Coming from a background in Psychology and as an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP),

Katelyn has over 20 years’ experience in working with families.

Katelyn is the principal Mediator for Family Compass. She has worked as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner since 2008 and has held senior roles in a peak organisation within the mediation sector.   Katelyn’s diverse experience contributes a deep understanding and capacity to support individuals through the complexities of relationship breakdown and family conflicts.

Katelyn has a passion for forward planning in her own life and wants to share this and her combined professional knowledge with Family Compass clients.

Find out more about Katelyn’s experience below.

KATELYN BETTI (Principal Mediator)

BSc, BPsych, Reg Psych,
Accredited FDRP

Katelyn is a Registered Psychologist and an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP).  Katelyn also has personal experience as a step-parent.

Katelyn has over 20 years experience supporting families and has been practicing psychology for over 10 years.  She has experience working with children and adults, including people who have experienced abuse and neglect.  Katelyn has specific training in a variety of effective trauma counselling models.

Katelyn has been working as an FDRP since 2008.  She has held senior positions within a peak mediation service for the majority of this time and has successfully supported families to resolve some very complex family scenarios.

Experience in Brief

• Over 20 years experience working with families.

• Over 20 years experience with the Protective Behaviours Programme.

• Over 12 years experience working within the Out of Home Care sector.

• Over 12 years experience working as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, including over 10 years experience in Senior Practitioner roles.

• Over 12 years experience working within a trauma and crisis counselling service.

• Experience providing individual counselling and facilitating group programmes, including as Manager of a Parents and Children’s Therapeutic Service.

• Experience managing and providing family services and youth programmes.

• Specific training in empowering parents and improving parent-child attachment.

• Specific training in developing resilience in children.

• Special interest, experience and training in working with people who have experienced trauma or abuse.

• Experience developing and providing training.

• Training audiences include parents, professionals, volunteers & university students.

CONSULTANT MEDIATORS

ACCREDITED FDRP’s

Family Compass engages regular Consultant Mediators as needed, in order to ensure prompt provision of services to our clients. Our Consultant Mediators are specifically qualified as Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners and have significant experience in supporting families, including families in high conflict.