Supporting Your Journey: Complementary Services in Swindon
Mediation is a proactive way to resolve disputes, but navigating separation or divorce often requires a wider circle of specialist support. Whether you need independent legal advice to formalize a “Memorandum of Understanding,” financial guidance to manage debt, or emotional support for your family, Swindon offers a wealth of professional resources.
Below is a curated list of local services designed to complement your mediation journey.
AMITY MEDIATION SERVICES – SWINDON – Tel: 0330 133 4255
Address: Emlyn Square, Swindon SN1 5BP
Independent Legal Advice
While mediators are neutral facilitators, 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.
Reeds Solicitors LLP
- Specialism: Expert family law advice, including child custody and financial settlements.
- Address: 10 Commercial Road, Swindon, SN1 5NF
- Tel: 01793 683989
Bevirs Law
- Specialism: Extensive experience in family law and matrimonial matters in the heart of Swindon.
- Address: 36 Regent Circus, Swindon, SN1 1UQ
- Tel: 01793 532363
RWK Goodman
- Specialism: Specialist solicitors for complex family and financial disputes.
- Address: 3 Newbridge Square, Swindon, SN1 1HN
- Tel: 01793 915222
2. Debt & Financial Wellbeing
Financial transparency is essential for successful mediation. These services provide free or professional impartial advice to help you manage debts or create a sustainable post-separation budget.
- Citizens Advice Swindon
- Specialism: Specialist debt, benefit, and housing advice.
- Address: Sanford House, Sanford Street, Swindon, SN1 1HE
- Tel: 0808 278 7813
- Fairstone Financial Management
- Specialism: Independent financial advice for long-term planning and asset management.
- Address: Delta Office Park, Welton Road, Swindon, SN5 7XE
- Tel: 01793 976162
3. Counselling & Emotional Support
The emotional toll of conflict can be significant. These organizations offer therapy and peer support to help individuals and families process the changes they are facing.
- Wiltshire Mind (Swindon Support)
- Specialism: Counselling and mental health peer support groups.
- Address: Swindon Advice and Support Centre, Sanford Street, SN1 1QH
- Tel: 01225 706532
Be U Swindon
- Specialism: Emotional wellbeing and mental health support for children and young people.
- Tel: 01793 781484
LIFT Psychology (NHS Talking Therapies)
- Specialism: Support for stress, anxiety, and low mood.
- Tel: 01793 836836
4. Parenting & Family Hubs
For families with children, focusing on co-parenting is the priority. Swindon’s Family Hubs (formerly Children’s Centres) offer resources to help parents support their children’s needs.
Drove Children’s Centre
Swindon Borough Council Family Support
- Specialism: Central gateway for requests for family help and support.
- Tel: 01793 464646
Child contact Centres in Swindon
Swindon Family Contact Centre
- Specialism: NACCC-accredited centre offering supported and supervised contact.
- Address: (Meetings often held at central community venues; administrative office in Marlborough)
- Tel: 07443 802920
- Email: swindonfamilycc@gmail.com
Domestic Abuse Support in Swindon
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.
Swindon Domestic Abuse Support Service (SWA)
- Specialism: 24-hour helpline, refuge, and community outreach.
- Address: PO Box 3816, Swindon, SN5 1BQ (Confidential location)
- Helpline Tel: 01793 610610 (24/7)