litigation, workplace mediation is typically faster, more cost-effective, and better suited to preserving working relationships. By addressing conflict early and constructively, mediation helps rebuild trust, improve communication, and support a healthier, more productive organizational culture.
Conflict Coaching
Conflict coaching supports individuals in navigating difficult conversations and ongoing disputes with greater clarity and confidence. Through one-on-one coaching, clients develop stronger communication skills, increase emotional awareness, and learn strategies for addressing conflict constructively.
Conflict coaching helps individuals better understand their triggers, manage emotional responses, and approach problems thoughtfully rather than reactively. Whether used in workplace, family, or leadership settings, coaching builds practical skills that improve decision-making, strengthen relationships, and support more effective conflict management over time.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
Clymer demonstrated exceptional skill in facilitating communication and understanding between the conflicting parties. His ability to mediate effectively and guide the individuals towards a resolution was commendable. He exhibited professionalism and empathy throughout the process, creating a supportive environment where both parties felt heard and respected.
Michael Wasserman, President, Procurement Professionals
Clymer is smart, thoughtful, caring, an excellent listener and a great judge of people. He anticipates challenges and is able to strategically navigate them so as to avoid them derailing a possible resolution.
Amy Bess, Labor & Employment Attorney
Clymer is our company's go-to conflict management and mediation advisor. He's knowledgeable, engaging, and able to make the most complex conflict-related matters, simple. As an organizational development practitioner, it's imperative that I keep my skills sharp so that I can offer my clients the best strategies for their organizations
Dr. Brandi Baldwin, CEO Millennial Ventures
WHY CHOOSE US
The Bardsley Group brings deep experience across family, education, and workplace settings, offering mediation and conflict coaching that is practical, fair, and grounded in real-world complexity. I focus not only on resolving disputes, but on strengthening communication and decision-making so agreements are durable and relationships can move forward productively.
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I am a lawyer, mediator, trainer, and educator with more than 20 years of experience mediating complex disputes for families, schools, workplaces, courts, and public institutions. Since 2003, I have mediated more than 500 disputes and developed the problem solving skills of hundreds of professionals through organizations such as court systems, universities, community programs, and government agencies. My work combines deep practical experience with a facilitative, relationship-centered approach that helps parties resolve conflict effectively while building skills for managing future challenges.