Communication facilitation
Two people who matter to each other. One conversation that keeps failing. I'm the neutral third person who keeps it fair, calm, and moving — so you actually hear each other instead of rehearsing your rebuttals. Sessions are on a sliding scale starting at $20, so cost is never the reason you don't come.
What I facilitate
Couples. You keep having the same argument on a loop, you talk past each other, and every attempt to fix it becomes another round of it. A neutral person in the room changes the physics of that conversation.
Breakups and exes. Ending it kindly. Deciding whether you can actually be friends. Untangling a shared apartment, a shared friend group, a shared life. Saying the thing that never got said so you can both stop carrying it.
Family, friends, and colleagues. Adult siblings who can't talk about the parents. A parent and adult child stuck in old grooves. Close friends after a rupture. You and a boss or coworker where you're both genuinely trying and it still isn't landing. If two people both want to understand each other and can't, that's my room.
What this is not for
Situations involving abuse, addiction, or a mental-health crisis need a licensed professional — and if that's where you are, I'll help you find one, free, just email me. And anything with legal or financial stakes — dividing assets, custody, a formal workplace complaint — needs a lawyer, a certified mediator, or HR, not me.
How it works
- Book a free 20-minute intro call. All three of us meet, you tell me what's going on, and we decide together if this is a fit. No charge, no commitment.
- Sessions are about an hour, over video or in person around Cambridge/Boston.
- No packages, no contracts. Come once, come weekly, come when something flares up.
FAQ
Is this therapy?
No. This is facilitation, not therapy or counseling. I'm not a licensed therapist, and I don't diagnose or treat mental-health conditions. What I do is help two people slow down, hear each other, and practice the conversation they've been avoiding.
Why is it only $20?
Two honest reasons. First, I'm building my practice: I have real experience with this work — [EDIT: one or two sentences on your experience helping people communicate] — but the practice is new, and early clients should get early-client prices. Second, it's the point: the people who most need a calm third person in the room are usually the ones who can't spend $200 an hour. The sliding scale isn't a discount, it's the model.
Do we both have to want this?
Yes. Facilitation only works if both people walk in willingly — I can't referee someone who was dragged there. If the other person is unsure, the free intro call is a low-stakes way for them to see what it is before committing to anything.
What actually happens in a session?
You two talk. I keep the conversation fair and slow. I'll interrupt spirals, name the pattern I'm seeing, and have you practice saying the hard thing directly to each other instead of about each other. You leave with something concrete to try.
Is it confidential?
I keep everything you tell me private, full stop. One honest caveat: facilitation doesn't carry the formal legal confidentiality protections that licensed therapy does. If that distinction matters for your situation, a licensed therapist is the right choice, and I'll say so.
Video or in person?
Either. Video from anywhere; in person around Cambridge/Boston.