About

Viv Slack - NVC Mediation, Restorative Circles, Coaching, Conflict Coaching - Yorkshire, UK

Hi, I’m Viv Slack – mediator, facilitator and coach.

I love working with people who want to connect more deeply and uncover more truth, whether in their inner world and/or in their relationships.

My own journey has taken me through many traditions and modalities. From here I see a golden thread that has guided me to this point – a deep longing to restore trust in life, in my capacity to be with and move through whatever comes up. This radical acceptance is the core of all the work I do.

I am currently based on a land based project in West Wales, and also offer support online.

My journey

After 15 years working with big charities and businesses, alongside community organising, I co-founded and led Street Support Network for 6 years. This experience of collaboration, sharing power, making inclusive decisions and transforming conflict allowed me to develop my skills as a facilitator, mediator and coach. I saw how this mix of experiences and the skills could support others who were trying to change systems and co-create alternatives.

From there I supported many organisations, groups and networks to connect, make decisions together, move through conflict, and act together in solidarity. I learned how to support people to walk towards one other when conflict arises, and how to come back into dialogue when there is polarisation.

Through this work I started to see the importance of supporting people to self connect and understand more of what was going on inside, including the wisdom of the body (soma). This led to offering one to one support sessions where people were able to go deeper and explore their inner worlds, and see more clearly what was getting in the way of living a life more fully aligned with their heart.

I have studied and a range of traditions and practices including Somatics, Mind-Body Coaching, IFS and Emotional Release. Through this journey I have found my own intuitive way to support people to connect with their innate inner wisdom, return to their true nature, and to make choices about their lives from that place.

I specialise in supporting people to navigate conflict, relationships, dilemmas and challenges in their lives, to find their own inner wisdom and choose their next steps from a place of awareness and trust.

Miki Kashtan once called me an ‘Intuitive Integrator‘ and i think that describes me well. I naturally bring in different approaches and frameworks in response to live contexts, working with the wisdom coming through the people I am with. Time and time again I see this enables us to step outside our usual patterns and ways of knowing, and allow something new to open up.

I am passionate about finding ways of living and working together beyond polarisation and separation, co-creating a world that includes what we all need to thrive.

Training and experience

I integrate training and experience from a broad variety of traditions, including…

  • One to One: IFS informed Somatic Trauma Therapy, Mind-Body Coaching, Emotional Release, Compassionate Inquiry
  • Mediation: NVC based mediation, Restorative Circles, Conflict Coaching, Restorative Justice,
  • Facilitation: Art of Hosting, Deep Democracy, TheoryU, Convergent Facilitation

I am currently based in West Wales near Caerfiddin/Carmarthen. I am open to travel, and also work online.

Please get in touch if you would like to explore.