Nonviolent Communication Clinic
Transform Your Workplace Conversations with NVC
Workplace culture is shaped by how we communicate.
Explore the practical tools of NVC with Anita Melin, a registered clinical counsellor with the BC Association of clinical counselors,
who has been operating a private practice counselling business in the Nelson BC area for more than 20 years at Open Door Communications.
She had the good fortune to meet and train with the developer of NVC, Marshall Rosenberg, when working in India supporting communication clinics for grassroots organizations.
Our Communication Clinic introduces practical tools from Nonviolent Communication (NVC), a proven framework that helps leaders and employees express concerns clearly, listen with intention, and navigate conflict without blame.
NVC shifts conversations from reaction to understanding — building trust, psychological safety, and stronger collaboration across teams.
Discover how NVC can transform the way your organization works — one conversation at a time.
NVC provides practical tools to:
- Express concerns clearly without blame
- Listen in ways that reduce tension
- Understand underlying needs behind behavior
- Respond rather than react under pressure
Nelson police searching for missing man
By John Rune, KCR Newsroom
Nelson Police are asking for help to locate a man who hasn't been seen for almost two weeks.
Patrick Mahoney, age 44, was last seen at 10:50 a.m. on December 10 near Safeway in Nelson. Police did not specify what he was wearing at the time, but described him as 5’10 tall and around 180 lbs.
He has short brown hair, blue eyes and a short beard.
“Nelson Police and its partner agencies are concerned for the well-being of Mr. Mahoney and wish to locate him as quickly as possible, if he is seen please contact your local police department,” Nelson PD wrote in a statement.
