Nonviolent Communication Level Two Intermediate Trainings
The NVC foundation training is a level one training. If you wish to take your training further, to support you Daren De Witt has combined with four other London-based NVC trainers to create the NVC Level 2 Intermediate Training Programme (see below for more information about this programme). Daren facilitates three of the twelve level two trainings from this programme. These three trainings are the only post-foundation level training that Daren is offering, as he is otherwise focused on Identity Constellations workshops, which help us to explore and heal from the impact of our unmet needs on our development from the commencement of our lives onwards.
For other post-foundation NVC trainings, please visit either nvc-uk.com or cnvc.org.
What is the NVC Level 2 Intermediate Training Programme?
The NVC Level 2 Intermediate training programme consists of 12 trainings across the course of a year, one training per month. Each training is 6 hours in length, taking place over one day or two half days. We have focused on making the programme as flexible as possible. Each training stands alone, so you can attend as few or as many of the trainings as you wish. The twelve trainings repeat each year, in effect creating a cycle. So, you can start at any point during the year and following the training programme through to completion for yourself the following year. You can also attend any trainings you miss during one year in the following year.
The trainings are facilitated by five London-based certified NVC trainers. Each trainer is facilitating approx two trainings from the programme. So you will be able to enjoy the individual perspective, understanding and specialism of each trainer. We hope you will enjoy the richness of the themes and trainer input that this programme offers.
“I find these trainings so enriching and empowering. They have also given me the opportunity to meet people in other ways, and I am very grateful for this.” – Hannah, March 2023
Intention
To deepen your understanding and experience of NVC in theory and practice. Sustained input over the course of a year will support you to integrate and embody NVC more fully in your life.
Pre-requisite
Participants will be expected to have completed a NVC Level 1 Foundation Training, or equivalent. This will ensure a common foundation for intermediate/level 2 engagement and practice.
Facilitated by five London-based certified NVC trainers
Remaining NVC Level 2 Intermediate training dates, themes and facilitators for 2024
2-3 Nov 2024 (2 half-days): NVC and Power and Privilege. Facilitated by Ceri Buckmaster – How can NVC support?
7-8 Dec 2024 (2 half-days): Practical tools for developing NVC fluency. Facilitated by Tracy Seed
NVC Level 2 Intermediate training dates, themes and facilitators for 2025
18-19 Jan 2025 (2 half-days): Transforming Conflict. Facilitated by Ceri Buckmaster
8-9 Feb 2025 (2 half-days): Embodying Self-Empathy & Compassion. Facilitated by Tracy Seed
8-9 March 2025 (2 half-days): Learning from our Mistakes, Mourning & Expressing Regret. Facilitated by Daren De Witt
5-6 Apr 2025 (2 half-days): NVC & Trauma. Facilitated by Daren De Witt & Tracy Seed.
17-18 May 2025 (2 half-days): Embodying Saying “No” with Courage and Care. Facilitated by Cath Burke
14-15 June 2025 (2 half-days): Transforming the pain of unmet needs. Facilitated by Carolyn Davies
19-20 July 2025 (2 half-days): Requests to Restore Flow. Facilitated by Ceri Buckmaster
2-3 Aug 2025 (2 half-days): NVC and Anger. Facilitated by Daren De Witt
27-28 Sept 2025 (2 half-days): NVC & Mindfulness: Introduction to the Dyad Process. Facilitated by Carolyn Davies
25-26 Oct 2025 (2 half-days): Me, Myself and I: Embodying Empathy for our Inner Critic & Self Sabotuer. Facilitated by Cath Burke
15-16 Nov 2025 (2 half-days): NVC and Power. Facilitated by Ceri Buckmaster – How can NVC support?
6-7 Dec 2025 (2 half-days): Practical Tools for Embodying NVC Fluency. Facilitated by Tracy Seed
You can view the full NVC Level 2 Intermediate Training programme, with links to each of the individual trainings, along with a range of other supportive NVC trainings, on the following page: Nonviolent Communication London
Below is more information about the three NVC Level 2 Intermediate Trainings that Daren is personally facilitating in 2025.
Learning from our Mistakes, Mourning and Expressing Regret
Date: Sat 8th & Sun 9th March 2025. 9.30am – 1pm UK time on both days.
Location Online using Zoom.
On this NVC Level 2 Intermediate training we will explore how to connect with ourselves and others when we mess up! We will explore how we talk to ourselves and what is going on for us internally. We will also look at how we can connect with the people who have been impacted by our actions and how we can express our regret in a connected and connecting way.
Themes covered will include:
– How we connect with ourselves when we make mistakes, exploring and practicing the concepts and dynamics of the ‘inner educator’ and ‘inner chooser’ as defined by Marshall Rosenberg.
– What it means to ‘mourn’ in NVC.
– Judgemental apology vs life-connected apology.
– Expressing our regret in a life-connected way.
The training will be focused on practice, using examples from your own life.
