About Us

Our team of consultants, trainers and mediators has expertise working in both private and public sectors. We help you and your organization gain confidence, self-awareness and the ability to work together more effectively.

Greg Abell

My practice as a conflict resolution professional is driven by a core belief that everything of importance happens within the context of interpersonal relationships. My background in psychology led to an interest in the mediation field. In the late 1980’s I served as a founding member and first Board President of the Kitsap County Dispute Resolution Center. Over the past 10 years, I have continued to serve the field in a leadership capacity through my affiliation as Board President for the Washington Mediation Association, and as senior consultant to Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE).

I am the senior partner at Sound Options Group, LLC, coordinating the design, implementation and delivery of all services. My particular area of expertise is in assisting agencies, organizations and communities in designing and implementing systems for more effectively managing conflict, and facilitating productive and collaborative work environments. As a professional mediator, I have experience mediating highly contentious, multi-party community and institutional disputes. I believe one of my strengths is my ability to weave my experience into my consulting and teaching as I assist individuals and organizations in reducing the costs of conflict.