Ana Lisa Gertner
Family Mediator and Divorce Coach
About
Ana-Lisa Gertner is a highly experienced family and divorce mediator who helps families and individuals navigate hard transitions with clarity and compassion, offering practical solutions and fostering healthier dialogue. In addition to her mediation work, Ana-Lisa draws on her coaching training at New York University (NYU) to guide individuals in defining goals, enhancing productivity, and making thoughtful decisions during life transitions. Her coaching extends to divorce, career shifts, and personal growth, as well as group and corporate settings where she teaches coaching and communication skills. She also facilitates support groups. As a divorce coach, Ana-Lisa leverages her mediation expertise to help clients strategize and prioritize, ensuring their choices are reasoned rather than reactive. She works closely with clients to improve communication with ex-partners and to collaborate productively with attorneys and advisors, saving both time and resources. Ana-Lisa is deeply committed to training the next generation of mediators. As a Director at the Center for Mediation and Training, she supervises a weekly practicum, and provides private training on mediation and conflict resolution. Her contributions extend into leadership and community work. She serves on the Advisory Board of FamilyKind and is an active member of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM), the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of New York (FDMC), and the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation (NYSCDM). Bringing together mediation and coaching, Ana-Lisa offers clients a distinctive blend of skills. Her mediation background allows her to approach coaching with heightened insight into conflict dynamics, helping clients not only resolve disputes but also grow through them.