Certified CNVC trainer · Since 2013
From debate to dialogue, from conflict to connection. Learn to communicate in a way that truly works — at work and in your personal life.
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Based on 44 reviews
2006
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Nonviolent Communication is a practical and deeply human way of communicating. It helps you clarify what's alive in you, listen with attention to others, and create connection that contributes to mutual understanding and cooperation.
NVC is not about "being nice", but about truly being present: honest, without judgement, and with respect for everyone's needs. It offers a structure that brings calm to conversations that can be tense or confusing, and creates space for choices that work for everyone involved.
At the heart of this approach lies one principle: we gladly contribute to each other's well-being when we can do so freely and willingly.
Whether you want to use NVC in your work, relationships, family or inner world: it's an invitation to communicate from humanity, clarity and freedom of choice.
Read articles about NVC →Use these overviews as a reference alongside the training, or as a first introduction to NVC.
Start with a training, work with your team, or request personal coaching.
Practice-oriented trainings where you immediately work with real conversations.
Tailored workshops and programmes for teams that want to collaborate more safely, effectively and enjoyably.
I truly listen to you. No advice or quick solutions — just a conversation where you feel genuinely heard, and from there find your own clarity.
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About the trainer
I’m good at judging. At wanting to be right. At swallowing things and then walking around for weeks with a knot in my stomach. That hasn’t disappeared.
But I’ve learned to listen to what lies beneath — not just to others, but especially to myself. What am I actually feeling? What do I long for?
Those questions changed my relationships, my work, my life.
What do people who followed the training say?
“Bart is een geweldige trainer. Met stille opmerkzaamheid begeleidt hij groepen richting verbindend communiceren. Hij is in staat om dit op een zeer kundige en effectieve manier te doen. Hij is een ervaren en compassievolle trainer.”
Lot Vegter
“Bart weet een open en veilige sfeer te creëren, waarin we alle ruimte hadden om met eigen inbreng te oefenen. Deze training heeft me inzichten en praktische handvatten gegeven om de principes van Verbindende Communicatie nog vaker te kunnen inzetten.”
Erhard Follmi
“De opbouw van de cursus is helder en goed te volgen. De benadering is persoonlijk en de sfeer in de groep vertrouwd en veilig. Bart wist mij van begin tot eind te boeien.”
Gerry
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