Conflict coaching is a one-on-one process designed to help individuals navigate conflict more constructively. Sessions focus on practical communication strategies, preparation, boundary-setting, and reducing stress and reactivity during difficult interactions.
Unlike mediation, conflict coaching involves meeting individually with one person at a time. It is a practical, short-term, goal-oriented process designed to support clearer communication and decision-making. Conflict coaching is not therapy or legal advice.
Lydia Carbone is a conflict coach and mediator with a particular interest in communication, co-parenting dynamics, and helping individuals navigate conflict with greater clarity and confidence.
Her approach is calm, supportive, practical, and nonjudgmental. Lydia works collaboratively with clients to better understand conflict patterns, clarify goals, and develop more effective ways of communicating and responding during challenging situations. Click here to learn more about Lydia and our team.
Conflict coaching is a one-on-one process that helps individuals prepare and build confidence to navigate difficult conversations more effectively. Sessions focus on communication strategies, boundary-setting, conflict patterns, and reducing stress and reactivity during challenging interactions.
Mediation involves a neutral professional helping two or more people work toward agreements together. Conflict coaching involves meeting individually with one person to help them prepare for conversations, improve communication, and navigate conflict more effectively.
No. Conflict coaching is not therapy or mental health treatment. It is a practical, goal-oriented process focused on communication, preparation, and conflict-management strategies.
Because conflict coaching is an individual process, the other person does not need to participate. Many people seek conflict coaching when they want support preparing for a difficult conversation or navigating an ongoing conflict more effectively on their own. While you can’t make other people change you can change how you handle the situation.
Conflict coaching may be helpful for co-parenting challenges, family conflict, communication difficulties during mediation, workplace issues, boundary-setting, divorce-related conversations, or recurring disagreements at home that feel stuck.
Sessions are individualized based on your goals and circumstances. Coaching may include clarifying priorities, preparing for conversations, identifying communication patterns, role-playing interactions, and developing strategies for responding more effectively during conflict.
Many clients participate in between 2–5 sessions, depending on the nature of the conflict and their goals. Some people seek support around one specific conversation, while others use coaching over a longer period of transition or ongoing conflict.
Yes. Sessions are generally conducted via Zoom.