Helping Families Find
Resolution Without Court
When your relationship is at a breaking point, it can be hard to know what comes next. Whether you're working to repair it or move forward separately — I help you choose a healthier path, with less harm, less cost, and more clarity.
How I Can Help
Your Situation, Your Path
Not every relationship needs to end — but every conflict needs a better path. Whether you're working to repair what you have or separate with dignity, I meet you where you are.
Relationship Mediation
For couples considering what's next. Neutral, confidential guidance to help you communicate, understand each other's position, and decide — together — whether to rebuild or move on.
Conscious Separation
When the decision is made, reduce the damage. Structured support for custody, parenting time, asset division, and co-parenting — without the adversarial spiral that costs everyone more.
Communication & Conflict Coaching
Practical tools to stop destructive patterns — fair-fighting frameworks, emotional regulation strategies, and co-parenting communication structure. Because words, once spoken, don't come back.
Mediation, Med-Arb & Arb-Med
Full Rule 114 ADR services — mediation, med-arb, and arb-med — matched to your situation. When collaboration stalls, we have structured paths to keep moving toward resolution.
Focus Areas
Expertise
Deep experience across all stages of family law — with consistent emphasis on child-centered outcomes and lasting, practical agreements both parties can live with.
Serving Military and Veteran Families
Military families face unique stressors — deployments, relocations, reintegration. I understand the complexities of service-connected conflict and the importance of preserving family stability through transitions. If you or your partner has served, I'm here to provide conflict resolution support that honors your experience.
Why Jamie
Clinically Informed, Not Just Legal
I spent years as a therapist watching couples struggle through separation — not because they weren't capable, but because they didn't have a better process. I saw too many families lose years and tens of thousands of dollars to a system that escalates conflict instead of resolving it.
That's why I became a mediator. I wanted to meet couples where they actually are: in the middle of a crisis, unsure of what's next, trying to make the best decisions they can under stress.
My clinical background as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) gives me a different lens than most mediators. I understand trauma, emotional regulation, and how people communicate when they're flooded. I've analyzed Minnesota court dockets and real divorce outcomes — not just theory, but the actual human and financial cost of conflict.
Whether you're trying to repair your relationship or separate as consciously as possible, I'm here to help you reduce harm, protect your children, and choose a path that works for your family — not someone else's idea of what you should do.
“ Words are like bullets — once you fire them, you don't get them back. ”
— Jamie Rigling
What to Expect
A Simple, Supportive Process
Mediation doesn't have to feel intimidating. Here's how we move from first contact to resolution — at a pace that works for everyone involved.
Initial Consultation
A confidential, no-pressure conversation about your situation. We discuss your goals and whether mediation is the right path forward.
Mediation Session(s)
Structured, neutral sessions focused on the real issues — parenting arrangements, support, asset division. At your pace, on your terms.
Written Agreement
When agreement is reached, we document it clearly and completely. Your attorneys can then incorporate it into final legal filings.
Get Started
Schedule a Consultation
Ready to take the first step? Initial consultations are confidential, low-pressure, and yours to cancel anytime.
Reach Out
However You're Most Comfortable
Call, email, or just say you're not sure where to start — that's completely okay. Every inquiry is confidential.
Location
Maple Grove, MN
Serving the Twin Cities metro
Virtual sessions available statewide
For Attorneys and Therapists
Refer clients who need a clinically informed, conflict-conscious path. I work collaboratively with legal counsel and therapists to support clients through separation or reconciliation.
Contact for Referrals