Guiding you through conflict with compassion and common sense.

TalkWorks employs the ancient art of face-to-face conversation to help you resolve issues, enhance communication skills and heal from conflict.

TalkWorks LLC Mediator Sam Mekrut

Meet your mediator

Sam Mekrut is an established mediator with over a decade of experience specializing in conflict resolution and dispute mediation.

Qualifications and Specialty Training:

  • Master Mediator, State of Utah

  • UT Court-Qualified Domestic/Divorce Mediator

  • Certified Eldercaring Coordinator 

  • Elder Mediation

  • Victim-Offender Conferencing

  • Restorative Practices

  • Abuse and Neglect of Children and Elders

  • Discrimination in Employment

  • Domestic Violence Awareness

  • Trauma-Informed Practice

  • Mindfulness

Affiliations and Volunteer Service

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Southwest Region

Utah Council on Conflict Resolution (UCCR)

Mountain Mediation Center, Park City, UT

Utah Dispute Resolution

Administrative Office of the Courts, UT

Restorative Justice Collaborative of Utah

Unlock the power of peace

Dive into the realm of mediation, restorative conferencing, and facilitated dialogue and liberate yourself from the stress and inertia of being in conflict. Break free from conflict's chains! Let's connect, be it online or in-person, and embark on a journey towards harmony and resolution.

How we can help

  • Mediation

  • Facilitation

  • Eldercaring Coordination

  • Training and Coaching

Explore our services

In-person and remote options

TalkWorks is based in Park City, Utah and provides in-person services throughout Utah. If you cannot met in person, let’s connect remotely. Book a consultation today!

  • I have worked with Sam to develop and present informative, practical trainings on communication and conflict resolution strategies for schools and other groups. Sam’s years of mediation and facilitation experience coupled with her educational background in behavioral research contribute important theory and context to these trainings. She loves to delve into what makes people and organizations behave the way they do–and to share her learning with others.

    — DEBORAH MCGRAW, PARK CITY

  • In the meditations I’ve been in with Sam, there was always a difference in power between the sides. Sam was able to neutralize that imbalance so solutions that benefitted both sides could be reached.

    — TRENT CAHILL, PRIVATE ATTORNEY

  • In my decades of working with organizations, Sam stands out as that rare individual with the wisdom and facilitation skills to help those with differing perspectives and priorities–including some of the most stubborn and contentious people I have ever encountered–to not only find common ground but build lasting goodwill in the process.

    — CATHY SILBER, PH.D., NORTH CAROLINA

  • I highly recommend Sam as a mediator. Having worked with her for years, I can attest to her exceptional conflict resolution skills even in the most challenging situations.

    — SOPHIE MOORE, PRIVATE ATTORNEY

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