Sessions

    Individual and Duo Sessions

    Nonviolent Communication trainer and mediator, certified by CNVC, CRKBO registered and accredited by NBTP.

    Deep Empathy
    Going deeper

    Individual en Duo Sessions

    Sessions offer a supportive space to slow down, gain clarity, and learn new ways of relating—with yourself and with others. Grounded in Nonviolent Communication (NVC), these sessions focus on developing awareness and communication skills that can bring more understanding, choice, and connection into everyday life. You can come on your own or together with someone you want to improve communication with. What you bring becomes the material we work with, moving at a pace that supports clarity, safety, and meaningful change.

    People come to sessions for many different reasons. Something in life or a relationship may feel tense, painful, or stuck. You may want support with a difficult or important conversation, notice recurring patterns you would like to understand and shift, or wish to deepen your practice of Nonviolent Communication. Through this work, you may experience greater self-understanding, more honest expression, and renewed connection with others.

    My approach

    How I work

    At the heart of my work is presence — accompanying you with curiosity and care. Empathy means listening with full attention, seeking to understand what is most alive in you, so that what matters can be heard and acknowledged. From that foundation, I draw on a variety of tools depending on what will best support you in the moment.

    Sometimes this means role-play or practicing concrete skills such as self-connection, self-expression, or empathic listening. Each session is tailored to you, always with the intention of deepening self-connection and opening space for new possibilities.

    During individual sessions especially if you are familiar with Nonviolent Communication, we may work with one of the NVC Dance Floors.

    Cordelia Addison
    NVC dance floors

    Practices we can explore together

    Self-Empathy Dance

    This dance supports a deep dive into what’s happening inside you. It helps you move from confusion or inner conflict toward greater clarity, care, and inner peace.

    Yes/No Dance

    Helpful when you’re facing a big decision. Instead of weighing pros and cons or judging what’s “right” or “wrong,” this dance supports you to connect more deeply with your needs and choose from there.

    Educator–Chooser

    Useful when you regret something you did. It helps you listen to the different “voices” inside, shift from self-criticism to learning, and move forward with more self-compassion.

    Transforming the Pain of Unmet Needs

    A powerful process if you’re carrying painful memories or disappointments. It allows you to touch into the pain and then reconnect with the underlying needs, experiencing their depth and vitality.

    Anger/Shame Dance

    Supportive when strong emotions like anger, shame, guilt, or depression are present. It guides you to uncover what lies beneath and transform these feelings into clearer self-understanding and connection.

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    Choose the format that fits you best and pick a time that works.

    Duo session

    Duo sessions offer a structured, supportive space for two people to deepen understanding and improve how they communicate.They are a practical learning space for developing skills in listening, expressing, and responding in ways that support connection at home, at work, or in other shared contexts.These sessions are suitable for any two people in relationship — partners, parent and child, friends, family members, or colleagues.During a Duo session, I guide both of you in slowing down and listening more fully — to yourselves and to each other. Using principles from Nonviolent Communication, we work with what is present between you, especially where tension, misunderstanding, or stuck patterns arise. Each person is supported to speak from their own experience and to hear the other with greater clarity and care.Through facilitated dialogue, reflection, and structured turn-taking, you develop:greater awareness of your own feelings, needs, and reactionsclearer and more honest self-expressionstronger skills in listening, reflecting back, and checking understandingmore options for responding when things feel difficultPeople come to Duo sessions for many reasons, including:recurring misunderstandings or conflictsgrowing resentment, tension or distancewanting to improve communication and trustnavigating change, stress, or transition togetherpreparing for or repairing a difficult conversationThe focus is not on blame or taking sides, but on creating mutual understanding and learning new ways to relate. Sessions are guided with care, clarity, and respect for both perspectives, supporting practical, real-life change in how you communicate with each other.

    Individual session

    Individual sessions are a space for self-connection, reflection, and inner clarity.They are also a practical learning space, supporting you to communicate and listen with more awareness, choice, and care in your relationships at home, at work, and in other areas of your life.During these sessions, I support you in turning your attention inward — beneath thoughts, stories, and strategies — toward the deeper layers of feeling and longing within you. From this more vulnerable and honest place, insight often arises naturally, and it becomes easier to sense what truly matters and how you want to move forward.Through guided reflection, dialogue, and Nonviolent Communication practices, you develop greater awareness of your inner patterns and learn how to express yourself and respond to others with clarity and connection.People come to individual sessions for many reasons, including:wanting more inner clarity or calmpreparing for a difficult conversationlearning how to express themselves more authenticallyunderstanding emotional patterns or recurring conflictsreconnecting with themselves during times of change or stressSessions are attuned to you and your pace. We work with what is present, combining deep listening with practical communication tools that support real-life growth and change.