Transform Your Relationships with Nonviolent Communication (NVC)

What is Nonviolent Communication (NVC)?

Nonviolent Communication is a practical and transformative approach to improving communication, deepening empathy, and addressing the needs beneath every interaction. While understanding the past can provide valuable insights, NVC focuses on cultivating connection skills in the present moment. These skills enable you to transform conflict into connection, create a felt sense of mutual understanding, and build goodwill that fuels the desire for deeper connection. By practicing NVC, you gain tools to navigate relationships with greater confidence and independence, fostering sustainable harmony over time.

Services Offered:

Couples Counseling
Whether you're navigating challenges or seeking to deepen your connection, Dr. Lederman helps couples build trust, resolve conflicts, and create a shared vision for their relationship.

Parenting Support
Dr. Lederman guides parents in applying Nonviolent Communication to foster collaboration and emotional safety in their families. Learn tools to navigate tough moments while maintaining connection and harmony.

Mediating Amicable Separations
If reconnection isn’t feasible, Dr. Lederman facilitates discussions that support couples in navigating separation with mutual respect and understanding. By fostering a collaborative and compassionate dialogue, he helps couples reach agreements that prioritize the well-being of everyone involved, including children.

How Dr. Lederman can help you with an NVC approach:

Dr. Lederman supports couples and parents in building the practical skills needed to create and sustain meaningful relationships. His approach emphasizes cultivating connection in the present moment while empowering you with tools for future success. He can help you:

  • Deepen Emotional Connection: Strengthen the bond in your relationships by fostering empathy, honesty, and understanding.

  • Navigate Conflict with Ease: Resolve disagreements without blame or defensiveness by uncovering the needs driving the conflict.

  • Transform Conflict into Connection: Shift tensions into opportunities for collaboration and mutual understanding, fostering trust and resolution.

  • Create Collaborative Family Dynamics: Build a foundation of cooperation and mutual respect that supports peaceful and joyful relationships.

  • Develop Self-Compassion: Gain clarity on your own feelings and needs, allowing you to better connect with your loved ones and show up authentically.

  • Strengthen Emotional Bonds: Create a felt sense of connection and goodwill that deepens your relationships and inspires a natural desire to connect further.

  • Build Lasting Connection Skills: Develop tools that empower you to navigate future challenges with confidence, reducing dependence on outside intervention.

Start Your Journey to Connection

Schedule a session today and take the first step toward deeper understanding , harmony, and joy in your family or partnership.
Dr. Lederman helped us reconnect as a couple and understand each other on a much deeper level. Our communication has completely transformed.
— Sarah & Michael, Los Angeles, CA

Client Success Stories

As parents, we felt stuck and overwhelmed. With Dr. Lederman’s guidance, our family dynamic is now more peaceful and connected than ever before.
— Emily & James, San Francisco, CA