Empowering Resolution Through Mediation
A locally rooted mediation practice helping Southern Colorado families, workplaces, and communities find lasting common ground.
About Us
Empowering Resolution Through Mediation
At Conflict Solutions of Southern Colorado, we are committed to providing tailored mediation services to help individuals and organizations resolve conflicts effectively. Led by mediator Lance Youngblood, we draw on corporate, courtroom, and negotiation experience to guide every conversation.
Based in Cascade at the foot of Pikes Peak, we serve families and organizations throughout Colorado Springs and surrounding communities with integrity, respect, and confidentiality.
Here at Conflict Solutions of Southern Colorado, we practice Collaborative Facilitative Interest-Based Mediation.
We practice interest-based mediation, and that distinction matters. Most disputes get stuck because each side walks in with a position — what they're demanding — and the conversation turns into a tug-of-war over those positions. We don't split the difference. Instead, we work to surface what each party actually needs underneath the demand: the security, the respect, the protection of a relationship, the practical outcome that has to hold up six months from now. When agreements are built on those real interests rather than on a forced compromise, they last — because everyone leaves with something they actually want to keep, not something they settled for.
The framework we're trained in is Collaborative Facilitative Interest-Based Mediation, developed by Monica Lichtenberger in Rising Above. But the experience is simpler than the name: a process where you feel heard, where you stay in control of the outcome, and where the agreement at the end is one that holds.
I have trusted you in your role as the mediator for this case. I believe that you have shown integrity and an earnest effort to reach a fair and unbiased decision… but I most of all want to thank you for your time, positive attitude, and professionalism. Respectfully,
Valerie White
A Mediation Client
Our Approach
Collaborative, Interest-Based Mediation
Most disputes get stuck because each side locks into a position — what they believe they must have. Our Collaborative Resolution framework looks beneath those positions to the interests that drive them: security, respect, fairness, and peace of mind.
When people understand what really matters to each other, solutions appear that neither side could see alone. That's how we help clients build agreements that hold up long after the last session.
From our home base in Cascade, we work with clients throughout Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Woodland Park, Monument, and Fountain — in person or online.
Justice
Every party is heard fairly, and agreements reflect real needs — not who argues loudest.
Mercy
Conflict is painful. We bring patience and compassion to every conversation.
Grace
We create space for people to move forward, repair relationships, and start fresh.
Why Clients Choose Us
Your Path to Resolution Starts Here
From divorce mediation to business disputes, we provide tailored solutions that foster constructive dialogue and lasting agreements. Your first consultation is free.