I am a Communication and Conflict Management Specialist. I offer the following services:

Leadership and Communication Coaching - I work with individuals to help them gain understanding about their long-held beliefs and attitudes about conflict and identify what is and is not serving them. We then identify goals, strategies, and action plans for approaching a difficult conversation or situation with confidence and reduced stress. My clients include, but are not limited to, emerging and executive leaders, clergy and lay leaders, attorneys, organizational teams, boards and committees, professional groups, and families . My clients are global as coaching sessions take place by telephone or online video conference.

Mediation and Facilitation – I facilitate difficult conversations between two or more people in the workplace, between family members, and within and among communities. When appropriate, I offer Restorative Dialogue Facilitation services.  Sessions take place online via video conference.

Courses, Trainings, and Workshops – I design and deliver courses, trainings, and workshops for colleges, universities, law schools, Boards, organizations, communities, and any other groups interested in learning more about communication and conflict management.  All of my courses, trainings, and workshops are custom designed to make sure the topic and presentation style best meet my client's needs.

Some examples of trainings and workshops I have designed and delivered are:

Managing Challenging Conversations in the Workplace
The Art of Engaging in Conflict (University of California Davis, CPE Instructor)
Fundamentals of Conflict Resolution (University of California Davis, CPE Instructor)
Strategies for Inspiring and Reinforcing Accountability (University of California Davis, CPE Instructor)
Conflict Resolution (University of California Irvine, CPE Instructor)
Effective Communication in Complex Organizations
Understanding and Managing Implicit Bias
Restorative Dialogue Facilitation
Persuasion and Negotiation
Effective Listening.

Click here to listen to Rachel interviewed on the Mending Fences Podcast

Leadership and Communication Coach, Mediator, Facilitator, and Communication and Conflict Management Instructor and Trainer - March 2019 to present

UC Davis Continuing Professional Education Conflict Resolution Department Instructor - May 2021 to present

UC Irvine Organizational Leadership and Communication Certificate Program Instructor - March 2023 to present

California Water Boards Leadership Program Instructor and Coach - May 2021 to present

Of Counsel at Clapp Family Law, LLC (collaborative divorce attorney and mediator) - August 2018 to August 2021

Partner at Grindle Robinson LLP - March 2015 to August 2018

Partner at Boston Law Collaborative, LLC - July 2010 - March 2015

Partner at Ginsburg & Leshin LLP - January 1999 - June 2010