A Committed Partner In Dispute Resolution
Our Story and Mission
Kings ADR was established to bridge gaps in dispute resolution by offering impartial, efficient, and accessible mediation. We believe in the power of dialogue to resolve conflicts and aim to support both individuals and organisations in finding lasting agreements with respect and understanding.
Meet Vanessa
Founder | Mediator
Vanessa is a highly skilled mediator with a distinctive professional background spanning the National Health Service, higher education, and business. As a practising Magistrate, she brings sound judgment, impartiality, and a deep commitment to fairness and justice to every mediation. With extensive experience across healthcare, education, and commercial environments, Vanessa understands the realities of high-pressure decision-making, sensitive communication, and complex interpersonal dynamics.
Her breadth of experience enables her to navigate emotionally charged disputes with professionalism, empathy, and authority. In addition to her civil and commercial mediation training, accredited by the CMC, IMI, and CIArb, Vanessa is New York Part 145 mediation trained, strengthening her understanding of both domestic and international approaches to dispute resolution. She is also workplace mediation trained and SEND law trained, with experience supporting constructive dialogue in professional settings where relationships, reputation, and long-term outcomes matter.
Vanessa’s facilitative style is calm, focused, and highly effective, balancing authority with genuine empathy to guide parties through conflict with clarity and purpose. She is adept at creating a safe and constructive environment where parties feel heard, respected, and empowered. Particularly skilled at guiding difficult conversations, reducing tension, and rebuilding communication, Vanessa empowers parties to move beyond deadlock towards practical and lasting resolutions.
Vanessa's work is grounded in a deep understanding of conflict, shaped by experience across law, business, healthcare and complex interpersonal environments.
With a calm, assured presence and a refined facilitative style, Vanessa is skilled at creating the right conditions for resolution where others see impasse
Vanessa is a distinguished mediator bringing a unique combination of authority and human insight in equal measure.
“An incredible space to feel truly heard and seen. Vanessa helped bring clarity to an ongoing issue within my relationship that I would not have been able to see on my own. The communication support and guidance were invaluable, helping us navigate difficult conversations with greater understanding and respect”
Sarah L - Nurse