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# Brave Conversations, LLC

Conflict Resolution & Prevention

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- [Home](https://braveconversationsllc.com/) - Click for COVID-19 Responsiveness for Clients “Conflict is, therefore, simply the sound made by cracks in a system…” Kenneth Cloke A word from Barb about working with conflict: The skills and efforts I put forth in facilitation, mediation, collaborative communication training, conflict resolution and prevention and conflict coaching, involve being able to consistently employ empathy,
- [Upcoming Training](https://braveconversationsllc.com/training/) - Transformational Conflict Facilitation for Groups and Organizations Seminar Featuring Ken Cloke, L. Therese White and Barbara Barnes TBA Course Fee: $540 (Includes all materials) Class Size: 20-35 Participants The Seminar For Facilitators, Mediators and Organization Leaders The Transformational approach dramatically improves the outcomes of facilitations Transformational Facilitators find unlimited ways to grow and learn within
- [Testimonials](https://braveconversationsllc.com/testimonials/) - Barb Barnes is an amazingly gifted, generous and talented human being. She is unusually both smart and kind. She is naturally empathetic, extremely insightful, profoundly curious, intelligent, energetic, an inspiring coach and facilitator, and a clear thinker. She is deeply ethical and consistently open-hearted, which makes her an outstanding mediator. She has a deeply inquisitive
- [Membership/Education/Training](https://braveconversationsllc.com/barbara-barnes/membership-education-training/) - Memberships Mediators Beyond Borders International Montana Mediation Association National Association for Community Mediation Association for Conflict Resolution Professionals Weaving Community Best Practices for Trauma Informed Mediation/Facilitation Antiracism Training for White People Resmaa Menakem; SPLC; Loretta J. Ross Advanced Organizational Conflict Resolution/Prevention Systems Design Pepperdine University Malibu/Straus Institute Organizational Conflict Resolution/Prevention and Systems Design Pepperdine University
- [Professional Experience](https://braveconversationsllc.com/barbara-barnes/professional-experience/) - Consultant/Facilitation/Coaching Collaborative communication, conflict resolution and prevention, organizational system design and redesign (including team building), executive coaching, conflict coaching for businesses, non-profits, board of directors, groups, families and individuals. Strategic planning and goal setting with businesses and organizations and subsequent resource building to prepare for changes. Project Coordinator, Pandemics and Peacebuilding and Peacebuilding in Perilous
- [Contact Me](https://braveconversationsllc.com/contact-me/) - Barbara Barnes, Mediator, Conflict Resolution/Prevention Consultant 25 South Benton Avenue Helena, Montana 59601 406-410-1444 Email
- [Barbara Barnes](https://braveconversationsllc.com/barbara-barnes/) - Barbara Barnes is a conflict resolution and prevention professional, specializing in consultation, coaching, systems design and mediation. Barbara’s extensive experience in the fields of personal and professional development have afforded her an almost seamless understanding of what her clients experience and need. Her ability to connect in this way contributes to a shorter learning curve
- [Services Provided](https://braveconversationsllc.com/services/) - Collaborative Communication Training Community Disputes Conflict Coaching Any individual needing clarity about conflict in their life on any level. Couples Educational professionals including Teachers, Professors, Administrators, Support Staff Executive Directors, Managers, Leaders, Staff at all levels of an organization Governmental employees, managers, leaders Law Enforcement, Corrections Multi-generational families living in communal settings. Student Leaders Conflict
- [End of Life Mediation/Facilitated Conversations](https://braveconversationsllc.com/services/end-of-life-mediation-facilitated-conversations/) - Death and loss are excruciatingly difficult times for family and friends. Often, what used to be manageable conflicts can suddenly become seemingly insurmountable obstacles to connecting. Surprises and revelations can rock the foundations that families and friends rely on for balance during these sad and confusing times. Not only is each individual’s experience of life
- [Community Disputes](https://braveconversationsllc.com/services/community-disputes/) - Barbara has partnered with other experienced mediators and facilitators to provide dispute resolution for community issues. Included in this would be neighborhood disputes, governmental-community disputes, chronic disputes that are eroding friendly relations and conflicts over political beliefs and public health issues. Using an approach of finding ways to understand, without necessarily agreeing provides a significant
- [Personal](https://braveconversationsllc.com/barbara-barnes/personal/) - Interests Neuropsychology and neuroscience Somatic and cognitive resourcing for trauma Mindfulness and self-awareness Hiking remote trails Arts, visual, music, spoken word Weaving Reading non-fiction, mysteries, historical fiction Communication styles Linguistics Single mother, one adult daughter- journalist, body positivity advocate Animal tracking as a meditative practice Dog and cat lover Equine Massage for horses with history
- [Group Facilitation](https://braveconversationsllc.com/services/group-facilitation/) - If you think your group or organization would benefit from a skilled conflict resolution partner, consider this option. For groups of up to 30 participants, one facilitator is used and for larger groups, Brave Conversations LLC will partner with another facilitator or facilitators depending on needs and group sizes. Group Facilitation is a process that:
- [Collaborative Communication Training](https://braveconversationsllc.com/services/collaborative-communication-training/) - This service is helpful for all kinds of groups and organizations. Utilizing her training, broad experiences and understanding of the neuroscience of communication, Barbara enthusiastically brings this dynamic and unique training to groups in order to reduce misunderstandings and increase ease in communications. All trainings are tailored to the needs of the group. These sessions
- [Peer Mediation Training](https://braveconversationsllc.com/services/peer-mediation-training/) - Utilized by schools, this service trains young people in ways to resolve disputes in ways that provide lasting solutions and deeper understanding of conflict. This service can also be used by any organization to design team-based conflict resolution processes. Learn about conflict dynamics and characteristics Learn ways to stay connected and neutral during peer mediation
- [Mediation](https://braveconversationsllc.com/services/mediation/) - “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” Helen Keller The style of mediation practiced is a blend of transformative and facilitative. It serves people who are in a dispute that needs resolution and agreements. Mediation
- [Leadership Training and Coaching](https://braveconversationsllc.com/services/leadership-training-and-coaching/) - This approach is for people who are managers, directors or team members who want to deepen their ability to have a positive impact within their organization as well as an increase in the satisfaction they experience in their day to day work. It is sometimes combined with Conflict Coaching for managers or leaders who find
- [Conflict Resolution/Prevention](https://braveconversationsllc.com/services/conflict-resolution-prevention/) - This service is tailored to fit the unique needs of each organization or group. Working with the organization on all levels makes this approach a healing and strengthening one rather than one of palliative and temporary “fixes”. CRP can result in increased profits and productivity by eliminating (sometimes devastating) time, staff and customer losses due
- [Conflict Coaching](https://braveconversationsllc.com/services/conflict-coaching/) - Highly individualized, this service is a good fit for anyone experiencing difficulty with conflicts. This service can make a huge difference in the way conflicts are understood and responded to by conflict coaching clients. To illustrate the power of this work, consider the equation: A+B=C. If “A” changes, even a small amount, “C” will be