Building a Successful Mediation Practice
Trainer: Forrest “Woody” Mosten
Online via Zoom
Registration now open!
Spring 2026
April 2 – 3, 2026
Schedule:
Thursday and Friday
9:30am – 2:00pm PT (12:30pm – 5:00pm ET)
with 1/2 hour break each day
Agenda:
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Tuition: $695
Building a successful mediation or collaborative practice requires more than strong conflict-resolution skills—it calls for clarity of purpose, intentional design, and a business model aligned with your values. Mosten Mediation Training’s Building Your Own Mediation Practice is a two-day advanced training designed for mediators and collaborative professionals who want to grow a financially sustainable, values-based practice while maintaining balance and professional fulfillment.
Led by Forrest “Woody” Mosten, this highly interactive program helps participants develop their unique peacemaking signature—the integration of mindset, skills, and service offerings that distinguishes their work in the marketplace. Participants explore how a peacemaking paradigm shift can improve outcomes for families while also supporting long-term professional satisfaction and profitability.
The training focuses on practice design and growth, including collaborative and interdisciplinary models, client-centered and limited-scope offerings, unbundled services, and effective client consultation strategies. Through real-world examples and practical tools, participants learn how to structure mediation and collaborative services that meet clients where they are while supporting ethical, flexible, and humane dispute resolution.
Day Two moves into advanced tools for practice resilience and expansion, including marketing strategies, niche development, strengthening one’s online presence, creative use of participation agreements, confidentiality considerations, and flexible collaborative models. The course concludes with a guided strategic planning process designed to help participants translate learning into immediate action—aligning mission, branding, and service delivery for professional success in 2026 and beyond.
This training is ideal for mediators, attorneys, coaches, and collaborative professionals who want to reignite their passion, sharpen their business strategy, and build a practice that reflects their deepest professional values—without sacrificing sustainability or balance.
More About Your Trainer:
Forrest “Woody” Mosten has been training mediators and collaborative professionals for over 40 years, and many of the most successful and skilled mediators in the field got their start in one of Woody’s trainings (which started in his living room!). With a deep knowledge of the field and a passion for continued learning, Woody remains an accessible and supportive teacher who truly enjoys working with students at all levels and imparting his enthusiasm for conflict resolution and the career satisfaction it has brought him. Woody is the author of countless articles and several books including The Complete Guide to Mediation(ABA, 2015), Unbundling Legal Services (ABA, 2017), Mediation Career Guide (Jossey-Bass, 2001), Collaborative Divorce Handbook (Jossey-Bass, 2010) and Building a Successful Collaborative Practice (ABA, 2018).
Accommodations: To request accommodations for disability, please email: brianna@mostenmediationtraining.com
Grievances: To obtain the grievance policy or to report a grievance, please email: brianna@mostenmediationtraining.com
Certificates: Mosten Mediation Training Course Completion Certificates will be awarded to those who completed the course and distributed after the last day of training, along with MCLE certificates (for attorneys), and CE certificates of attendance. Please note that mental health professionals are required to complete and return the CAMFT course evaluation form in order to receive the CE certificate of attendance.