Elly Van Laar

Expertise:Relationships, Communication, Meaning and Purpose, Group Coaching, SpeakingTarget Audience:People 35 and older, who want to live the life they really want, with others and themselvesTools:Nonviolent Communication, MindfulnessLocation:Austin, TX, USABackground:Elly van Laar supports people to live the life they really want. For 25 years, Elly has helped individuals, couples and organizations deepen compassion and empathy skills, bridge differences, and find solutions that benefit all parties. Elly is a speaker and blogger on Nonviolent Communication, mindfulness, and conflict resolution.Elly has eleven years of training with Nonviolent Communication teachers and eight years of teaching Nonviolent Communication. She belongs to Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Blossom mindfulness community, volunteers at the Austin Dispute Resolution Center, and is a member of Amnesty International since 1980. She serves on the Board of the Austin Mediators Association and the ICF-Greater Austin Charter Chapter.And if she is not mediating? Then you can find her on her meditation cushion, visiting friends and family in the Netherlands, trying new vegan recipes, juggling. Or, hanging out with her fan and teacher, her husband David Nayer.To find out more about Elly visit www.ellyvanlaar.com.Some of the things clients are saying about Elly van Laar:Sofia Barbato – Supportive Services Program ManagerWorking with Elly has really transformed me as a leader and as an individual! She does a wonderful job helping me to ask the right questions, giving me tools to help me to discern the answers, and brainstorming practical ways to incorporate these ideas into my everyday work life. What a gift she is to me!Radha Newson – Yoga TeacherI had 3 mediation sessions with Elly, and through her mediation was able to understand and communicate with my sister in a way we had not been able to in several years. Elly skillfully navigated us through tough emotions and ensured that all parties felt heard. Once we felt heard, it was a lot easier to think about solutions. Thanks to Elly, my sister and I are talking again.Eric Mann – Computer Science and Math TeacherBefore meeting with Elly, my work was consuming. I was working hard, but not in directions that nurtured my commitments and passions. In my conversations with Elly, I discovered a path to grow and develop professionally, while preserving time, energy, and love for being a husband and a father. Elly asked powerful questions and listened with such care. I now have the presence of mind to be in partnership with my wife as our young son grows by leaps and bounds.QualificationsPolitical Science, MA, State University Leiden, the NetherlandsCoach, ACC, MentorCoachMediator, credentialed, Austin Mediators AssociationProfessional Memberships International Coach Federation, global and local memberAustin Mediators AssociationCompassionate Austin Co-OpCenter for Nonviolent CommunicationThich Nhat Hanh Plum Blossom Sangha, Austin