The subtleties of communication can transform your relationships. Tap into this transformative potential with our Foundations class! Embark on an 8-week journey exploring the art of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Cultivate a language that resonates deeply, and gain strategies to gracefully navigate challenging dialogues. No prior experience needed—just bring your eagerness to learn.
Here's what some participants share, who are taking our current Foundation course:
"With my new NVC tool bag I've been able to support my adult daughter in her overwhelm and anxiety around the new administration and nation-wide changes being made. I'm overall better equipped in my ability to support her in positive ways, fairly consistently, in conversations with her."
- Katherine
"Sandra Amiry’s courses have invited me to address entrenched, maladaptive patterns in my own communication style. As a result, I feel more tenderness and receptivity in my intimate partnership. In my professional role as mental health advocate, I feel more grounded and attuned to my clients. When I encounter political ideologies with which I disagree, I find myself harmonizing with the feelings and needs of the person instead of reacting to their ideas. Highly recommend Rose City NVC!"
- Molly McCarty
These same tools are effective for any difficult conversation or scenario.
We have a new series starting September 22!
Ready to enhance your connections? Enroll today: https://rosecitynvc.org/classes/
- Mon, Jan 26, 2026 - 6:30pm – 8:30pm
- Mon, Feb 2, 2026 - 6:30pm – 8:30pm
- Mon, Feb 9, 2026 - 6:30pm – 8:30pm
- Mon, Feb 16, 2026 - 6:30pm – 8:30pm
- Mon, Feb 23, 2026 - 6:30pm – 8:30pm
- Mon, Mar 2, 2026 - 6:30pm – 8:30pm
- Mon, Mar 9, 2026 - 6:30pm – 8:30pm
- Mon, Mar 16, 2026 - 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Individual and Couples Coaching, Mediation and Training
I started my practicing and sharing Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in 2003 as part of my passion for building stronger relationships, (focusing on, though not limited to, Couples and Parenting,) while developing more integrated and sustainable communities. I completed my NVC Trainer Certification with CNVC in 2016.
I've been gifted by the experience of bringing NVC into the Oregon State Penitentiary, Columbia River Correctional Institution, the Reentry Transition Center in Portland, and at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (for Women). I currently offer Individual and Couples Coaching, mediation and various trainings to my greater Portland community and globally via zoom. Having been a Rose City NVC Teacher Training Program (TTP) participant myself, I'm now excited to offer this same opportunity (as sole proprietor of Rose City NVC), to other teachers in training.
My personal NVC journey includes many other forms of emotional/spiritual growth work with an emphasis on meditative and body awareness practices. I integrate practices which allow me other avenues to strengthen the essence of our NVC work. While I believe words and the form on NVC can help my participants get into a place of greater compassion and understanding, I also believe that holding a space of compassion and understanding in myself creates ease in adopting the new words (silently and out loud) for my participants. My spiritual outlook related to NVC is to align my daily will in progress towards awareness, acceptance, action and sharing the gifts I've received from this work. My vision for an NVC world is one in which most adults will hold this type of unconditional and loving space most of the time, supporting each other in the hard times, and in continued healing and growth, so we can be fully engaged to more of each moment on this earth.