About me

Hello, I am Filip Malinowski, a coach for communication and self-development based on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg.

Through my own journey – from inner blockage to authentic clarity – I have experienced how transformative NVC can be. As a child in a Polish family shaped by traumatic heritage of the war and rigid expectations, I had lost access to parts of my inner world. NVC became the life-changing key for me to understand my feelings, clearly naming my needs and standing up for myself in a powerful way.

With openness, curiosity and a pinch of humor, I offer you a space in which you can develop safely and freely.

What my coaching is all about:

Access to feelings & needs: Together we explore what’s going on inside you and work out new ways to recognize and express yourself authentically.

Authentic communication: I show you how to express your needs and boundaries in a clear and connecting way.

New strategies: We release old blockages and create new, empowering strategies to fulfill your needs effectively.

Transformation: If you wish, we can reflect on your past and create healing, corrective experiences.

Using elements of somatic mindfulness, inner child work, I combine NVC into a holistic approach that supports you in creating the life you want.

Let’s bring clarity, peace and connection into your life together.

all my reviews & feedback from clients

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My Education
2022-25 courses in Inner-Child-Work, somatic body work, constellations
2021-24 NVC advanced trainings (with Gabriele Seils, among others), CNVC IIT training
2020 year long training in Nonviolent Communication, participation in NVC practice groups, leading a practice group
since 2010 self-experience in Gestalt Therapy & NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) (40 sessions), Depth Psychology (50 sessions) and cognitive Behavioral Therapy (50 sessions), Pesso-Therapy (10 days), courses in Vipassana meditation (30 days)
since 2008 work as an award winning international film producer, film director & screenwriter for cinema
studies of Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Film & Theatre Studies at the University of Vienna

Stefan van Zwoll

Very empathetic, smart and thoughtful Filip helped my colleagues and me to understand and practice GFK to master most situations in the future. Thank you so much!

Myriah Day

Working with Filip was incredibly powerful and I am so blown away about how approachable he made the core values of NVC so clear and connected. I recommend this workshop!

Minette

We attended the 2-day weekend workshop on Nonviolent Communication (English) and we’re really impressed by the amount of content we covered and how much we learned and practiced in this short amount of time. It was really powerful and transformational! Really appreciated the work Filip put into making it inclusive and organized. It was challenging, liberating and fun. I could have done it all week.

Victoria Meneses

My husband and I visited the weekend course “nonviolent communication” and from the first moment I felt very peaceful due to the mood and atmosphere Filip has created. I had the expectation to learn a rather dry and theoretical but necessary method. Filip gave us a deep, contact- and practice-oriented inside into the topic. In his point of view “…nonviolent communication is not a method but rather an attitude of life and if you want to learn the theory please read the book”. I loved the way he structured the course, how he made himself visible and transparent to the participants and thus, trustworthy and real. I personally think he was very professional and warmhearted. I will definitely recommend his NVC course as often as I can.

Sam Ainsworth

I’ve had a great time working with Filip. His communication is clear, he knows what he is talking about, and I always come away from our sessions feeling more clear and better about my circumstances. We work on NVC (non violent communication), and I find the application of the methods he works with is direct and helpful beyond just the sessions. Highly recommend (he is also fluent in English, if somebody is wondering).

Dan Hadley

Filip gave a 1 day workshop in English at our software engineering school for staff and students. The content was adapted to not only a work, but also a personal context. Everyone in the workshop left with practical skills in NVC and we all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was highly engaging and was above our expectations. Thanks Filip for bringing this workshop to us!

Helene T. I.

We recently had an NVC training with Filip and it was really great, helpful and lively. He managed to create a safe space where all could interact, process the theory and put it in practice. Highly recommended and looking forward to having more sessions in the future!

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This was such a great experience! I am definitely underlining “the experience” because the workshop is a combination of theory, practice, openness, and connection which serves as an experience to guide you through your path. It felt like living in a sub-dimension for a few hours and you can solely focus on yourself. If you want to get the best out of it, get a good night’s sleep, show up with high spirits, and don’t be shy! Filip is a great instructor, an empathic person, and very passionate about the subject. His eagerness to help and teach was top-notch! A great workshop to sit in with your feelings and figure out your (internal) needs 🙂

Sharon

If you’re looking for a formula to shut people up when they’re complaining, this is a wrong class. If you’re looking for tricks so that you can always get what you want from people, this is a wrong class. If you are not ready to open up, jump out of your comfort zone, and heal and to be healed, this is a wrong class. but if you’re looking to open a new chapter of your relationship/life, this is the right place.

Alexandra Kirsch

We went to Filip for an hour of NVC coaching. We recommend to bring a specific situation as example where communication didn’t go like you wanted. Filip lead us through the process of discovering and showing our feelings and needs and how we can better understand and communicate them. We feel very connected after. Thank you!

Edmond Laccon

You will definitely gain constructive insights about yourself from one of Filip’s well thought-out courses. It was a nice mix of challenging and revealing and I was surprised and impressed with what I experienced during one of his 2-day courses.

He lead the group in a warm and empathetic way, quickly establishing trust and rapport which only deepened over the time. I saw my own experiences in others and this was encouraging. Will be back for more!

Lukas Bierfreund

The one-on-one coaching with Filip has been an overall great experience, which I highly recommend. Filip is very empathic and has been asking all the right questions to dive deeply into different life topics, leading me to significant insights about myself. I have also heard great things of the NVC workshop and plan to attend it in the future.

Yulia Yushchik

We went for private coaching sessions with Filip, and it’s impressive how much effective outcome was created after each visit. Filip is an empathetic person with great observation and analytic skills. His take on a situation is sharp yet it’s delivered with a compassion and humor. Each time we felt that we were getting valuable observations and interpretations that made us elevate above a situation and reflect on it from a variety of perspectives. Sessions with Filip encouraged us growing empathy – towards ourselves and others. We would highly recommend Filip for personal or couple coaching.

Nadja Wohlleben

Filip ist ein ebenso einfühlsamer, wie feinfühliger Coach. Mein Partner und ich suchten ihn zwei Mal in Konfliktsituationen auf, und er half uns dabei, unsere Streitigkeiten zu schlichten und die Perspektive des anderen besser zu verstehen. Filip gelingt es mit einfachen Worten das Wesentliche auszudrücken und Urteile und Wertungen in die Äußerung von Bedürfnissen umzuwandeln. Die Methoden der GFK vermittelt Filip mit Leichtigkeit und auf Augenhöhe. Wir können Filip als Coach vollsten Herzens empfehlen.

Nico Gronwald

I took the nvc intro course Filip offers and felt immediately welcome and quickly at ease to share deep thoughts with a group of strangers. He managed to create trust and a safe space for people to share feelings and vulnerabilities.

He manages to show an access to nvc that focuses on practice more than on theory which you can read in the book anyway.

10/10 already recommending to friends and colleagues.

Thanks for a great, insightful and exciting workshop, Filip!

Mirek Woźniak
Had a terrific weekend workshop with Filip: it was enriching, well-led and transformative. I’m recommending it to my friends and am considering joining a follow-up in-depth workshop that Filip organises, too!

Myriah Day

Working with Filip was incredibly powerful and I am so blown away about how approachable he made the core values of NVC so clear and connected. I recommend this workshop!

Minette

Molly Brown

Attended a spring NVC weekend seminar in English with Filip. It was a lot of material conveyed with ease, patience, and moments for worthwhile exercises and discussion. A solid introduction to NVC training with an intimate (11 participants) group in a comfortable setting. Highly recommend.

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