Welcome to MLCT

You may have visited this site because:

• The staff in your organisation seem unhappy and morale is low
• You want to resolve a community dispute
• There is conflict in the workplace
• You're considering the use of a mediator
• You're looking for personal therapy for issues such as; depression, anxiety, panic attacks, eating issues, stress, trauma.

Conflict for individuals and groups, in the workplace and the community, is common the world over. It’s part of being alive and reflects people's vital life force vying to find ways to meet their needs - such as contribution, meaning, connection, security and, ultimately, life. Conflict can be healthy when it serves life. But what happens when it becomes unhealthy, when people in work or at home are left feeling angry, ashamed or scared?

The impact of unhealthy conflict on the lives of individuals in organisations and communities is immense. Some say that ‘it’s inevitable and part of life’. At MLCT we would find it easy to accept this if it wasn’t for the outcomes we’ve witnessed working with people in conflict. From our work, and moreover from a vast array of conflict transformation literature, it’s evident that unhealthy conflict isn’t inevitable and there are now powerful, trusted, methods in use on all continents having a deep impact on communities and workplaces.

MLCT is a small specialist consultancy offering support and training on conflict transformation and related topics such as mediation, assertiveness and staff management as well as personal therapy. Our services are backed by our own in-depth training, many years of experience and application of ideas in our own lives.

Being a two-person organisation means if you email or ring you’ll be in touch with Andy Mason or Tamara Laporte. We’re not strategising to grow or expand and we don’t chase work by pretending we are specialists in any topic. We’re not solely motivated by profit. Instead, our clear intent comes from personally experiencing conflict transformation in ourselves as well as in our clients around the world. We are dedicated conflict transformation workers. It’s what we do. If you think we might be able to offer you support or ideas we’d be delighted to know. We're sure we'll learn from you in the process.