Conflict Coaching
In conflict coaching, one person works with a meditator to unpack their judgments around an internal messaging, a personal challenge, or another person. The mediator gives that person empathy and helps them identify the feelings and needs that are being triggered.
Conflict coaching can help you:
Gain perspective and remove internal barriers on the conflict
Imagine the other party’s viewpoint
Make decisions about next steps
Learn key communication skills
Most people need between one and three conflict coaching sessions to reach a point of resolution.
Examples of conflict coaching include:
Interpersonal conflicts where the other party can’t or won’t go to relationship mediation, such as a partner, coworker, parent, or friend. This can also include relationships from the past, such as someone who is now deceased or you’ve lost touch with.
Internal frustration around a job, an addiction or habit, a project, or behavior. Your internal dialogue might include “I should do this, but I don’t/won’t/can’t.”
In preparation for mediation with another party.
“If you feel a sense of dread or frustration when you think about a person or situation, then it’s probably a great candidate for conflict coaching.
Think about how much lighter you’ll feel when you stop carrying around that heavy weight! ”