Your documents are ready. Are you?

Mediation moves fast. The other party knows exactly what to say to make you react, and the moment you do, your credibility takes the hit.

Most people prepare their paperwork and never once prepare themselves. They walk into the room carrying months or years of conflict, then wonder why they over-explained, apologized for things that were not their fault, or said the one thing their attorney told them not to say.

Preparation is not just knowing your facts. It is being able to deliver them under pressure.

Three sessions. One protocol. You, ready.

Session 1: Behavioral Assessment and Trigger Map. We identify exactly what conduct from the other party sets you off, map your reactive pattern, and name what the mediator would see if nothing changed. You leave this session knowing your own conflict behavior better than the other side does.

Session 2: Regulation Under Pressure. Skills training for staying composed when the other side says the thing designed to provoke you. This is not theory. We run live simulation so you practice regulation in real time, before it counts.

Session 3: Delivery and Rehearsal. How to present facts without editorializing, answer questions without over-qualifying, and hold silence without filling it. We run a full rehearsal of your opening statement and your likely pressure points. You walk out with a one-page personal protocol: your triggers, your resets, your key phrases.

Optional add-on: a 30-minute tune-up call the day before your mediation.

26 years of reading conflict behavior

I am Anutza Bellissimo, Behavioral-Legal Specialist and founder of The SAMI Group. For 26 years I have trained individuals and organizations, including Boeing, Raytheon, and UCLA, to manage conflict behavior under pressure. I completed accredited mediation training through Phoenix Dispute Solutions and I am completing a Master of Legal Studies at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

I have sat in the mediator's chair. I know what mediators see, what undermines a party's position, and what makes a decision maker lean in. This program is that knowledge, applied to your seat at the table.

The least expensive line item in your case

Mediation Readiness Training is $1,500 for the complete three-session program. The day-before tune-up call is available for $175.

Consider what is on the table in your mediation, and what it costs if the session collapses and the dispute moves toward litigation. Preparation is not the expensive part.

FAQ

Is this therapy or counseling? No. Mediation Readiness Training is behavioral education and skills training. It is psychoeducational, structured, and focused on preparing you for a specific event. It is not treatment and it does not diagnose anything.

Is this legal advice? No. I am not your attorney and nothing in this program is legal advice. Every legal question goes to your attorney. What I train is behavior: regulation, composure, and delivery.

How quickly can I complete the program? The three sessions are typically scheduled across two to three weeks. If your mediation date is close, a compressed schedule is available. Book the first session and we will build the timeline around your date.

Are sessions private? Yes, sessions are private and conducted one on one. Note that this program does not create an attorney-client or otherwise legally privileged relationship, which is one more reason legal strategy stays with your attorney.

What format are sessions? Sessions are held over Zoom. In-person sessions may be available in the Phoenix area by arrangement.

Do you work with my attorney? With your written permission, yes. Many clients are referred by their attorney, and coordination is often useful. What we cover in training stays between us unless you direct otherwise.