Restorative & Crisis Mediation — by Pascal Comvalius
Some conversations aren’t meant to be won. They’re meant to be had — when a workplace conflict has gone past classic mediation, when values clash, or when an incident calls for repair rather than punishment.
Who is Pascal
Pascal Comvalius is a partner at 1for2 Social Innovation, ADR-accredited mediator and certified specialist in crisis and hostage negotiation (PATC). He has spent 25+ years in the field — in workplace conflicts, international negotiations and criminal mediation. Pascal is co-author of Mediation in strafzaken and is finishing a new book on prevention conversations around suicidal signals (publishing summer 2026). Together with Kirsten Heukels he leads the 1for2 Caribbean Center of Excellence.
Specialisations
- Workplace & commercial mediation (board-level, multi-stakeholder)
- Restorative justice in organisations (post-incident, integrity, transgressive behaviour)
- On-demand crisis response (escalation, threat, hostage)
- Suicide prevention — bystander, carer and professional perspectives
- Profiling & interview technique (PATC, kinesic interviewing)
Organisations that bring me in are dealing with something that has already escalated. They need someone who knows how to slow it down without losing ground.
Four webinars · summer 2026
Format: “Pascal Series — Difficult Conversations, Practiced” · Wednesdays · 16:00 CEST · online · 60 min (P4: 90 min)
P1 — When someone says they don’t want to anymore
Date: Wed 16 Jul 2026 · 16:00 CEST · free
Audience: Partners, parents, colleagues, managers without clinical training
Sign up → [TBD link]
P2 — Polarization & value tensions in the workplace
Date: Wed 23 Jul 2026 · 16:00 CEST · free
Audience: Directors & HR in healthcare, education, government, media
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P3 — When conflict collapses — mediation reframed
Date: Wed 30 Jul 2026 · 16:00 CEST · free
Audience: HR, lawyers, directors, legal counsel
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P4 — Restorative pathways — beyond punishment
Date: Wed 6 Aug 2026 · 16:00 CEST · 90 min · €49 or included in book bundle
Audience: Integrity investigators, directors handling post-incident decisions
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The first three webinars are free. P4 is paid (€49) or included in the book bundle (€29).
Book bundle €29
One package, three values. The book, the recordings, and the tools to use them.
What’s in the bundle
- Pascal’s new book [TBD: final title and publisher — working title: When someone says they don’t want to anymore]. Publishing summer 2026 — physical by post in NL/BE, e-book worldwide.
- Access to recordings of all four webinars (48-hour download, lifetime streaming)
- Worksheet “Conversation starters for warning signs” — 1 A4, printable, ready to use right after webinar P1
- 10% voucher on one Caribbean training (Suicide Prevention, Mediation Basics or Restorative Justice — 12-16 October 2026), valid for 30 days after the book is delivered
Price: €29 · pre-order opens live during webinar P1 (16 July 2026)
Delivery: as soon as the book is published (NL: by post · international: e-book immediately, physical on request)
[TBD] Authors / co-authors / publisher are not yet confirmed.
Workplace & commercial mediation
Pascal’s mediation practice within 1for2 focuses on situations where classic mediation reaches its limits.
Workplace mediation
Conflicts between leaders, teams or board members. Often multi-party, often entrenched, often with a legal component. Pascal works confidentially and is ADR-accredited.
Commercial & international mediation
Disputes between organisations, joint-venture partners or international stakeholders. Culturally sensitive, language-flexible, board-level reporting.
Restorative justice in organisations
When there has been an incident — fraud, integrity breach, transgressive behaviour — and punishment alone solves nothing. Pascal facilitates the repair process for victim, organisation and, where appropriate, perpetrator.
On-demand crisis response
When a situation escalates fast — a threat, a hostage, a hijacked reputation, a team imploding — waiting is not an option. Pascal is available for on-demand crisis response:
- Structured negotiation protocol (PATC, ADR)
- First contact within 4 hours, in NL and internationally
- Confidential, with a direct line to the 1for2 Caribbean CoE when regionally relevant
- Written debrief within 48 hours of resolution
Call directly: +31 (0)10 220 11 13 · or email crisis@1for2.nl [TBD: confirm dedicated crisis mailbox]
Going deeper in the Caribbean (12-16 October 2026)
Practitioners who want to go deeper after the webinars can join Pascal in Curaçao. Three intensive on-site trainings as part of the Caribbean Center of Excellence programme:
- 12-13 October — Suicide prevention (2 days)
- 14 October — Dispute resolution / mediation basics (1 day)
- 15-16 October — Restorative justice (2 days)
The book bundle includes a 10% voucher for one of these trainings.
Read further
Background and context for this work.
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