Communication Coaching

Words are important.

Positive communication is the true ‘art of connection.’ Yet so many of us struggle to express ourselves, to find the right words, and to avoid using the ‘wrong’ ones that hurt and divide. With over 20 years’ experience as a Communication Coach, Ingrid Skoog offers relatable skills and an effective 4-step formula to support you in conveying your message both authentically and empathically. In addition, she provides expert guidance to help you listen with heart, empathize, understand the emotions and values behind all you say, and get comfortable asking for what you really need.

Grow newfound assurance to stay connected during difficult conversations, de-escalate arguments, and arrive at creative solutions where everyone feels heard and considered. It’s not about ‘being nice’ but rather about giving each other the gift of your most compassionate honesty.

What gets in the way of good communication?

Many of us have been taught to speak from our heads and not from our hearts.

Speaking from the head focuses on fault, blame, analysis, judgment, interpretations, ‘good/bad’; it aims to make a case and to ‘win’. Speaking from the heart on the other hand, focuses on the universal language of feelings and needs and emphasizes both listening and expressing with compassion. It aims to preserve connection above all. Coach Ingrid provides practical exercises to guide you in this new, life-affirming approach to communication.

Once you start speaking from the heart, relationships improve, you understand and align better with your own values, you can give others the benefit of the doubt because you understand their needs, too, and you prioritize positive, affirming acknowledgement rather than criticism.

For Relationships

Coach Ingrid delivers specialized, transformative tools for partners and spouses. Using her signature program, Attune and Commun-icate, she introduces couples to the language of the body: tone, timing, softened startups, and co-regulation, to strengthen emotional connection. She then integrates these new skills with the language of the heart, needs-based processes to uplevel communication. As you hone this new approach, you feel better about yourself and your partner because you can recognize best intentions and the needs behind all words and actions.

For Individuals

As a Life Coach, Ingrid emphasizes the importance of cultivating compassionate self-talk. Many of us suffer from crippling inner voices that criticize, evaluate, and undermine us routinely. She helps reveal these debilitating messages and replace them with life-affirming ones, while also teaching you how to better honor your own feelings and needs. You’ll communicate more effectively with others and understand your own heart’s desires.

“My husband and I were stuck in a negative cycle, so caught up in the to-do lists, tasks, and raising kids that we needed to take a step back. Coach Ingrid helped us break that cycle by approaching each other with curiosity, using high fives, chest bumps, and humor and being an overall more positive energy to the relationship and household, really being each other’s cheerleaders.”