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A serene, sunlit consultation room with soft platinum seating, warm daylight, and a clean meeting table designed for constructive dialogue
Professional Conflict Resolution

Building a Better Tomorrow

Grace by BBT™ provides connected mediation and conflict-resolution services for individuals, families, co-parents, workplaces, schools, and organizations. We offer an impartial, structured environment where participants communicate concerns, explore options, and make informed decisions.

• Our Core Philosophy

The GRACE Principles

G — Guidance

R — Resilience

A — Alignment

Providing a structured path through difficult conversations, sensitive disagreements, and complex decision-making processes.

Helping participants recognize their inherent ability to navigate conflict constructively, resolve tension, and move forward.

Identifying individual priorities, shared concerns, and realistic areas where meaningful progress and agreement may be possible.

C — Clarity

E — Empowerment

Supporting transparent communication, deeper understanding, and fully informed decision-making throughout every stage of dialogue.

Respecting each participant’s voice, autonomy, and personal authority to make their own decisions about what comes next.

Together, these principles support our commitment to

Building a Better Tomorrow.

/ Tailored Conflict Resolution

Who We Help

We serve participants across diverse personal and professional settings seeking dignified, structured paths forward.

Individuals & Families

Co-Parents

Workplaces & Teams

Schools & Groups

Navigating complex household communication breakdowns, caregiving arrangements, and intergenerational family decisions.

Creating practical co-parenting agreements, healthy boundaries, and child-centered resolution structures.

Resolving internal disputes, leadership misalignment, and interpersonal friction within organizations.

Facilitating parent-school communication, educational IEP alignment, and constructive community dialogue.

+ Distinctive Practice

Why Grace by BBT™?

Our practice is built upon impartial guidance, professional rigor, and deep respect for every participant.

Strict Impartiality

Professional Training

Trauma-Informed

Dignified Atmosphere

Ensuring a neutral, balanced space where all participants are heard equally without bias or judgment.

Grounded in formal mediation certifications, ethical standards, and proven facilitation frameworks.

Prioritizing emotional safety, clear pacing, and stress regulation throughout challenging dialogues.

Fostering respect, practical understanding, and durable agreements for long-term clarity.

When conflict becomes serious, many people assume the next step must be hiring attorneys and preparing for court. In some situations, legal representation and court involvement are necessary. However, they are not always the only—or the best—starting point.

Life is rarely black and white. Families, workplaces, businesses, and communities often need solutions that account for relationships, schedules, responsibilities, finances, communication, and future needs. A court must apply the law to the facts presented. Mediation works within the law while giving participants more room to explore the full range of practical solutions that may fit their lives.

You may be ready to separate but unsure how to address parenting, property, finances, communication, or the practical decisions that come next. Divorce mediation offers a private and structured way to begin working through those issues without making every disagreement a courtroom battle.

When the Conflict Cannot Wait, You Still Have Options

Family decisions, parenting disagreements, school concerns, workplace conflict, and difficult conversations do not always resolve themselves—and formal systems can take time.

Grace by BBT™ provides mediation, conflict coaching, facilitation, educational meeting preparation, and restorative support to help individuals, families, workplaces, schools, and organizations move forward with greater clarity.

Feeling Unheard by Your Child’s School?

You may know that something is not working but feel unsure about what to ask, how to organize your concerns, or how to prepare for an IEP or 504 meeting.

Grace by BBT™ provides non-legal preparation and communication support so parents can participate with greater clarity and confidence.

Dealing With Conflict at Work?

Repeated tension, poor communication, personality conflicts, or unresolved disagreements can affect employees, teams, productivity, and morale.

Workplace mediation, facilitation, and conflict coaching can help participants address concerns in a structured and professional setting.

Facing a Family Decision No One Can Agree On?

Disagreements about caregiving, aging parents, finances, household roles, boundaries, or major family transitions can damage important relationships.

Family and elder mediation provide a structured place for relatives to discuss concerns, clarify responsibilities, and consider workable next steps.

"The mediation process helped us communicate more effectively and reach solutions we could both support." Client J.A

"Professional, respectful, and solution-focused support throughout the process." Client R.J.

Certified Mediator

Virtual and In-Person Mediation and Conflict-Resolution Services Across the United States

I’m TD Chesson, a certified family mediator, federal REDRESS mediator, and conflict‑resolution specialist dedicated to helping families, workplaces, and schools communicate with clarity and compassion. With advanced training in family mediation, conflict coaching, and educational advocacy, I guide clients toward solutions that honor dignity, reduce stress, and restore understanding.

🌿 My Approach

My mediation style is calm, neutral, structured, and trauma‑informed. I help clients slow down, communicate clearly, and move forward with dignity and understanding. Every conversation is paced with care, grounded in emotional safety, and guided by a restorative commitment to clarity and connection.

🌱 Why I Do This Work

I do this work because every person deserves to be heard, understood, and supported as they navigate conflict — without shame, fear, or judgment.

🌾 Introducing the Grace Method™

The Grace Method™ is my signature trauma‑informed, restorative mediation framework designed to help individuals, families, workplaces, and schools move through conflict with clarity, compassion, and practical next steps. It blends grounding, reflection, structured communication, and restorative repair to create meaningful, sustainable resolution.

Building Understanding. Creating Solutions.

Compassionate mediation, educational advocacy, and conflict communication support services designed to help families, schools, workplaces, and communities move forward with clarity and confidence.

Begin your mediation or advocacy journey with a guided, supportive consultation designed to help you move forward with clarity.

Why Choose Grace by BBT™?

  • Trauma‑informed, compassionate mediation that prioritizes emotional safety and clarity.

  • Certified expertise in family mediation, workplace conflict resolution, and federal REDRESS processes.

  • Specialized support for parents and students, including IEP/504 advocacy and school‑based conflict navigation.

  • Structured, solution‑focused sessions designed to reduce tension and create actionable agreements.

  • Nationwide virtual services, making mediation accessible, flexible, and convenient for every client.

Resource Library: Tools for Clarity & Conflict Resolution

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Family Mediation

Helping families navigate conflict, improve communication, and develop workable solutions for parenting, household, and relationship concerns.

Educational Advocacy

Supporting students, families, and schools through IEP meetings, 504 planning, communication support, and collaborative problem-solving.

Conflict Communication Support

Providing conflict communication support, difficult conversation preparation, restorative conversations, and guidance through life transitions and challenging situations.

Grace by BBT™

Helping families, schools, workplaces, organizations, and communities navigate conflict, strengthen communication, and create practical solutions.

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Grace by BBT™
Mediation • Conflict Resolution • Facilitation • Restorative Practices

Virtual services available. In-person services may be available by appointment.

Phone: 410-929-0289
Email: info@gracebybbt.com

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