Human communication begins with awareness.
I teach skills that are less about “the right thing to say” and more about the kind relationships we want to experience along the way.
Including that relationship we have with ourselves.
I truly believe that more stress and strife comes from misunderstanding than from dreaded conflict… Let’s get started.
Training & Credentials
CERTIFICATE: ICF-Accredited
(International Coaching Federation) Leadership, Emotional Intelligence & Human Development Coaching iPEC (New York)
Program on Negotiation of Harvard Law School
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and
Belonging (DEIB) and Intercultural Communication: University of Minnesota and Cultural Intelligence Center • culturalq.com
Multi-Cultural Counseling
Alfred Adler Graduate School
Center for Nonviolent Communication
(Marshall Rosenberg)
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
for Adolescents and Young Adults
with Dr. Russell Harris (Psychwire)
Trauma-informed Practice Conference
School of Social Work University of St. Thomas
Somatic Coaching Certificate
Coaches Rising & Strozzi Institute
Mindfulness Coaching Certificate
Coaches Rising (Amsterdam)
Fundamentals of Mediation
Diane Hamilton / Two Arrows Zen
https://coachingfederation.org/ethics/code-of-ethics
“With patience and great energy, Jessica is incredibly helpful before those hard conversations.”
— Julie O.
A few fun facts - and confessions:
A Myers Briggs INFP – nicknamed “The Mediator”
Daughter of an art teacher.
Best way to laugh: Playing word games with my teenage kids.
Favorite exercise: Moving rocks. Least favorite: Treadmills.
Feel-better music is soundtrack from the Great British Baking Show.
Confession: Never really got into social media.
Happy place: Anyone’s kitchen table with whatever they’re offering to sip on.