Conflict Coaching
Community Law & Mediation provides free coaching in conflict resolution.
This is a structured process that helps people develop the skills needed to manage and engage with interpersonal conflicts better. A trained coach works with the client to build competence and confidence in managing their conflict. It is a future-oriented, action-driven process that focuses on each individual’s goals.
All of our coaches have completed training in conflict management and are accredited by the Mediator’s Institute of Ireland.
To book in, please fill out the following booking form.
We also offer a mediation service, see the link to find out more.
Conflict coaching can help individuals with:
- Communication Skills: Coaching individuals to communicate more effectively during conflicts.
- Self-awareness and Emotional Regulation: Understanding their own emotional triggers and reactions during conflicts.
- Perspective Taking: Fostering empathy and encouraging individuals to consider the other party’s point of view in hopes of finding common ground.
- Problem-Solving: Teaching structured approaches to conflict resolution
- Boundary setting: Helping individuals learn how to set and maintain healthy boundaries in conflict situations.
Conflict Coaching might be useful in:
- Short term/ one off conflict resolution: This is when you are struggling to communicate or handle a specific issue or behaviour with another person. Two or three sessions can provide you with valuable insights and strategies to effectively manage or address the situation. Depending on the situation, it may only take one or two sessions e.g. if it relates to just one issue which you need insight on how best to manage.
- Long term conflict resolution: You can take regular sessions, for up to three months, in order to improve your general conflict competencies and skills. Many people find it useful to work in a little more depth on a couple of skill areas.
- As mediation preparation: We advise getting conflict coaching prior to mediation to enhance your skills.
Conflict Coaching FAQs
Depending on the situation, it may only take one or two sessions e.g. if it relates to just one issue which you need insight on how best to manage.
Many people find it useful to work in a little more depth on a couple of skill areas, for example where you have difficulty in saying ‘no’ to people or where you have unhelpful conflict management behaviour you want to address. This would take longer – perhaps 2 or 3 sessions per month for a period of 2 to 3 months.
Sessions usually last 90 minutes and can also be over the telephone.
Contact us to find out more about our conflict resolution training.
Anyone who encounters conflict in a personal, professional, or community setting can benefit from conflict coaching.
At CLM we also offer it to everyone who is hoping to mediate to help them prepare for the mediation.
Conflict coaching can address a wide range of conflicts, including personal disagreements, workplace issues, family disputes, conflicts within community or social groups. It can be helpful for any situation where effective communication and resolution are needed.
Our highly trained professionals from Community Law & Mediation will guide your conflict management coaching as follows:
Work with you to clarify the goals you want to achieve over a series of 90 minute conflict resolution training sessions.
Assist you in developing the best strategy to achieve your conflict resolution end-goals.
Build on your experience so you can deal with conflict more effectively in the future.
Information shared with your conflict coach is confidential; exceptions and limitations (such as in the area of child protection) are discussed and agreed upon as part of the conflict coaching process.
The conflict coach does not provide counselling, professional opinions or advice, and does not replace legal or medical services. Conflict coaching is more focused on developing practical skills to manage and resolve conflicts, it does not explore deeper emotional issues or past traumas. It is solution-oriented and typically addresses present-day conflicts and challenges.
