Mediated DisSolutions - Centennial, Colorado

Siena

Like the other reviews, if you actually care about your children and want their voices to be heard, Colleen is the LAST person you want to “help” mediate your family affairs. This woman is nothing but biased and despite the numerous times she likes to claim that she wants what’s in the best interest for your child, she truly just wants what’s in the best interest for her wallet. Not only was she completely biased throughout our many exchanges, she also acted very inappropriately a number of times whether it be offering me (a child) a ride to meetings as a complete stranger, talking to my mother through messages and meeting privately despite telling me she “didn’t even have her number as it would be inappropriate”, relaying information back to her despite confidentiality, and meeting with me at my mother’s apartment complex rather than a neutral environment, etc. The most unprofessional woman I’ve met to be trusted with such a job. I don’t know who let her have it to begin with. She robbed the rest of the time I had left as a child and made it a living nightmare all over again since my parents got divorced. I told her many times what I had been through previously and the trauma I had experienced before in reintegration therapy with my mother in the past and how it only made me gain more resentment for her, and what does she do in response? She makes it court ordered for me to be in once again and feels no remorse while seeing me have an entire breakdown in response and tells me it’s in my best interest. I hope someday a parent and/or their child sees this review along with many other bad reviews and makes the right decision not to give her a dime to make their relationships even worse then they were. I truly hope that this helps save a child from going through any more trauma then already experienced (or helps prevent any to begin with) and that they can enjoy the time they have stress free as a child. Don’t burn your money. That’s all she’s here for, just to take all your money and leave things worse than they were.

Zack S.

If you care about your kids then you will steer clear of this woman. She will favor the side that pays her more and she will disregard any hope you have at saving your kids from abuse. This woman should have her accreditations taken away and pay back the money she has made ruining kids lives while she travels the world on your dime. She will make up things you said to her and spin them dramatically. It’s ok though because life has already delivered her a sadness to her life that she delivered to so many families. I would only pick this woman if your pockets are bigger than the person you are going against. Colleen you can call me and explain why you made false accusations against multiple people. If you don’t, then that explains your character.

Patrick C.

I cannot say enough positive about Colleen and Mediated DisSolutions. She was unbiased, compassionate, and made sure to consider the welfare of our kids first and foremost. I would consider my experience with Colleen to be one of the reasons I still have such a strong co-parenting relationship with my ex, as Colleen helped make sure the separation was not contentious. Thank you, Mediated DisSolutions, and Colleen!

Angel W.

Our family hired Colleen as we were facing a very challenging coparenting dispute and were hoping we could have someone represent the best interest of the child to the court. Colleen's work was unprofessional, unethical, and harmed our family considerably. Colleen took sides from day one and made the conflict worse than we ever thought it could be. Colleen has too much personal baggage to be working with families in these situations. Please do not use her services as I think you will see from the rest of the reviews here that her services are not helpful and she will make a big profit on harming your family.

JIM D.

Colleen is the most amazing person in this industry. She is so patient she is so knowledgeable and she is just incredible. Even in such a hard time she makes it so easy to understand that this situation should not include the children. Even though the relationship did not work out, it is not the children’s fault that they need to be assured that that is the case. She was so helpful and always available for questions. I have given her name to other people that I know and we continue to do so as I believe she is the best in this industry. Colleen, thank you so much for your guidance and your understanding. I appreciate you for making this difficult time. Just a little bit easier. An absolute blessing for sure.

