"Our capacity to make peace with others
depends very much on our capacity
to make peace with ourselves.
Thich Nhat Hanh

Divorce Mediation & Workplace Mediation

Interpeople Inc is a company dedicated to conflict resolution in all its aspects - from prevention to resolution. Shuneet Thomson, PhD, founded Interpeople in 1996, after discovering there was no place for a dispute resolution specialist in the corporate world at that time.

Since its establishment, Interpeople has gained recognition in the mediation community. It has been listed among the top ADR companies in the Boston Business Journal's Book of Lists on five consecutive years while such a list was included in the Book of Lists.

Dr. Thomson has been a mediator since 1988. Recognized by clients for her informal and humorous style, she has mediated over 1,000 cases. These include workplace mediation, and about 700 divorce mediations by the end of 2012. Dr. Thomson believes mediation is a helping profession. People often come to her in distress over conflict that has gone on for years, or over the breakup of their marriage. Much of the initial anxiety is reduced by the first meeting. By the time they reach the end of the mediation, they have a sense of how their life will unfold, and much of the parties' anxiety is gone and their relationship improved.

Keep in mind: "Give peace a chance" does not mean "leave peace to chance." You need to act on conflict that persists and undermines.
S. Thomson

While you are encouraged to consult with Shuneet Thomson about any conflict situation in the community, business and family, Interpeople's primary focus is on divorce mediation (helping people who face divorce get through it in a decent way) and on workplace mediation and training, where Interpeople offers a comprehensive dispute resolution service.

Portrait of Dr Shuneet Thomson - Mediator and Founder of Interpeople

Meet Interpeople's founder
Shuneet Thomson

Mediation differs from arbitration. Find out what makes it work so well.
See how mediation can deal with hostility or power imbalance between the parties.
Read about the Role of the Mediator and the Role of the Parties.

Video by Dr Shuneet Thomson - Mediator

Watch a video in which Shuneet Thomson debunks a Mediation Myth

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Divorce Mediation (MA only)

Family and Couples

Workplace Mediation

Arlington Office See Map

Interpeople Mediation - Arlington
22 Mill Street, suite 405,
Arlington MA 02476

Serving Eastern Massachusetts: Middlesex County, Essex County and Suffolk County including Arlington, Boston, Bedford, Belmont, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Essex, Framingham, Lexington, Lincoln, Medford, Melrose, Methuen, Natick, Newton, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Weston, Winchester, Woburn, W. Roxbury, Salem, and more...

Littleton Office See Map

Interpeople Mediation - Lexington
311 Great Road,
Littleton MA 01460

Serving Central Massachusetts: Middlesex County, Worcester County and Norfolk County inluding Acton, Ashby, Ashburnham, Ayer, Berlin, Billerica, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Clinton, Concord, Fitchburg, Gardner, Groton, Harvard, Holden, Hopkinton, Hudson, Leominster, Littleton, Lowell, Lunenburg, Marlborough, Maynard, Pepperell, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Sterling, Stow, Sudbury, Townsend, Westford, and more...

Our mediator offers divorce help, divorce assistance and divorce support. Clients are guided on how to get divorced in Massachusetts and what the divorce process entails. Some divorce mediators have been in mediation for many years, but have done no more than 2-3 mediations a year. Interpeople's mediation services have engaged in about 700 divorce cases and about 1,000 cases overall. It is important for you to find an experienced divorce mediator. Divorce mediation services include child custody mediation and alimony mediation among all pertinent issues. Parties reach a divorce agreement by mutual consent, and can choose whether to consult with attorneys or not. The best divorce advice you can get is: try mediation first - it is successful in about 90% of cases and will save you time grief and money.