She began teaching practice groups in 2007 and currently facilitates several practice groups for ‘Conscious Communication’ based on the work of Rosenberg and Robert Gonzales’ Living Compassion processes. She has offered training in Wisconsin prisons, schools, churches, and service communities and is a founding member of Wisconsin Empathy Guild (formerly Madison Area NVC.) She is currently studying with Robert Gonzales, former president of the international NVC Board of Directors. She is a member of Robert’s 2009/10 and 2014/15 LIFE programs.