I support individuals, families, communities, and organizations who are yearning to build the skills and systems needed for repair and relational transformation—with one another and the more-than-human world. My work lives at the intersection of conflict, care, and collective imagination. I offer several pathways depending on the needs of the people and place involved.


“i’m grateful to have more tools 
for repair.”  - ember amador



“the practice group opened up a new way to process and tenderly act in complicated situations.” 
- jessica thomas


“you have helped me connect back into accountability. and into a deeper relationship with plants.” - brintha y


“mekdela has a gift for seeing 
a person's authentic self and innate goodness. the softening that a person experiences when seen that way invites so much.” 
- wendy van wagner


Photo by Felicia Yoder.



  • environmental mediation


         I facilitate multi-stakeholder processes with land, water, and climate—supporting groups to navigate complexity, conflict, and competing needs with clarity and care. This may include land transitions, watershed stewardship, forest management, climate adaptation, or land use decision-making. I help participants move beyond entrenched positions and imbalance power dynamics, toward shared understanding, creative problem-solving, and durable agreements.


  • community dialogue


         I design and facilitate spaces for meaningful dialogue within communities, organizations, and neighborhoods. This includes development-related conflicts, workplace tensions, and broader community engagement processes. Together, we create conditions where people can listen deeply, speak honestly, and participate in shaping outcomes that affect their lives.


Photo by Felicia Yoder.



  • art-based facilitation

         I integrate artistic practice into facilitation as a way to access different forms of knowing, expression, and connection. Through storytelling, collective making, and participatory art processes, diverse groups can move through conflict and complexity in ways that are embodied, imaginative, and generative. Art opens space for what is often hard to say directly.


  • loving conflict practice


        I offer one-on-one support and small group spaces for practicing how to be in relational conflict with more presence, honesty, and care. These sessions focus on building skills—such as listening, boundary-setting, repair, and emotional awareness—so that conflict becomes a site of learning and healing rather than fragmentation and waste.