Prerequisite
This workshop is part of the NVC Level 2 Intermediate Training Programme (see above for more info). Participants will be expected to have completed an NVC level 1 Foundation Training, or equivalent. This will ensure a common foundation for intermediate/level 2 engagement and practice.
Comments from Previous Participants
“This training goes to the essence of human connection with self, life and others. It offers a practical and heartful framework for working through what comes alive in moments of regret, mourning of needs that cannot be met at that time, and apology.” – Anna E, March 2023
“I very much enjoyed and valued the training. It was intense and required hard work which I very much value. I have gained some great learnings from these two half day workshops and was offered the tools to use them… Thank you Daren. – T. Tawil, March 2021
Timings:
9.30am till 1pm on both Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th March 2025. There will be a 15 minute tea break mid-morning.
Prices:
Individual rates (If you are paying for the training from your own pocket):
If you earn less than £20,000 before tax: £85
If you earn between £20,000-£30,000 before tax: £130
If you earn between £30,000-£45,000 before tax: £165
If you earn more than £45,000 before tax: £220
Concessions available: Daren is happy to dialogue with you if any of these prices would prevent you from coming.
Organisational rates (If your employer is paying for your place on the training):
Small Charity rate: £135 (If you work for a charity with fewer than 15 employees and they will pay for the training).
Public sector / Large Charity rate: £170 (If you work for a public sector organisation, such as a local council or the NHS, or a charity with more than 15 employees, and they will pay for the training).
Private sector rate: £220 (If you work for a profit making company and they will pay for the training).
Concessions available: Daren is happy to dialogue with you if any of these prices would prevent you from coming.
To book: To book on this training, please email Daren at nvcresolutions[at]gmail.com.
NVC and Trauma
Dates: Sat 5th & Sun 6th April 2025
Co-facilitated by Daren De Witt and Tracy Seed
Location: Online using Zoom.
On this NVC Level 2 Intermediate Training, we will explore stress and trauma and its relationship to NVC. The training will include a mixture of theory and carefully supported practice. You will be given some resources to support you to restore to equilibrium during moments of activation.
Themes covered will include:
– Exploring some current theories and models of stress and trauma
– Bringing awareness to our stress and trauma responses and how they impact our capacity to stay empathic and relational (in NVC consciousness)
– Explore key needs that relate to trauma
– Learn some simple techniques and practices for restoring equilibrium, during moments of our own activation
– Understand how to accompany others when they are triggered into a stress or trauma response
The training will be focused on practice, using examples from your own life.
Prerequisite
This workshop is part of the NVC Level 2 Intermediate Training Programme (see above for more info). Participants will be expected to have completed a NVC Level 1 Foundation Training in NVC, or equivalent. This will ensure a common foundation for intermediate/level 2 engagement and practice.
Timings:
9.30am till 1pm on both Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April 2025. There will be a 15 minute tea break mid-morning.
Prices:
Individual rates (If you are paying for the training from your own pocket):
If you earn less than £20,000 before tax: £85
If you earn between £20,000-£30,000 before tax: £130
If you earn between £30,000-£45,000 before tax: £165
If you earn more than £45,000 before tax: £220
Concessions available: Daren is happy to dialogue with you if any of these prices would prevent you from coming.
Organisational rates (If your employer is paying for your place on the training):
Small Charity rate: £135 (If you work for a charity with fewer than 15 employees and they will pay for the training).
Public sector / Large Charity rate: £170 (If you work for a public sector organisation, such as a local council or the NHS, or a charity with more than 15 employees, and they will pay for the training).
Private sector rate: £220 (If you work for a profit making company and they will pay for the training).
Concessions available: Daren is happy to dialogue with you if any of these prices would prevent you from coming.
To book: Tracy Seed is managing the bookings for this training. To book on this training, please visit the following page: NVC and Trauma
NVC and Anger
Date: Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd August 2025. 9.30am-1pm UK time on both days.
Location: Online using Zoom.
Anger is a powerful and widespread emotion in our culture and NVC has a unique approach to it. In NVC we define it as a ‘life-alienated emotion’. The NVC approach to anger differs from the basic NVC model, including an extra step!
During this NVC Level 2 Intermediate Training we will explore how to connect with our anger and ensure that it is expressed in a life affirming way. We will understand the range of feelings that often underlie anger. Finally, we will look at how we can connect with other people when they are angry, either with us or with someone else.
The day will be focused on practice, using examples from your own life.
Prerequisite
This workshop is part of the NVC Level 2 Intermediate Training Programme (see above for more info). Participants will be expected to have completed a NVC Level 1 Foundation Training, or equivalent. This will ensure a common foundation for intermediate/level 2 engagement and practice.
Comments from previous participants on this training
“Daren, thank you for all you gave to this NVC and Anger workshop. I’m giving gratitude for the sense I felt of having been in a space held and shaped by care, focus, listening, expertise, warmth, patience, acceptance and for the invitation I felt was offered to engage, explore, grow and connect.” – A Edgar, Aug 2023