Communications Professional | Sharing Nonviolent Communication
I’d be glad to share the practice of Nonviolent Communication with you!
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a communication approach developed by Marshall Rosenberg that emphasises empathy, honesty, and understanding. As Marshall describes in his book, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, the language we use plays a crucial role in our ability to stay compassionate. For example, if we express ourselves in a way that implies wrongness on the part of the other, it is likely that, faced with our criticism, our listener is going to become defensive and less likely to hear and want to support us in meeting our needs.
In Nonviolent Communication, we learn to speak and listen - to others and ourselves - focusing on four key areas: 1. what we are observing, 2. our feelings connected to what we are observing, 3. the needs that bring about our feelings, and 4. concrete requests that can help meet needs and enrich our lives. NVC reminds us that when giving is based on choice and a mutual desire to enrich life, we are more likely to find strategies that can meet our needs. From intimate relationships to organisations, institutions and diplomatic negotiations, it can be applied in any context to deepen connections and resolve conflicts.
If you're curious about NVC, I offer several ways to begin or deepen your practice.
Is this for you?
Many people come to this work when they notice patterns in their relationships or communication that they would like to understand and shift.
You might benefit from this approach if you:
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Struggle to understand and express your needs
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Experience communication challenges or conflicts in intimate or professional relationships
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Want to strengthen your emotional awareness and self-connection
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Wish to improve your relational skills
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Are part of a team seeking to improve cooperation
Through training, individual empathy-based sessions, and mediation, this work can support:
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Awareness of your feelings, needs, and triggers
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Tools for empathic listening and honest self-expression
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Making requests and giving and receiving feedback
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Strengthening connection in both personal and professional contexts
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Tools for navigating tensions and repairing relationships
NVC offerings
Introductory Training in Nonviolent Communication
I’d be happy to explore the steps of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) with you. These sessions are usually offered in group settings and can take the form of:
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a short (1.5–3h) demo session (a first encounter to get a sense of the process);
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or a more in-depth exploration offered through training modules consisting of several 2–3 hour sessions to support you in becoming familiar with the practice.
During these sessions, I share key aspects of the NVC process and its underlying principles while creating space for practice and demonstrations, working with real-life situations whenever possible.
Wanting to bring NVC to your team? Reach out to discuss workshop and training opportunities for teams!
1-on-1 Empathy-Based Sessions
Empathy sessions (individual, usually 1-hour-long sessions) aim to offer safety and a non-judgmental space to share your thoughts and feelings freely. My goal is to provide you with full attention, avoiding unsolicited advice, creating a space for honesty and presence. These sessions can support meeting your pain, healing hurts, addressing self-judgment and judgments towards your environment, and help in reflection when facing choices.
Dialogue Facilitation
I would enjoy accompanying you in addressing conflicts, deepening your connections, and having honest conversations. Whether it's between friends, family, partners, or colleagues, the support of a mediator (a third person who supports mutual understanding and helps both sides be heard) can foster connection, honesty and healing. Dialogue facilitation includes a short (0.5–1 hour) pre-mediation session with each party, followed by a longer supported dialogue (1.5–3 hours). It can be a one-time process or take place over several sessions.
My journey with NVC...
... began in 2020, with a desire to address challenges in my relationships (with others and myself). I often found myself passively waiting for others to understand my needs. I was struggling with managing my expectations and expressing myself, and not fully engaging in the process of mutual understanding. I sought a way to navigate these struggles. What truly captivated me about NVC was its transformative potential. I discovered an approach to express honesty with compassion, which allowed me to connect more deeply with myself and create space to empathise with others. Through learning to embody NVC, I started to actively take charge of meeting my own needs while fostering authenticity and empathy in my interactions.
Following my first attempts to learn on my own, since 2022, I have completed several courses, including facilitation and mediation training. I have supported certified trainers as an assistant in NVC courses, facilitated introductory workshops in the Netherlands, Spain, and online, and offered individual empathy-based sessions since 2022.
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