In this free 30 to 60-minute session, my intention is to help you see a way out of conflict. Even if you’ve lost hope that it’s possible, or if you’re extremely frustrated and feeling stuck.

Most people start here and that’s a good idea. I encourage you to do the same.

The 3 things we all need

I’ve discovered that there are 3 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). ” And there are times when this approach works best, especially if the group program schedule doesn’t fit with your availability.

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, last year, for the first time in over 20 years, I started experimenting with offering group courses. The results were amazing! Even people who had studied with me privately were rapidly enhancing their skills. More details about each course (offered via Zoom) are available below.

1. Finding Peace – 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 February 20th, 2025.

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.

This 7-week group program will be scheduled later this year.

3. Grow Your Skills — Monthly Group Program

You can join this program at any point during the year.

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.