CommunicationWorks

Communication Works brings Compassionate Communication to businesses and organizations, individuals, couples and families via workshops, training sessions, tele-classes, counseling and consulting.  Communication Works utilizes the four-component model of Compassionate Communication to bring a new level of authenticity and high quality connection to all your relationships.  It supports clarity, understanding and care in every level of relating whether in family, friendship or work settings.

Compassionate Communication supports you in creating relationships in which everyone feels empowered to express their best. With it, we move away from the usual habits of judgment, blame, evaluation, criticism, and good/bad thinking.  We move toward understanding human behavior as an attempt to meet universal human needs. With that understanding we can respectfully move toward strategies to meet those needs from a conscious choice.

This model is used worldwide in 30 different countries for creating effective communication based on honesty, true connection and the meeting of everyone's needs in peaceful ways.  It is used in conflict mediation, business management, team building, public education, family relations, community relations, creating social change and much more.

In business and community settings, this model and way of thinking allows people to create power together, to access each person’s unique skills, creativity and knowledge in an atmosphere of acceptance and respect.

Kathy Ziola, MA, CNVC Certified Trainer, has presented training and retreats in communication, personal growth, stress management and relationships over the past 25 years.  She has worked as a psychotherapist in private practice and mental health agencies. It is her passion to teach and support others in having the quality of relationships they truly desire; relationships based on honesty and compassion. Kathy has trained extensively with the NVC Training Institute and Bay NVC training programs. She is a Certified Trainer with the international Center for Nonviolent Communication.  There are only two in Colorado. Kathy is a valuable and unique resource to have in the Grand Valley.