--- title: "Kirsten Kristensen - Center for Nonviolent Communication" description: "Kirsten Kristensen" url: "https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/kirsten-kristensen" date: "2026-09-19T13:30:02+00:00" language: "en-US" --- ![Kirsten Kristensen portrait](https://www.cnvc.org/images/portraits/certified-trainers/Kirsten-Kristensen.jpeg) # Kirsten Kristensen # Certified Trainer since 2003 Change is possible Speaks English, Danish, German Current Country: Denmark Country of Origin: Denmark > #### “My vision is a world where everybody can meet their needs peacefully. My mission is to contribute to a world where all children have love, food, shelter and education." **Kirsten Kristensen** is a CNVC-certified trainer, mediator, and expert in transformational processes, with a profound dedication to fostering Nonviolent Communication (NVC) worldwide. Her journey with NVC began in 1998 and has continued to the present day, as she's been actively training and facilitating NVC programs across numerous countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Her work in Kenya inspired her to co-create a [fundraising platform](https://opencollective.com/nvc-and-sociocracy-for-social-change) to support certification candidates to offer NVC training and thereby gather the experience needed to become a certified trainer with CNVC You can [attend trainings](https://livkom.dk/kurser-ivk-girafsprog/) with Kirsten online and in person in multi-year programs, stand-alone workshops, retreats, and individual sessions. Her work also includes social change projects such as the Victims Foundation in Denmark and other civil society initiatives. Her expertise is highlighted by her involvement in International Intensive Trainings (IIT’s) with the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC), where she both serves as a trainer and as an organizer. Passionate about promoting NVC in schools, kindergartens, and families, Kirsten initiated and contributed to the film project, "[A Culture of Peace in Schools with NVC – Behind every action there is a need.](https://kommunikationforlivet.dk/videos-about-nonviolent-communication/?lang=en)". Co-funded by the Danish Ministry of Education, it includes five short videos and a teachers’ handbook and is translated into 12 languages. Kirsten is grateful to have been part of the training team for “Healing and Reconciliation with NVC” after the civil war in Nepal in 2014. This training resulted in a documentary by Carolyn Davies: [“Raamro Aakha Ma (In the Eyes of the Good).” ](https://livkom.dk/nvc-in-nepal/) In addition to her training and initiatives, Kirsten has contributed to the CNVC organization as a board member for three years and co-founded the [Association of Life Enriching Communication (LIVKOM)](https://livkom.dk/) in Denmark in 2009. She has also established a publishing house, [Rosenlund Forlag](http://rosenlundforlag.dk/), which specializes in translating NVC materials to Danish. Kirsten Kristensen's journey as a CNVC-certified trainer reflects her unwavering commitment to transforming lives and communities through Nonviolent Communication. You can connect with Kirsten and her work in a variety of ways, including those [found here.](https://linktr.ee/KirstenKristensen) > “My greatest dream is contributing to the growth of teams and warm supportive communities because I believe that together we can bring peaceful ways into all doing in this world.” ### Related - [ **Finland 2026** (International Intensive Training) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/iit/2026-07-03-iit-finland) - [ **Kenya 2025** (International Intensive Training) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/iit/2025-04-04-iit-kenya) - [ **Denmark 2024** (International Intensive Training) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/iit/2024-08-16-iit-denmark) - [ **Finland 2022** (International Intensive Training) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/iit/2022-07-01-iit-finland) - [ **Mentoring & Assessment Programme** (Trainer Event 12-09-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/mentoring-assessment-programme-2026-12-09-14-00-00) - [ **International NVC Convention 2026** (Trainer Event 12-16-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/international-nvc-convention-2026-2026-12-16-14-00-00) - [ **Forandring af vrede til livskraft** (Trainer Event 09-18-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/forandring-af-vrede-til-livskraft-2026-09-18-18-00-00) - [ **Konflikthåndtering med IVK – del 2** (Trainer Event 11-06-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/konflikthandtering-med-ivk-del-2-2026-11-06-18-00-00) - [ **The Journey Toward NVC Certification (JTNC) pod 7** (Trainer Event 04-14-2027) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/the-journey-toward-nvc-certification-jtnc-2026-11-11-16-30-00) - [ **Fordybelseskursus i IkkeVoldelig Kommunikation** (Trainer Event 05-27-2027) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/fordybelseskursus-i-ikkevoldelig-kommunikation-2026-05-14-10-00-00) - [ **Healing af indre barn og livet som voksen** (Trainer Event 10-08-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/healing-af-indre-barn-og-livet-som-voksen-2025-10-08-10-00-00) Share this page: - [](mailto:?body=Hi%20check%20out%20this%20trainer%21&subject=Check%20out%20this%20Certified%20Trainer%20with%20the%20Center%20for%20Nonviolent%20Communication%21) - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Fkirsten-kristensen.md "Share on Facebook") - [](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Fkirsten-kristensen.md "Share on Whatsapp") - [](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Fkirsten-kristensen.md&text= "Share on Twitter") - [](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Fkirsten-kristensen.md "Share on Linkedin") - [](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Fkirsten-kristensen.md "share on Pinterest") ### TRAINING FOCUS: - Business - Children - Conflict Resolution - Counseling & Coaching - Diversity - Education - Facilitation - General - Health & Healing - Intimate Relationships - Mind-Body-Spirit - Parenting & Family - Social Change [ Trainer's Website ](https://kommunikationforlivet.dk/?lang=en) My greatest dream is contributing to the growth of teams and warm supportive communities because I believe that together we can bring peaceful ways into all doing in this world. 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