Cat Zavis
Attorney, Mediator and Educator

Cat J. Zavis

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Websites:

• http://www.catjzavis.com

Collaborative Professional ~ I work as a lawyer, coach and facilitator in the Collaborative Process. Collaborative Practice is a model that uses a team of Collaborative Professionals to assist families with the legal, financial and interpersonal elements of divorce. The process promotes respectful dialogue for mutually satisfying solutions.

Mediator - I help people transform conflicts into opportunities for connection and new possibilities. Clients are heard and understood, even when it's difficult, using and efficient and effective process. They find common concerns underlying differences and generate resolutions that are mutually satisfying, co-created and meet their unique needs.

Coaching ~ Through workshops...[more]

Collaborative Professional ~ I work as a lawyer, coach and facilitator in the Collaborative Process. Collaborative Practice is a model that uses a team of Collaborative Professionals to assist families with the legal, financial and interpersonal elements of divorce. The process promotes respectful dialogue for mutually satisfying solutions.

Mediator - I help people transform conflicts into opportunities for connection and new possibilities. Clients are heard and understood, even when it's difficult, using and efficient and effective process. They find common concerns underlying differences and generate resolutions that are mutually satisfying, co-created and meet their unique needs.

Coaching ~ Through workshops, individual coaching and practice groups, I help people learn the tools to communicate across differences with respect and skill. I have worked with countless individuals, couples, and parents so they can transform conflicts into opportunities to deepen understanding and connection. I have conducted trainings for the Washington State Bar Association (various departments), Collaborative Professionals of Washington, Western Washington University, Fairhaven College, Explorations Academy, Friends Service Committee, Domestic Violence Shelters and others.

In addition, I co-led a Parent Peer Leadership Program - nine month training program for parents in Nonviolent Communication (the foundation on which my work is based).

To learn these skills, I participated in a year-long Nonviolent Communication Leadership Training Program through the Bay Area Center for Nonviolent Communication.

Prior to my work in this area, I was a Regional Attorney at the Northwest Women's Law Center in Seattle, Washington. And before that I was an attorney at The Public Defender's Association in Seattle, Washington

Specialties: Alternative conflict resolution - mediation and collaborative law [less]

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  From Teresa Schmidt

  Given on Thu Jul 9, 2009.

  I attended Cat's Nonviolent (Compassionate) Communication workshop and was blown away! She has complete command of the subject, and is...[more]

  I attended Cat's Nonviolent (Compassionate) Communication workshop and was blown away! She has complete command of the subject, and is an outstanding trainer and teacher. Cat gave us practical, easy-to-use tools that can instantly improve relationships through a different way of communicating. I highly recommend Cat's workshop!   [less]