Having Hard Conversations

About this event

In this workshop, participants will learn how to have hard conversations within their relationships. Participants will have the opportunity to practice a process developed by psychologists known as Nonviolent Communication. Discover how to gain confidence in communicating your needs more effectively, and in navigating conflict with family members, partners, friends, coworkers, and more, so you can develop more connected and fulfilling relationships.

Register early as space is limited.

About the Presenters

Maggie Baisley is a licensed clinical psychologist in Virginia and completed her PhD in 2017. Her graduate research focused on trauma reactions and humor as communication. She specializes in clinical and policy work related to power-based violence and conflict. She has been actively engaged in community work around responses to conflict, harm, and violence for more than a decade.

Valentina Raman is a community organizer and therapist who is currently pursuing her PhD in Clinical Psychology. For over 10 years, she has served in non-profits, community-based organizations, and schools, facilitating spaces of belonging, learning, and action towards the greater well-being of people and planet. Her research currently focuses on human flourishing, and how community spaces can protect and and support people to thrive.

PLEASE NOTE: WORKSHOP IS IN PERSON AT THE WOMENS CENTER IN VIENNA, VIRGINIA. Suite 500, room 3.

From The Women’s Center