Sheila I. Brown

Sheila Brown is a Registered Social Worker and Accredited Mediator with over 25 years of experience.  Sheila’s practice specializes in assisting families through the separation/divorce process in as positive a way as possible. 
Sheila works in collaborative practice as a Neutral Facilitator, Coach, and Child Specialist.  Sheila has been a leader in the Toronto area in the development of interdisciplinary team practice and has provided training and consultation to collaborative professionals who wish to enhance their skills using a team approach.  Sheila has supervised and trained mediators within a court related context and was previously an instructor for the Mediating Custody and Access Disputes course at McMaster University. 
As a former manager of counselling and mediation programs in children’s mental health centres, Sheila has mentored and supervised the clinical work of numerous mental health professionals.

Sheila is a member of the Board of Directors for the Ontario Collaborative Law Federation and a former member of the Board of Directors of Collaborative Practice Toronto.

Along with other legal and financial professionals, Sheila provides the following training:

• Introduction to Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice (Level 1)
• Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Skills Training (Level 2)

Sheila also provides workshops on:

• The Role of the Family Professional in Collaborative Practice
• The Importance of Debriefing
• The Challenge of Neutrality

For more information please contact Sheila directly or visit her website.