Richard Bott Consulting

Richard Bott Consulting assists those navigating conflict and complex conversations. We serve:

Individuals & Families:

Guiding neighbours, individuals and families through difficult conversations with impartial mediation services for separation (parenting plans, elder care decisions) and other interpersonal disputes, fostering understanding and workable solutions.

Legal Professionals:

Partnering with counsel to provide expert mediation and ADR solutions that facilitate efficient dispute resolution for your clients in workplace, family, civil, and community matters.

Organizations & Businesses:

Strengthening your workplace through expert mediation of internal conflicts, creative facilitation for team effectiveness and strategic planning, and targeted organizational support.

Community & Faith Groups:

Supporting your group’s mission with skilled facilitation for board meetings, strategic planning, and navigating congregational conversations, plus mediation for internal group or interpersonal conflicts, grounded in an understanding of community dynamics.

Your Pathway to Resolution & Progress

Navigating conflict, guiding group decisions, or enhancing organizational effectiveness requires a thoughtful and structured approach. Richard Bott Consulting offers a suite of professional services designed to support dialogue, foster understanding, and help you achieve practical, lasting solutions.

Whether you’re facing a specific dispute, planning a critical meeting, or seeking to improve organizational dynamics, we provide the expertise and impartial guidance needed to move forward constructively.

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Our Core Services:

1. Expert Mediation Facing a workplace disagreement, family transition, community issue, or civil dispute? Our mediation services offer an impartial, confidential, and structured process to help all parties communicate effectively, explore underlying interests, and collaboratively reach mutually acceptable agreements. We focus on resolving issues efficiently while aiming to preserve relationships where possible.

2. Creative Facilitation Need to ensure your next board meeting, strategic planning session, team retreat, or multi-stakeholder consultation is productive and achieves its goals? We design and lead engaging and effective group processes, managing dynamics, encouraging participation, and guiding your team or group toward clear outcomes and actionable plans.

3. Strategic Organizational Support & Consulting Looking to proactively address conflict, improve communication systems, or enhance the overall effectiveness of your organization, non-profit, or faith community? We offer consulting services including conflict assessments, communication strategy development, and support for improving internal processes and collaborative practices.

Supporting Dialogue, Seeking Solutions

At Richard Bott Consulting, my fundamental approach to mediation, facilitation, and organizational support is rooted in the belief that constructive dialogue is the pathway to understanding and lasting solutions. In all my interactions, I am committed to creating a trusted, impartial, and respectful environment where all voices can be heard, recognizing the potential impact of past experiences on current dynamics.

My process is grounded in:

• Trauma-Informed Engagement: Recognizing that experiences of trauma can profoundly affect individuals and group dynamics, I strive to create a physically and emotionally safe environment. This involves promoting choice, ensuring trustworthiness, and fostering collaboration to prevent re-traumatization and facilitate constructive participation.
• Exceptional Communication: Fostering clear, honest, and empathetic dialogue to help parties truly understand each other’s perspectives and underlying interests.
• Ethical Practice: Upholding the highest standards of confidentiality, neutrality, and professional integrity in every engagement.
• Empowerment & Self-Determination: Guiding the process while ensuring that the decisions and outcomes remain firmly in the hands of the participants or client organization.
• Tailored Strategies: Recognizing that each situation is unique, I adapt my methods—whether in mediation, facilitation, or organizational consulting—to best suit the specific context and desired goals.

Leveraging over 30 years of experience in leadership roles and managing complex group dynamics, I bring a calm, insightful, and structured presence to help you navigate challenges effectively and work collaboratively towards positive change. My goal is not just to resolve immediate issues, but to equip individuals and groups with better tools for future interactions.

Key Rates (Effective May 1, 2025):

• Initial Consultation (up to 30 mins): No Charge
  
• Mediation Services:
  • Hourly Rate: $300.00 / hour (+ HST)
  • Half-Day Package (up to 3 hour session + prep): $1,140.00 (+ HST)
  • Full-Day Package (up to 7 hour session + prep): $2,295.00 (+ HST)
    
• Facilitation & Consulting Services:
  • Hourly Rate: $350.00 / hour (+ HST)
  • Project/Day rates available upon request.
    
• Please note: There is a different fee structure for registered charities (eg. communities of faith). Please be in contact to discuss possible services.

A retainer is required to secure services. Time is billed in 6-minute (0.1 hour) increments. Please contact us for our full Fee Schedule for details on package inclusions, deposit amounts, disbursements, travel, cancellation policies, and payment terms.

Based in Oakville, Ontario we are happy to serve across the GTHA and Southern Ontario.

If you would like to set an appointment for a consultation by phone, please use our booking page. (outside link)

For more information, or to set an online or in-person appointment, please use our contact form or text/call (365)832-9150. You can also reach us directly via email at: connect [at] richardbott [dot] com

We respect your privacy. All communications via this form, text, voice, or email are confidential.