Mediation
General mediation services in Nyon
Idéo provides a professional, confidential, calm mediation framework in the centre of Nyon to defuse crises, restore dialogue, and co-build lasting solutions.
Credibility
Catherine Gillet is an FSM-certified mediator, sworn in by the Geneva courts and soon by the Vaud courts. She is also a trainer in nonviolent communication, a specialist in systemic violence, and a positive psychology coach. She supports individuals, teams, and organisations facing tensions or complex relational situations.
The new law and the Mediation Office: what are the benefits for you?
The Mediation Act (LMédiation), which came into force in Geneva, is transforming dispute management and provides a highly protective and advantageous framework for the parties:
Suspension of statutory and judicial deadlines: Starting mediation with a sworn mediator freezes procedural deadlines. This allows you to seek an agreement calmly, without the pressure of the court timetable.
Financial coverage by the Judiciary: the Geneva justice system actively supports this amicable route. Under certain conditions, the scheme provides full funding for the first hours of mediation (up to 7.5 hours, renewable).
Savings and control: You drastically reduce costs compared with a trial, and you retain full control over the outcome of your agreement, unlike a judgment imposed by a court.
What is mediation?
Mediation is a voluntary and confidential process that enables people in disagreement to reopen dialogue, clarify their needs, and work together to find acceptable solutions. The mediator does not decide on behalf of the parties involved; she supports their discussions, guides them in exploring solutions, and validates their decisions. She ensures the framework, the neutrality of the process, and the quality of the exchanges. The process begins with individual meetings and a mediation protocol, and ends with mediation agreements.
How it differs from consulting or arbitration
The mediator does not take sides, does not rule on the dispute, and does not propose an imposed solution. She helps the parties involved regain their ability to engage in dialogue and build their own resolution to the conflict.
Examples of situations supported
In companies (private sector or public administration): Conflicts between colleagues, manager-team tensions, disagreements within a team or between partners, institutional deadlocks.
In the private sphere: Family crises, parent-teenager tensions, conflicts between teenagers, couple mediation.
General: Persistent relational difficulties and prevention of conflict escalation.
What mediation achieves
Restoring dialogue
Clarifying perceptions and needs
Moving beyond mutual accusations
Preventing the situation from escalating
Seeking concrete agreements
Preserving relationships to the fullest extent
Reducing the human and organizational costs of conflict, particularly by avoiding legal proceedings
How does the support process work?
An initial discussion
An analysis of the situation
Clarification of the framework (mediation protocol)
Interviews or mediation sessions
Search for solutions by the parties in mediation
Formalization of a mediation agreement, where possible
Follow-up if necessary
Location and access to the practice
The Idéo practice is ideally located at 22 Grand-Rue, in the centre of Nyon.
Just a 5-minute walk from Nyon train station
15 minutes by train from Geneva-Cornavin station, making it easier for clients from Geneva