Individual and Family Conflict Coaching

Weaving professional training in both Conflict Management and Nonviolent Communication with personal experiences, Deborah Denson will help you unravel the conflicted places that keep you stuck. You will gain clarity and learn skills that will transform the quality of your life and your relationships so you can make decisions and move forward from a balanced and peaceful place.

Conflict Coaching is not like therapy. In therapy you develop a special relationship to uncover stories and patterns from your past that are interfering with your present. The relationship is ongoing and open ended.

Conflict Coaching is a limited, focused, and issue driven process. I will work with you individually or with your spouse and family to learn new ways of relating to each other. You will learn communication skills and techniques that you can use in all areas of your life. The process is transformative.

Divorce Coaching

The divorce process can be confusing and overwhelming, if for no other reason than it is new and unknown. I can help you move through the process, sort through the financial information, and get clear on what you want for yourself moving forward.

Transformative Divorce Mediation

You and your spouse can collaboratively design your future in a way that is less destructive both personally and financially. Transformative mediation offers couples support in talking through tough emotional issues so they can gain clarity and improved connection. Agreements coming out of this place are more effective in meeting everyones needs, and thus more sustainable in the long term. The value to the individuals extends far beyond the terms of the agreement.

•Mediation can happen before, during, or after the onset of legal proceedings. It is separate and unique from the legal system, and can provide your lawyer with an efficient structure for negotiating in a way that gets better results and diminishes ongoing litigation.

•Mediation is a voluntary process. Sitting at the table together in a safe and controlled environment can restore relationships, and this is especially beneficial where children are involved. Divorce does not end the life long relationship as co-parents.

Post Divorce Mediation

Parenting Plans in Tennessee include the following language:

Should the parents disagree about this Parenting Plan or wish to modify it, they must make a good faith effort to resolve the issue by the process selected below before retuning to Court. Except for financial support issues including child support, health and dental insurance, uncovered medical and dental expenses, and life insurance, disputes must be submitted to:

__ Mediation by a neutral party chosen by the parents or the Court.

__ Arbitration by a neutral party selected by parents or the Court.

__ The Court DUE TO ORDER OF PROTECTION OR RESTRICTIONS.

In other words, if you want to change your Parenting Plan and there are no restrictions, you must first attempt to mediate or hire an Arbitrator.

Civil Mediation

My experience is that a negotiated settlement may end the current battle, but it does not necessarily resolve the conflict. Mediation provides the structure and the process for resolving disputes in a way that keeps you in charge of the results.