About Robert Gonzales

Robert Gonzales received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1989. He met Marshall Rosenberg and Nonviolent Communication in 1985, and has been offering Nonviolent Communication training in some form since 1986. His original training is as a licensed psychotherapist. He has offered Nonviolent Communication training for community colleges, high schools, churches, social workers, psychologists, mediators, teenagers, and public groups. He has taught psychology, counseling and communication at Prescott College, a local liberal arts college. Robert opened the Prescott Center for Nonviolent Communication in Prescott, Arizona in June, 2000.

Robert is currently President of the board of directors for the Center for Nonviolent Communication. He is a certified trainer for the Center for Nonviolent Communication. He is a trainer at many NVC Intensive International Training's and is a past assessor in North America for certifying trainers for the Center for Nonviolent Communication. He is also one of a team of four NVC trainers, the NVC Training Institute, offering in depth and continuing NVC training in the United States and Europe.

Robert’s passion is in the spirituality of NVC. He sees NVC both as a process that helps people to connect more authentically with ourselves and others, and as a spiritual practice and way of living.

“What inspires me the most with NVC is the beauty in people’s eyes as they transform emotional suffering into joy, freedom and compassion. I see NVC as a way to bring compassionate living energy into life.” —Robert Gonzales