
Supporting Your Journey: Complementary Services in Nottingham
Mediation is a constructive way to resolve conflict, but navigating major life changes often requires additional professional support. Whether you need independent legal advice to formalize a “Memorandum of Understanding,” financial guidance to understand your options, or emotional support for your family, Nottingham offers a wealth of specialist resources.
Below is a curated directory of local services designed to support you alongside the mediation process.
Independent Legal Advice & Legal Aid
While mediators are neutral facilitators and cannot give legal advice, we strongly recommend having a solicitor “in the background.” They can help you understand your legal rights and turn your mediated agreements into legally binding Consent Orders.
Nelsons Solicitors
- Specialism: Accredited family law, divorce, and child arrangement specialists.
- Address: Pennine House, 8 Stanford Street, Nottingham, NG1 7BQ
- Telephone: 0115 958 6262
Nottingham Law Centre
- Specialism: Free legal advice on social welfare law, housing, and debt for those in need.
- Address: 119 Radford Road, Hyson Green, Nottingham, NG7 5DU
- Telephone: 0115 978 7813
Campions Solicitors
Specialism: Family law support with a focus on mediation integration and financial settlements.
Address: 45-49 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG1 3FH
Telephone: 0115 924 7022
2. Debt & Financial Wellbeing
Financial clarity is the backbone of successful financial mediation. These services provide free, impartial advice to help you manage debts or create a sustainable post-separation budget.
- Citizens Advice Nottingham & District
- Specialism: Comprehensive debt management and financial issue support.
- Address: 1st Floor, Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
- Telephone: 0808 278 7974
- St Anns Advice Centre
- Specialism: Expert debt and welfare rights advice for the local community.
- Address: Neighborhood Centre, Robin Hood Chase, Nottingham, NG3 3EZ
- Telephone: 0115 950 6867
3. Counselling & Emotional Support
The emotional toll of conflict can be significant. These organizations offer therapy and support to help individuals and families process the changes they are facing.
Nottingham Counselling Service
- Specialism: Affordable, professional counselling for individuals and couples.
- Address: Unit 5 Victoria Court, Kent Street, Nottingham, NG1 3LZ
- Telephone: 0115 950 1743
My Solution Wellbeing
- Specialism: Relationship and family-focused therapy to support the mediation process.
- Address: 12 Regent Street, Nottingham, NG1 5BQ
- Telephone: 0115 837 4339
Relate Nottinghamshire
- Specialism: Specialist relationship, family, and children’s counselling.
- Address: 30-34 Hounds Gate, Nottingham, NG1 7AB
- Telephone: 0115 950 7836
4. Parenting & Family Hubs
For families with children, focusing on co-parenting is the priority. Nottingham’s Family Hubs offer courses to help parents manage conflict and support their children’s needs.
Nottingham City Family Hubs (Central Access)
- Specialism: Information, advice, and parenting programmes like “Incredible Years.”
- Telephone: 0115 876 4800
Home-Start Nottingham
- Specialism: Volunteer-led support for parents struggling with the demands of family life.
- Address: 7 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG1 3FB
- Telephone: 0115 941 3366
Child contact Centres in Nottingham
Child Contact Centres in Nottingham provide safe, neutral, and child-focused spaces for children to spend quality time with parents or family members they no longer live with. Most reputable providers in the city are accredited by the National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC), ensuring high standards of safety and professional oversight.
The Nottingham Child Contact Centre is a long-established accredited provider based at St Andrew’s with Castlegate URC (Goldsmith Street, NG1 5JT; Tel: 07917 390335), typically offering supported contact sessions on Saturdays.
For families requiring more intensive supervised contact, Children’s Links operates an accredited centre at The Salvation Army (Arkwright Walk, NG2 2HN; Tel: 07908 466506).
Additionally, Nottingham City Council’s Family Time Centres (Tel: 0115 876 5860) and localized Family Hubs offer extensive resources for co-parenting and supervised family time. Notable locations include the Hyson Green Family Hub (Mary Potter Centre, Gregory Boulevard, NG7 5HY; Tel: 0115 883 8202), the Bestwood Family Hub (Southglade Access Centre, Southglade Road, NG5 5GU; Tel: 0115 876 1890), and the Meadows Family Hub (10-120 Arkwright Street, NG2 2GD; Tel: 0115 876 1320).
For cases involving court-ordered supervision or local authority involvement, you can contact the Children’s Integrated Services directly via their central duty line at 0115 876 4800.
Domestic Abuse Support in Nottingham
Mediation is only appropriate where all parties feel safe and empowered to speak. If you are experiencing abuse, these specialist services provide confidential advocacy and safety planning.
Juno Women’s Aid
- Specialism: 24/7 domestic abuse helpline and support services for women and children in Nottingham.
- Address : Heathcoat Buildings, Heathcoat Street, Nottingham NG1 3AA.
- Helpline: 0808 800 0340
Equation
Telephone: 0115 960 5556
Address : Castle Cavendish Works Dorking Road Radford, Nottingham NG7 5PN
Specialism: Practical support for men experiencing domestic abuse and city-wide prevention training.
Nottingham Women’s Centre
Telephone: 0115 941 1475
Specialism: Safe space providing support, counselling, and signposting for women.
Address: 30 Chaucer Street, Nottingham, NG1 5LP