Rachel

Colleen caused far more damage than I ever thought was possible. She starts by sending you two very long packets asking you about your children's history and your marital history. My packet was filled with detailed information about my kids. I was very honest about my weaknesses as a parent and how I was working on them. My ex on the other hand barely filled out the packet. While mine was 40 pages long, his was 15 and he denied pretty much any wrongdoing as a parent. I don't think she even read these documents. I had 500 pages of texts and emails as evidence to prove everything I was telling her was true, but she didn't ask for any evidence. She came into my interview slinging accusations which she had already decided I was guilty of. She asked me if I yelled and I said sometimes I do, but I never say mean things. I only ever yell things like "please clean up your dishes" after I have asked 5 times. I also told her that I did not justify it. She translated that in her report as mother admits she yells mean things and justifies it. She took the word of my girls' psychologists who said I was verbally abusive and caused them trauma when I had met one of the psychologists only once and the other, I had not met at all. She allowed my ex to use his father and his sister as witnesses to my parenting. My ex and our family had not seen his father or sister for 8 years of our marriage (from the time the girls were 4 and 6) because he had estranged himself from them due to a petty argument. In addition, they lived in Georgia for all of that time and never saw the girls. My ex left me with the animals and he had told me never to depend on him for them. He later changed his mind because the girls wanted the animals after I had taken care of them alone for over 2 years. Colleen was stuck on the fact that I would not give up the animals. She thought I was being manipulative and cruel even though my psychologist told her that she had encouraged me to keep the animals and have the girls come over if they wanted to see them. I told her that my ex would only take the dog if the girls promised to take him to college which I thought was crazy. Its ridiculous to expect a kid to choose a college based on whether or not they can take a dog. I didn't want them to limit themselves and it wasn't fair to the dog who needed consistency. I also had proof that they were not taking care of him while in high school let alone college. But she still thought I was manipulative and this became a central theme in her narrative of me as the abuser. She also said in the report that I had tried to rehome the dog after my ex moved into a house with a yard down the street from me without asking and then said he would take the dog. I had clear proof that I tried to rehome the dog 8 months before he offered to take the him, but she didn't ask for proof. So the things she wrote in her report didn't even have the proper timeline. I did prove several of my ex's accusations wrong but she continued to believe his lies. She also said that I wasn’t involved in their school. However, she never asked me that question and I regularly check on their grades online through ParentVue. I let them handle their own issues unless I saw they needed help like when I got my eldest a math tutor. Part of high school is learning to handle things on your own with consultation from your parents to prepare yourself for college. But I also helped them all the time with homework which my ex never did. Colleen let my ex orchestrate a successful campaign against me. She let him accuse me of all kinds of things without proof and bought into it. She admitted he was an absentee parent but didn't see the correlation between that and the fact that teenagers will go to the home with the least amount of resistance or rules. As a result, she recommended that he have 100% custody and didn’t even recommend therapy. Because of Colleen and her complete lack of thoroughness and insight, I lost my my kids. She has caused irreparable damage to me and my girls.

Stefanie A.

During the initial exchange, I informed Colleen that I would be taking notes, expecting to engage in a learning process with her assistance. She was aware of my intention. However, in her summary, she inaccurately stated that I was on my phone and distracted. Contrary to her portrayal, I was actively noting her suggestions by repeating them back as I typed, under the impression that I was there to learn from her as a "professional." Her lack of context and overall detrimental opinion in her summary is deeply disappointing. I am concerned by her willingness to knowingly provide false information to the court, which could negatively impact any parent. This lack of professionalism is disheartening, especially considering the significant impact her words can have in family court proceedings. It is troubling that she does not prioritize accuracy, context, or professional competency in her role. Her summaries were so biased that the were actually disregarded by our PRE. I was able to counter her on a couple of things with the PRE through videos and statements, that was so counter to what she presented that it didn't come into his decision making. It effort to prove her wrong with evidence but in the end getting her statements disregarded by the PRE as a matter if fact was necessary.

Colleen's conduct was one of the driving factors behind my decision to testify before the House and Senate Judiciary Committee to advocate for changes in the law regarding the education of court personnel. My testimony is now enshrined in the Colorado Constitution, ensuring that what happened to me will never happen to another family or mother. My experience with her was profoundly negative, and the above is only a glimpse into her lack of competency.

Toni B.

Colleen was a kind, professional, and impartial CFI for our challenging coparenting case. Don’t pay attention to the negative reviews on here - those were provided by people whose claims were unfounded, or were working against the best interest of their children/families/partners’ children. For example, a certain person on here with a recent one-star review is acting like 1) she hired Colleen (she didn’t - this was a court mandate), and 2) that she was any sort of parent or positive coparent to my child in this case. This negative reviewer’s true colors came to light in the investigation (certainly not working in the best interest of my son - her boyfriend’s son). So she came here to write an angry review because she’s mad. I’m assuming that’s the case in many of these. Colleen certainly has children’s best interests at heart, and the people who don’t will be angry. 5 stars!