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Whether your organization is in a place of stuckness and despair; has high ideals but not many skills yet; or already knows a lot about how to work together but wants additional support while facing a major issue, Tree might be able to help.

Tree Bressen has been involved in a facilitative role with groups of various kinds for over a decade. From spending literally thousands of hours in meetings as a participant, she has seen what works and what doesn't. Methods that do work are learnable, and they are available to your group.

Tree is an eclectic practitioner, drawing on a variety of approaches to support the groups she serves. Because issues rarely get stuck solely at a rational level, skillful facilitation calls for working with emotions and participants' whole selves, following the group's energy to see what is emerging and where the conversation needs to move. Tree concentrates on what works in each particular situation. Processes she is familiar with include: Appreciative Inquiry, Dynamic Facilitation, Art of Hosting, Process Work, Non-Violent Communication, Open Space, World Café, Work that Reconnects , Reevaluation Counseling and more, as well as consensus decision-making in a secular context which is her specialty. Her work emphasizes building the capacity of your group to respond effectively to future situations along with moving through present challenges.

For highlights of who Tree has worked with in the past and what she's done, see a resume.

Comments and testimonials are also available.

Teaching
Tree's workshops on facilitation, consensus, conflict resolution, and other subjects consistently receive enthusiastic reviews for being engaging, upbeat, practical, and informative. Trainings are designed around the specific needs of your group, and length varies from 90 minutes to several days.

Facilitation
Tree is available to facilitate meetings and retreats, including sessions on organizational restructuring and strategic planning. She also does process design and facilitation for large events.

Tree currently operates on a gift economy basis. For more information on availability or if you have further questions, please get in contact: