Counseling Assistance & Mediation — When You Need It Most

Going through Divorce without counseling assistance is like... Well, we just do not recommend it.

Our Pennsylvania collaborative family law firm maintains professional affiliations with counselors and therapists trained in dealing with family matters including divorce, support, alimony, custody and abuse issues. We educate you on the various alternatives of dispute resolution methods: mediation, arbitration and a hybrid method used to resolve parenting disputes called "Med-Arb."

We are glad to refer you to support groups in order to ease you through the divorce process. You need to know that you are not alone. Divorce is a devastating event that no one should ever have to experience alone.

Iwanyshyn & Associates can help. We have helped spouses just like you in the Greater Pittsburgh area for more than three decades. Be in touch with our law offices today.

Litigation is never the most effective solution when family law issues arise, and resolution outside the court system is a very valid option. That's when Iwanyshyn & Associates' mediation expertise is there to help you streamline the process. With experience as a former custody mediator in the Generations Program of Allegheny County, and as a former member of the board for the Western Pennsylvania Mediation Council, Deborah Luteran Iwanyshyn understands what it takes to reach effective family law solutions without involving the Allegheny County court system.

If collaborative divorce or mediation is an approach you want to explore, Deborah Iwanyshyn has more than 100 hours of mediation training as well as training in collaborative law. We have successfully mediated disputes for the Allegheny County Child Custody Program, the U.S. Postal Service and private individuals, and can refer you to a large pool of court-approved mediators if situations warrant. We maintain professional affiliations with counselors and therapists trained in dealing with family matters including divorce, support, alimony, custody and abuse issues. We educate you on the various alternatives of dispute resolution methods: mediation, arbitration and a hybrid method used to resolve parenting disputes called "Med-Arb."

Not just serving your legal and financial needs; we offer our unique approach to serve you, your entire situation, your family and their needs. We understand the many emotional elements involved in family law cases — from “see red with anger” to “feeling dark with guilt and shame” — we have seen it all. We can offer you the mediation and counseling assistance that helps ease these feelings, allows you to reach a new harmony in your life, a new center, and a new beginning.

You may be experiencing the most stressful and tumultuous time you have ever faced in your life. You may feel alone and outcast — we understand. That is why we “Bring it All Together” to guide our clients through these stressful family times by looking out for your legal, financial and emotional well-being.