What is Nonviolent Communication / NVC?
Nonviolent communication was developed by the American psychologist Dr. Marshall B. Rosenberg and is based on the Person-centered therapy of Dr. Carl Rogers. It is not a form of therapy, but a method that promotes communication, reflection and self-development. The NVC approach and methods are very similar to those of Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT). NVC is used wherever people are in relationships: in partnerships, at work, with children, in schools or in negotiations, but also in your relationship with yourself.
NVC can help you to positively shape all your relationships, resolve old conflicts and build a new, nurturing connection with yourself. NVC has the potential to support you in leading a conscious and fulfilling life.
Dr. Marshall B. Rosenberg (1934-2015) was a successful American psychologist and psychotherapist of Jewish descent. Together with teachers, social workers and street gang leaders, he developed the concept of Nonviolent Communication (NVC).
Rosenberg founded the non-profit Center for Nonviolent Communication in 1984. He worked internationally as a respected mediator.
I am always amazed at the healing power of empathy. Again and again I have witnessed people grow out of the debilitating effects of emotional pain as soon as they have enough contact with someone who can listen to them empathically. As listeners, we don't need deep insights into psychological relationships or psychotherapeutic training. What matters is our ability to be present to what is going on inside - to the unique feelings and needs that a person is going through right now.