Services
You can have much more satisfying relationships with the important people in your life.
Here are services to help you achieve what you’re wanting in the minimum amount of time with the greatest amount of ease.
Your Personal “Get Out Of Conflict” Plan
A free consultation
The 4 things we all need
I’ve discovered that there are 4 things that we all need in order to resolve and prevent conflict and create the quality of relationships we want – at home and at work.
Over the past 20 years I’ve taught these skills in one-on-one sessions with individuals and “pairs” – for example couples, or parents and their children (especially teens and adult children). I still recommend this when possible because it can be scheduled when it works best for you, and it is definitely the way to make the fastest progress and get the benefits sooner.
But building and sustaining the necessary habits to have good, long-lasting relationships takes ongoing support and reinforcement, and many people who would like to benefit from these skills haven’t been able to afford that.
Therefore, for the first time in over 20 years, from fall 2023 through spring 2024 I am experimenting with offering group courses, as well as individual and “pair” support, on all 4 of these topics. More details about each course (offered via Zoom) are available below.
1. How to recover, heal and learn from frustrating or painful interactions
…Including how to heal guilt, shame, self-criticism, and self-blame. This is the first and most vital skill for satisfying relationships. If you only work with me on one topic, I recommend that this be the one. Again, I teach this via private one-on-one sessions and, this year, in a group program.
The 6-week group program begins in October.
2. How to talk about what you want and make decisions with others that work for both of you – Peaceful conflict resolution and prevention
Includes a conversation “roadmap” plus how to prepare for conversations so others will truly hear you and want to make a decision that works for you. We’ll also cover how to deal with broken agreements – when someone doesn’t do what they said they’d do. Recommended: That you have studied “1. How to recover” with me first before you take this course, because it will give you access to the brain resources you need to talk in a connecting way with others.
The 7-week group program begins in January.
3. The 9 communication habits of successful relationships
A key realization I’ve come to over the past four years is that how we communicate is essentially a set of habits. And the default habits built into the human race were designed to keep us safe from physical danger; they do not serve us well in the complexity of modern relationships. In this series, I’ll share the key day-to-day habits that are vital to positive and long-lasting relationships – at work and at home – and how you can customize them to work for your unique style.
The 6-week group program begins in April.
4. Grow Your Skills — Monthly Group Program
The once-a-month group program begins in mid-September and runs through May.
Registration for the Fall 2023 group courses is now open!
Click on the following links for more information:
If you have not worked with me before, this course is designed for you: 1) Heal and learn from difficult interactions.
- If we worked on the “shift” process only, or if you want to deepen and strengthen this skill, you’ll get practice and support in this 6-session group program at a very special ‘refresher’ price – just look for the ‘refresher registration’ link.
- If you also worked with me on how to have conversations with others (e.g., The Change Conversation), you’ll get practice and support with both of these “inner” and “outer” skills in the advanced once-a-month 4) Grow Your Skills program.
Interested in working with me privately?
If you are interested in working with me privately, or in a combination of group and private sessions, or if you’re just not sure what’s right for you, please schedule a free consultation to discuss your unique situation. My desire is to help you find your way into the kind of relationships you truly want.
Gaining Mastery
Are you wanting to develop and practice these skills as part of a community?
The challenge with learning to communicate more effectively is that, even when you understand what to do, it’s really hard to integrate those insights into your everyday conversations right away. Life and conversations just go way too fast.
This ongoing group program offers you a safe and supportive space to practice these new skills until they become natural, while receiving expert advice and support. A maximum of 6 participants will meet twice a month by phone and/or computer so you can participate from the comfort of your own home or office.
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