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CONFLICT

Conflict shows up everywhere — at work, at home, and inside ourselves. Avoiding it doesn’t make it go away. Understanding it changes everything.

Most conflict isn’t about the issue on the surface. It’s about:​​

  • nervous system activation

  • attachment triggers

  • misinterpreted intentions

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  • unspoken expectations

  • old patterns repeating themselves

When pressure rises, external conflict almost always becomes internal conflict. My work helps people break that cycle.

Conflict Dynamics Profile (CDP) Assessment & Debrief

Gain a clear, research-based understanding of how you respond to conflict under stress — what escalates you, what grounds you, and which behaviors support healthier outcomes.

For individuals, leaders, and teams

Outcome: language, insight, and a secure plan for shifting into more regulated, constructive conflict behavior in any setting.

Conflict Transformation Coaching

Build your capacity to handle conflict by learning what’s actually happening in moments of tension, why gets triggered, and how to respond in a more grounded, secure way.

For individuals, couples, families, teams, or workplace relationships.

Outcome: secure communication, emotional steadiness, clearer boundaries, repaired trust, and new relational patterns that support psychological safety.

Conflict Trainings for Organizations

In these workshops, teams learn why conflict escalates, what the brain is doing under pressure, and how to communicate from a grounded internal base instead of reactivity.

For organizations.

Outcome: teams that communicate clearly, interrupt reactive cycles, strengthen collaboration, and build a tursting and honest culture.

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CDP

CONFLICT DYNAMICS PROFILE ASSESSMENT 

The Conflict Dynamics Profile (CDP) is a research-based assessment that measures conflict behaviors—not styles. It provides a clear, behavioral picture of how you respond in conflict.

The CDP helps individuals and teams increase self-awareness, recognize reactive patterns, and improve conflict management skills in a practical, actionable way.​ There are several versions of the assessment—CDP-Individual (CDP-I), CDP-360, and CDP Group Reports—each offering a different level of insight depending on your goals.

 

Every assessment includes a personalized debrief and action plan that makes your results meaningful, usable, and applicable to the way you move through conflict. Depending on your needs, this work can then be integrated into individual coaching, leadership development, or team/organizational work to support sustained change.

CDP-I (Individual Assessment)

A self-assessment that offers a clear look at how you see yourself responding to conflict — behaviorally, emotionally, and under pressure.
It identifies your constructive patterns, your destructive impulses, and your unique “hot buttons” that escalate stress.

 

Most helpful for: professionals seeking personal clarity · individuals doing relational work · anyone wanting to understand and shift their internal conflict habits.
 

You’ll walk away with:

  • A detailed map of your conflict behaviors and emotional triggers

  • Language to describe what’s happening inside you during tension

  • Insight into how your attachment system shapes reactivity

  • A personalized plan to shift from automatic responses → grounded, secure behaviors

Impact: greater self-awareness, emotional steadiness, clearer communication, and the ability to regulate before reacting.

CDP-360

The 360 version compares your self-perception with how others experience you in conflict — including direct reports, peers, and supervisors.
This is an incredibly powerful tool for leaders whose roles depend on clarity, steadiness, and relational intelligence.

Most helpful for: leaders · managers · high-potential talent · anyone navigating high-stakes decision-making or visibility

 

You’ll gain:

  • A complete, multi-perspective conflict profile

  • Feedback on how your behaviors land with others under stress

  • Insight into blind spots that impact trust, communication, or influence

  • A customized plan to strengthen constructive responses and reduce reactivity

 

Impact: enhanced leadership presence, improved relationships, stronger collaboration, and conflict behaviors that inspire rather than destabilize.

CDP Group Report

A group-level report that synthesizes the CDP-I results of an entire team.
It reveals collective patterns, shared hot-button triggers, and the dynamics that either support or strain the team under pressure.

 

Most helpful for:
teams · departments · partnerships · boards · executive groups · organizations navigating tension or cultural strain

 

This process gives teams:

  • A shared language for conflict

  • Insight into group reactivity and communication norms

  • Clarity on how the team handles pressure together

  • A safe, structured way to discuss sensitive issues without blame
     

Impact: stronger trust, healthier communication, improved team performance, and clearer pathways for repairing tension and building a more secure, collaborative culture.

CDP ASSESSMENT OPTIONS

"Participating in the conflict dynamic profile allowed me a much deeper understanding of the areas where I have both strengths and weaknesses relative to conflict management. 
This knowledge will allow me to take a more proactive and productive approach to these situations in the future. 
 
Wonderful to experience, thank you!"

- Matt S., Architect

SECURE, CONFIDENT, CONFLICT START HERE

Most people were never taught how to navigate conflict well — at work or at home. My work brings the science of attachment, the predictability of the brain, and relational intelligence into practical tools you can use in any relationship.
 

If you’re ready to communicate clearly, stay grounded under stress, and move through conflict without losing yourself — let’s talk.

WHY WORK WITH 
CHRISTINA?

I bring 17 years of clinical and coaching experience, advanced training in conflict science, the CDP framework, and deep expertise in attachment, emotional regulation, and high-stakes communication.
My approach is not mediation — it’s capacity building. You walk away with tools you can use long after the conflict is resolved.

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