01245 202590 info@vrfamilymediation.co.uk

About us

Two mediators. Decades of family law experience.

We help people resolve financial settlements, cohabitation breakdowns, child arrangements and wider family law issues — in Chelmsford, across Essex, and online nationally.

The practice

VR Family Mediation

VR Family Mediation is led by Vicky Robertson and Sarah Horseman. We regularly work with couples with children, and with cases ranging from high net worth to more modest assets. Our aim is a safe, supportive process where families can move forward with clarity.

Vicky Robertson

Vicky Robertson

Family law solicitor & Accredited Family Mediator (qualified in 2016)

Vicky has been in the legal industry for over 26 years, qualifying as a solicitor in 2000.

Experienced in assisting people with modest assets through to those with high net worth and complex assets. Also experienced in assisting with arrangements concerning children in a helpful, practical and child-focused way.

She started as a trainee solicitor specialising in family law in 1998, worked in a legal aid practice in Essex, then spent 15 years as an assistant solicitor in Southend-on-Sea during which she qualified as a family mediator. Within later roles at specialist family firms Vicky’s experience as a mediator increased and she set up VR Family Mediation at the end of 2023. Vicky offers a practical, sympathetic approach. She can offer shuttle mediation where appropriate and has worked with specialist approved third parties present such as neutral financial advisors.

She conducts mediation online and in person and is a member of professional organisations including the East London and Essex Collaborative Law Pod.

Sarah Horseman

Sarah Horseman

Legal Executive (FILEX) & Accredited Family Mediator (qualified in 2016)

Sarah is a Legal Executive (FILEX) with over 30 years’ experience in family legal practice. She brings that depth of knowledge to every family she works with, and has supported people through challenging periods with constructive, practical solutions.

She trained in the collaborative process before qualifying as a family mediator. Her approach is calm, balanced and child-focused.

She is an accredited mediator (Family Mediation Council), qualified to see children in mediation, qualified to sign court forms, and offers online mediation. She holds enhanced DBS clearance and undertakes children, financial and wider family mediation.

Call us

01245 202590

Email us

info@vrfamilymediation.co.uk