Emma Barker

Emma is an AMINZ accredited Resolution Practitioner within the Commercial team, specialising in workplace disputes, financial disputes, study complaints and family mediation.

Her other focus is on workplace Kāpehu coaching. As a Certified ADHD Informed Coach and an Associate Certified Coach with International Coaching Federation, she is passionate about helping neurodivergent people create effective strategies that work with their strengths and as well as helping to bring a neurodiverse perspective to conflict situations.

She also provides training to organisations in conflict management. Emma is a qualified Emotional Culture Deck practitioner and also uses other tools such as trust cards to assist teams to re-grow trust and build a strong emotional culture.

Emma is also an accredited family mediator. Her passion for assisting families comes from her experience working with young people as a Youthline phone counsellor and an Upside youth mentor.  Her empathic and compassionate approach creates a safe process that focuses the parties on creating the best outcomes for the tamariki and rangatahi.

From her rural Waikato beginnings, Emma is now based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Before finding her way into mediation, Emma has worked in a variety of roles at places including IRD, libraries and Auckland District Health Board. When she is not mediating, she likes to stay active and is currently learning kick boxing which keeps her love of all things sweet in check.