Angela Pickard
242 Kerr Street, Unit 2, Oakville, ON , L6K 3B2
Angela Pickard focuses on the processes as much as the outcomes of family mediation. A focal point for Angela working with clients is their mental health and well-being during the process of conflict resolution as well as with clients' families, friends and workplace as separation, divorce, and mediation itself can be a stressful experience. She facilitates the mediation process in a hopeful, neutral and respectful manner. Angela continually observes how mediation can be a very helpful and productive avenue for clients experiencing various levels of conflict.
As a Family Professional, Angela practices on teams with clients and their lawyers as a neutral family specialist providing facilitation, mediation and coaching.
Angela Pickard is an Accredited Family Mediator (Acc.FM. OAFM) with an Advanced Certificate in Conflict Management and Mediation from Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo. She completed her internship with Riverdale Mediation in Toronto mediating cases with various mediators both on-site at the Family Law Information Centre (FLIC) and off-site.
Angela is also a Roster Mediator with Toronto Family Mediation Services (mediate393) providing on-site and off-site subsidized parenting mediation services.
As a Board Member of the OACP, Angela focuses on regional member survey input to explore and inform the experiences and needs of Collaborative Professionals.
Angela received her Masters in Social Work (M.S.W.) from Columbia University School of Social Work in New York City, Advanced Bachelor in Social Work (B.S.W.) from McGill University and Honors Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Hons.) from University of Western Ontario. She is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW), member of the ADR Institute of Ontario (ADRIO), member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC).
