How to find a mediator in Germany
Currently, a number of professional associations support parties who wish to use a mediator.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of some of the larger associations:
- Bundes-Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Familien-Mediation e.V. (BAFM) (Federal Association for Family Mediation), Fritschestraße 22, 10585 Berlin
- Bundesverband Mediation e.V. (BM) (Federal Association for Mediation), Wittestr. 30 K, 13509 Berlin
- Bundesverband Mediation in Wirtschaft und Arbeitswelt e.V. (BMWA) (Federal Association for Mediation in Economic and Professional/Employment Matters), Prinzregentenstr. 1, 86150 Augsburg
- Centrale für Mediation GmbH & Co.KG (CfM) (Centre for Mediation), Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 58, 50968 Cologne
- Deutscher Anwaltverein (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mediation im Deutschen Anwaltverein) (German Bar Association, Working Group on Mediation), Littenstraße 11, 10179 Berlin
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mediation (DGM) (German Society for Mediation), Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 10, 59425 Unna
- Deutsches Forum für Mediation (DFfM) (German Forum for Mediation), Hohe Str. 11, 04107 Leipzig
- Internationales Mediationszentrum für Familienkonflikte und Kindesentführung (MiKK e.V.) (International Mediation Centre for Family Conflict and Child Abduction), Fasanenstraße 12, 10623 Berlin
There are also private commercial listings of mediators online, some with a search function, e.g.
(There is no guarantee that the linked websites are exhaustive, correct or completely up-to-date.)
Deutsche Stiftung Mediation (German Mediation Foundation) provides a comprehensive overview of mediation in Germany on its homepage: https://stiftung-mediation.de/ and here: https://streit-ende.de/
Is access to the mediators’ database free of charge?
Yes.
How to search for a mediator in Germany
You can search for a mediator by name, by office location, by area of expertise or by postcode.
Related links
Bundes-Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Familien-Mediation e.V.
Bundesverband Mediation in Wirtschaft und Arbeitswelt e.V.
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